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Malaysia Annual Inflation Rate

Malaysia's annual inflation rate fell to 1.83% in 2024, down from 2.49% in 2023, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 0.66% from the previous year. Malaysia has annual inflation rate lower than the global median (1.83% vs median 3.16%). Compared with the median in Asia, Malaysia is lower (1.83% vs regional median 2.56%) and ranks 28th out of 44 countries in Asia.

Yearly Historical Data (1960-2024)

(in %)
Year Annual Inflation Rate (%)
2024 1.83%
2023 2.49%
2022 3.38%
2021 2.48%
2020 -1.14%
2019 0.66%
2018 0.88%
2017 3.87%
2016 2.09%
2015 2.1%
2014 3.14%
2013 2.11%
2012 1.66%
2011 3.17%
2010 1.62%
2009 0.58%
2008 5.44%
2007 2.03%
2006 3.61%
2005 2.98%
2004 1.42%
2003 1.09%
2002 1.81%
2001 1.42%
2000 1.53%
1999 2.74%
1998 5.27%
1997 2.66%
1996 3.49%
1995 3.45%
1994 3.72%
1993 3.54%
1992 4.77%
1991 4.36%
1990 2.62%
1989 2.81%
1988 2.56%
1987 0.29%
1986 0.74%
1985 0.35%
1984 3.9%
1983 3.7%
1982 5.82%
1981 9.7%
1980 6.67%
1979 3.65%
1978 4.86%
1977 4.79%
1976 2.63%
1975 4.49%
1974 17.33%
1973 10.56%
1972 3.23%
1971 1.61%
1970 1.84%
1969 -0.41%
1968 -0.16%
1967 4.58%
1966 0.97%
1965 -0.11%
1964 -0.4%
1963 3.11%
1962 0.11%
1961 -0.18%
1960 0.06%
Malaysia Annual Inflation Rate : Definition
Annual Inflation Rate measures the yearly percentage increase in consumer prices in Malaysia.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Core Inflation Rate 2.1% 2% Sep'25
Inflation Rate 1.5% 1.3% Sep'25
Inflation Rate MoM 0.2% 0.1% Sep'25
Producer Price Index (PPI) -2.8% -3.8% Aug'25