Putrajaya’s investment dividends rise to RM39.5bil in 2025

The federal government received investment dividends of RM39.547 billion in 2025, an increase of RM535 million or 1.4% compared with RM39.012 billion in 2024.

According to the auditor-general’s report on Putrajaya’s financial statements for 2025, the dividends were received from 20 companies and two statutory bodies compared with 21 companies and two statutory bodies the previous year.

“In 2025, Petronas contributed the highest dividend, amounting to RM32 billion, while Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) recorded a significant increase in dividend payments, rising by RM2.4 billion,” said the report released today.

According to the report, BNM’s dividend increased to RM5.25 billion in 2025 from RM2.85 billion in 2024, while Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s dividend increased to RM2 billion from RM1 billion.

The total dividends of statutory bodies increased by 81.8% to RM5.275 billion from RM2.902 billion, while the total dividends of companies decreased by 5.1% to RM34.271 billion from RM36.109 billion.

“Overall, the dividend receipts from nine companies and one statutory body amounted to RM7.433 billion compared with RM3.982 billion in 2024, an increase of RM3.451 billion (86.7%).

“However, the dividend receipts from 12 companies and one statutory body declined in 2025 compared to 2024, while three companies paid the same dividend amount in both years,” it said.

Regarding investments, the report said the Minister of Finance Incorporated (MoF Inc) held investments with a book value of RM34.117 billion in 2025, a decrease of RM131 million or 0.4% compared with RM34.248 billion in 2024.

“This decline is due to the redemption of redeemable cumulative preference shares owned by MoF Inc in Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor, amounting to RM131 million and the full redemption of MoF Inc’s shares amounting to RM1 in Hicom Holdings Bhd.”

The federal government has stakes in 109 companies, four statutory bodies and one international agency, with the companies recording a value of RM33.103 billion or 97% of the total RM34.117 billion.