Kuala Lumpur (VNA), Feb. 16 -- Malaysia's modest gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.3 percent in 2019 is considered better than some of its neighbours, said Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali.

Other ASEAN countries , while most of it registered higher growth, had missed their 2019's projection.

Last year, Singapore's economy grew 0.7 percent, the slowest in a decade, while the Philippines missed its 6.0 to 6.5 percent target to register 5.9 percent GDP expansion, the lowest in eight years, he said, adding Indonesia's GDP rose 5.02 percent, short of the government's 5.3 percent target.

Azmin said the trend was also seen in parallel with the growth of other Asian countries.

The overall performance of the Malaysia n eco...