Latest reading: Consumer prices rose 31.8% on a year-on-year basis in September, following a 33.6% rise in the previous month...
Inflation in Malaysia
Consumer price inflation in Malaysia averaged 2.0% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the ASEAN regional average of 3.0%. The 2024 average figure was 1.8%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.
Malaysia Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Malaysia from 2025 to 2018.
Source: Macrobond.
Malaysia Inflation Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | -1.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | -1.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) | -2.7 | 9.5 | 7.7 | -1.9 | 0.3 |
Inflation rises in August from July
Latest reading: Consumer prices were up 1.3% in annual terms in August, following a 1.2% increase in the prior month. Relative to the prior month's data, there were higher price pressures for food and non-alcoholic beverages (+2.0% in annual terms vs +1.9% in July) and recreation services and culture (+0.9% vs +0.8% in July). In contrast, there were reduced price pressures for housing and utilities (+1.2% vs +1.3% in July) and transportation (+0.2% vs +0.4% in July). Finally, consumer prices were up 0.15% in August in month-on-month terms, stable from the previous month's reading.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Malaysian inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 32 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable inflation forecast available for Malaysian inflation.
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