MSMEs Landscape in Malaysia: Achieving Sustainability MSMEs account for more than 97% of businesses in Malaysia, of which 85.5% were active in service sector, 7.4 % in construction, 5.1 % in manufacturing, 1.7% in agriculture, and 0.3% in mining and quarrying. 78% of SMEs are defined as micro, 20% are small and 1.6% are medium.
