Malaysia inflation rate history

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1.9%August 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: January 1981
History ends: August 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: Percent

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12 observations · January 1996 to December 1996

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Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
January 1996	3.4%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
February 1996	3.5%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
March 1996	3.2%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
April 1996	3.8%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
May 1996	3.5%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
June 1996	3.6%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
July 1996	3.8%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
August 1996	3.6%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
September 1996	3.6%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
October 1996	3.5%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
November 1996	3.3%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
December 1996	3.3%	Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)

Malaysia inflation rate history by year

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Malaysia inflation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	1.8%	2.0%May 2026	1.4%February 2026	▲ +0.3
2025	1.4%	1.7%January 2025	1.1%June 2025	▼ −0.1
2024	1.8%	2.0%May 2024	1.5%January 2024	▲ +0.2
2023	2.5%	3.7%January 2023	1.5%November 2023	▼ −2.2
2022	3.4%	4.7%August 2022	2.2%February 2022	▲ +1.5
2021	2.5%	4.7%April 2021	−0.2%January 2021	▲ +3.4
2020	−1.1%	1.6%January 2020	−2.9%April 2020	▼ −3.0
2019	0.7%	1.5%June 2019	−0.7%January 2019	▲ +1.7
2018	1.0%	2.7%January 2018	0.2%August 2018	▼ −2.5
2017	3.8%	4.9%March 2017	3.1%January 2017	▲ +0.4
2016	2.1%	4.2%February 2016	1.1%July 2016	▼ −1.8
2015	2.1%	3.3%July 2015	0.1%February 2015	▲ +1.7
2014	3.2%	3.5%February 2014	2.6%September 2014	▼ −0.7
2013	2.1%	3.2%December 2013	1.3%January 2013	▲ +1.9
2012	1.7%	2.7%January 2012	1.2%December 2012	▼ −1.5
2011	3.2%	3.5%June 2011	2.4%January 2011	▲ +0.6
2010	1.7%	2.1%December 2010	1.2%February 2010	▲ +0.7
2009	0.7%	3.9%January 2009	−2.5%August 2009	▼ −2.9
2008	5.4%	8.5%July 2008	2.3%January 2008	▲ +2.2
2007	2.0%	3.2%January 2007	1.4%May 2007	▼ −0.9

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Malaysia inflation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	3.6%	4.7%March 2006	3.0%October 2006	▼ −0.1
2005	3.0%	4.6%December 2005	1.6%January 2005	▲ +3.0
2004	1.5%	3.9%December 2004	−0.5%January 2004	▲ +4.4
2003	1.1%	3.9%January 2003	−1.8%December 2003	▼ −5.7
2002	1.8%	2.1%March 2002	1.1%January 2002	▲ +0.5
2001	1.4%	1.6%April 2001	1.0%October 2001	▼ −0.3
2000	1.6%	1.9%October 2000	1.1%December 2000	▼ −0.5
1999	2.8%	5.2%January 1999	1.5%November 1999	▼ −2.6
1998	5.3%	6.3%June 1998	3.4%January 1998	▲ +1.8
1997	2.6%	3.3%March 1997	2.1%July 1997	▼ −0.2
1996	3.5%	3.8%April 1996	3.2%March 1996	▼ −0.1
1995	3.5%	4.1%June 1995	3.2%February 1995	▼ −0.3
1994	3.7%	4.4%February 1994	3.0%June 1994	▼ −0.3
1993	3.6%	4.5%January 1993	2.9%August 1993	▼ −1.0
1992	4.8%	5.3%November 1992	4.3%January 1992	▲ +0.3
1991	4.3%	5.3%August 1991	3.4%February 1991	▲ +0.9
1990	3.1%	3.8%December 1990	2.4%August 1990	▲ +1.1
1989	2.8%	3.6%May 1989	2.0%December 1989	▼ −1.4
1988	2.5%	3.6%December 1988	1.3%January 1988	▲ +2.3
1987	0.9%	1.4%June 1987	0.0%March 1987	▲ +0.4
1986	0.6%	1.2%January 1986	−0.6%August 1986	0.0
1985	0.4%	1.0%December 1985	−1.0%February 1985	▲ +1.0
1984	3.5%	5.7%February 1984	1.6%December 1984	▼ −2.5
1983	3.7%	5.1%January 1983	3.1%August 1983	▼ −1.8
1982	5.7%	7.6%January 1982	4.3%October 1982	▼ −2.4
1981	9.7%	10.9%April 1981	8.2%January 1981	▲ +0.2

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