Consumer price index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Consumer price index was 134.6 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumer price index in Malaysia is 134.6 2010 = 100, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Malaysia peaked at 134.6 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.27 2010 = 100, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 145th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.06 2010 = 100 | 21.27 2010 = 100 | 23.06 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.97 2010 = 100 | 23.36 2010 = 100 | 38.82 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.26 2010 = 100 | 41.41 2010 = 100 | 55.36 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.95 2010 = 100 | 56.81 2010 = 100 | 79.3 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.23 2010 = 100 | 80.52 2010 = 100 | 98.4 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.53 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 121.46 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.02 2010 = 100 | 120.08 2010 = 100 | 134.6 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Domestic credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.6% (2025)
- Broad money 120.6% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 289.80 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net migration 166,615 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.45 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 117.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4.28 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Malaysia?
- Consumer price index in Malaysia was 134.6 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 134.6 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.27 2010 = 100 in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for consumer price index?
- Malaysia ranks 145th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).