OFFICE · RETAIL SPACE · RENT · H1 2026

How much commercial space is actually available?

Use current NAPIC availability and occupancy data to understand tenant choice and supply pressure before researching the exact unit, lease and footfall.

NAPIC · H1 2026Sarawak

Office and shopping-complex availability describe commercial-space supply pressure. They do not directly tell you what a landlord will quote.

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SPACE DECISION · SARAWAK

How much commercial-space choice exists in Sarawak?

Availability and occupancy show supply pressure. They are useful negotiation context, but they do not tell you the final rent, incentives, footfall or lease terms for a specific unit.

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY11.9%#15 highest availabilityDerived occupancy 88.1%

SHOPPING COMPLEX AVAILABILITY15.5%#12 highest availabilityDerived occupancy 84.5%

SHOPPING RENT BENCHMARKNot publishedComparable state benchmark unavailableCurrent comparable benchmark is limited to Klang Valley markets

READ HIGH AVAILABILITY ASMore choicenot automatically cheaperBuilding quality, incentives and tenant churn still matter

HOW TO READ THIS

NAPIC office and shopping-complex statistics describe broad commercial-space supply. Shop-offices, individual street shops and exact quoted rents are outside this comparison.

SARAWAK · SPACE PRESSUREAvailability tells you how much choice exists — not the final rent.

PRIVATE OFFICE SUPPLY PRESSURE11.9%

Space availability

#15highest availability among 16 markets

Derived occupancy: 88.1%.

SHOPPING-COMPLEX SUPPLY PRESSURE15.5%

Space availability

#12highest availability among 16 markets

Derived occupancy: 84.5%.

SHOPPING-CENTRE RENT BENCHMARKNot published

Comparable state rent

The current NAPIC shopping-centre rental benchmark is published comparably for Kuala Lumpur and Selangor / Klang Valley, not every state.

HOW TO READ HIGH AVAILABILITYMore choice

But not automatically cheaper

High availability can reflect new supply, weaker absorption, building quality differences or tenant turnover. Actual lease cost still depends on the exact property and terms.

MALAYSIA · H1 2026Compare office and retail-space availability state by state.

H1 2026Melaka

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY42.8%#1

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY23.5%#9

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY57.2%

H1 2026Negeri Sembilan

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY34.1%#2

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY24.4%#7

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY65.9%

H1 2026Pulau Pinang

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY30%#3

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY24.3%#8

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY70%

H1 2026Putrajaya

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY28.6%#4

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY38%#3

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY71.4%

H1 2026Kedah

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY26.8%#5

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY13.8%#14

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY73.2%

H1 2026Kelantan

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY25.9%#6

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY17.1%#10

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY74.1%

H1 2026Johor

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY25.8%#7

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY44.1%#2

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY74.2%

H1 2026Pahang

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY22.8%#8

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY26.4%#6

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY77.2%

H1 2026Terengganu

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY21.4%#9

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY15.5%#13

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY78.6%

H1 2026Selangor

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY20.8%#10

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY28.2%#4

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY79.2%

H1 2026Sabah

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY20.2%#11

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY16.4%#11

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY79.8%

H1 2026Sarawak

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY15.5%#12

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY11.9%#15

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY84.5%

H1 2026Kuala Lumpur

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY15.4%#13

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY27.8%#5

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY84.6%

H1 2026Perak

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY12.1%#14

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY15.6%#12

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY87.9%

H1 2026Perlis

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY11.8%#15

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY49.9%#1

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY88.2%

H1 2026Labuan

SHOPPING AVAILABILITY1.8%#16

PRIVATE OFFICE AVAILABILITY10.6%#16

SHOPPING OCCUPANCY98.2%

NATIONAL COMMERCIAL-SPACE CONTEXTHow much commercial space is occupied and still available?

PRIVATE PURPOSE-BUILT OFFICE72.6%

National occupancy

5,114,710 m² available from 18,650,290 m² total.

SHOPPING COMPLEX77.9%

National occupancy

3,862,610 m² available from 17,474,750 m² total.

SHOPPING CENTRES ONLY75.8%

National occupancy

Shopping centres accounted for about 13,330,000 m² of space in H1 2026.

KLANG VALLEY RENT BENCHMARK · Q2 2026PActual shopping-centre average rent where NAPIC publishes a comparable benchmark.

KLANG VALLEYRM 99.31

average rent · RM p.s.m.

RENTAL INDEX111.9

ANNUAL CHANGE0.4%

QUARTERLY0.1%

KUALA LUMPURRM 87.02

average rent · RM p.s.m.

RENTAL INDEX111.7

ANNUAL CHANGE0.3%

QUARTERLY0.1%

SELANGORRM 108.92

average rent · RM p.s.m.

RENTAL INDEX110.0

ANNUAL CHANGE0.3%

QUARTERLY0%

OPEN THE UNDERLYING STORIESWatch supply pressure and rent separately.

RETAIL SPACEShopping-complex availability by state OFFICE SPACEPrivate office availability by state RENT BENCHMARKKlang Valley shopping-centre rent

SPACE PRESSURE ≠ LEASE QUOTE

This narrows the market. The actual unit still has to be researched.

Commercial availability helps identify markets where tenants may have more or less space choice. It does not replace asking rent, service charges, fit-out cost, deposit, lease term and incentives.

For a client-grade report, PulseKita should next combine the exact property or catchment with local asking rent, competitor locations, pedestrian/vehicle activity and the selected business category.

OFFICIAL SOURCECommercial Building Occupancy and Space Availability Report H1 2026

National Property Information Centre (NAPIC) / JPPH

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RENTAL SOURCEKlang Valley Shopping Centre Rental Index Q1-Q2 2026P

National Property Information Centre (NAPIC) / JPPH

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