Summary
- Statistics Bill 2026 expected to be gazetted this year.
- New law replaces the Statistics Act 1965.
- National Statistics Council to strengthen governance.
- Data repository to improve policymaking and research.
PUTRAJAYA, July 28 — Economy Minister Datuk Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said the Statistics Bill 2026 is expected to be gazetted by the end of the year.
After completing the parliamentary and administrative process. The bill, which replaces the Statistics Act 1965, aims to modernise Malaysia’s statistical framework.
Through the establishment of a National Statistics Council and a national data repository. Akmal said the new law will strengthen governance, improve data-driven decision-making.
And provide researchers and stakeholders with better access to official statistics while safeguarding data confidentiality.
