Consumer price inflation — all countries

Consumer price inflation — Malaysia

Consumer price inflation in Malaysia in 2025 — 1.38%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 165. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.32 pp.

2025 1.38% −0.45 pp vs 2024
World rank 41of 165
Period maximum 17.33%1974
Period minimum -1.14%2020

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % per year

Consumer price inflation — Malaysia, 1960–2025-50510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.06%1962: 0.11%1964: -0.4%1966: 0.97%1968: -0.16%1970: 1.84%1972: 3.23%1974: 17.33%1976: 2.63%1978: 4.86%1980: 6.67%1982: 5.82%1984: 3.9%1986: 0.74%1988: 2.56%1990: 2.62%1992: 4.77%1994: 3.72%1996: 3.49%1998: 5.27%2000: 1.53%2002: 1.81%2004: 1.42%2006: 3.61%2008: 5.44%2010: 1.62%2012: 1.66%2014: 3.14%2016: 2.09%2018: 0.88%2020: -1.14%2022: 3.38%2024: 1.83%2025: 1.38%
Change over the period: +1.32 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 1.38%
World 3.04%
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.9%
Consumer price inflation — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.38 −0.45 pp
2024 1.83 −0.65 pp
2023 2.49 −0.89 pp
2022 3.38 +0.9 pp
2021 2.48 +3.62 pp
2020 -1.14 −1.8 pp
2019 0.66 −0.22 pp
2018 0.88 −2.99 pp
2017 3.87 +1.78 pp
2016 2.09 −0.01 pp
2015 2.1 −1.04 pp
2014 3.14 +1.04 pp
2013 2.11 +0.44 pp
2012 1.66 −1.51 pp
2011 3.17 +1.55 pp
2010 1.62 +1.04 pp
2009 0.58 −4.86 pp
2008 5.44 +3.41 pp
2007 2.03 −1.58 pp
2006 3.61 +0.63 pp
2005 2.98 +1.55 pp
2004 1.42 +0.33 pp
2003 1.09 −0.72 pp
2002 1.81 +0.39 pp
2001 1.42 −0.12 pp
2000 1.53 −1.21 pp
1999 2.74 −2.53 pp
1998 5.27 +2.61 pp
1997 2.66 −0.83 pp
1996 3.49 +0.04 pp
1995 3.45 −0.27 pp
1994 3.72 +0.19 pp
1993 3.54 −1.23 pp
1992 4.77 +0.41 pp
1991 4.36 +1.74 pp
1990 2.62 −0.2 pp
1989 2.81 +0.26 pp
1988 2.56 +2.27 pp
1987 0.29 −0.45 pp
1986 0.74 +0.39 pp
1985 0.35 −3.55 pp
1984 3.9 +0.19 pp
1983 3.7 −2.11 pp
1982 5.82 −3.88 pp
1981 9.7 +3.03 pp
1980 6.67 +3.02 pp
1979 3.65 −1.21 pp
1978 4.86 +0.07 pp
1977 4.79 +2.15 pp
1976 2.63 −1.85 pp
1975 4.49 −12.84 pp
1974 17.33 +6.77 pp
1973 10.56 +7.33 pp
1972 3.23 +1.62 pp
1971 1.61 −0.23 pp
1970 1.84 +2.25 pp
1969 -0.41 −0.25 pp
1968 -0.16 −4.73 pp
1967 4.58 +3.61 pp
1966 0.97 +1.07 pp
1965 -0.11 +0.3 pp
1964 -0.4 −3.51 pp
1963 3.11 +3 pp
1962 0.11 +0.29 pp
1961 -0.18 −0.24 pp
1960 0.06

About the indicator

The annual growth rate of the consumer price index — the cost of a fixed or periodically updated basket of goods and services for households. Negative values mean deflation. The composition of the basket and its weights are set by national statistical offices, so the figures are comparable in order of magnitude but not identical in method.

Important: In countries with hyperinflation the indicator can run into hundreds and thousands of percent, which is worth keeping in mind when reading charts.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.