The ‘Ekonomi MADANI: Memperkasa Rakyat’ framework was introduced in 2023 aimed at restructuring the economy to elevate the status and dignity of Malaysia towards becoming a leading economy in the Southeast Asia region. The implementation of the development agenda during the second half of the Twelfth Malaysia Plan, 2021-2025 (Twelfth Plan), focused on efforts to realise the aspirations of the Ekonomi MADANI. During this period, socioeconomic development recorded positive progress, supported by the introduction of more than 40 major policies and initiatives, the enactment and amendment of more than 80 legislation as well as the implementation of more than 50 high-impact projects, giving direct benefits to the rakyat. This development, along with efforts initiated during the Twelfth Plan, contributed to robust economic growth and better quality of life for the rakyat, amidst various challenges at the global and domestic levels.

The Thirteenth Malaysia Plan, 2026-2030 (Thirteenth Plan), with the theme ‘Melakar Semula Pembangunan’ , represents continuous commitment of the Government in realising the aspirations of the Ekonomi MADANI. The national development for the upcoming five years will be based on a comprehensive transition towards digitalisation and advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), as well as the development of a social system anchored on insan MADANI with a united society under the whole-of-nation approach.