Average inflation measured by CPI rose 38.0% to 2.55% in Malaysia in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Malaysia reached an all time high of 2.55% in 2020 and an all time low of -0.004% in 1969. When compared to Malaysia's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in Cambodia amounted to 3.23%, 1.45% in Singapore, 1.10% in Thailand and 4.00% in Vietnam in 2020.
Malaysia has been ranked 98th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 36 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Cambodia | % | 0.029% | 0.025% | 3.28% | 3.23% | 3.08% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.016% | 0.021% | 0.029% | 2.65% | 2.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 0.038% | 0.032% | 0.030% | 3.85% | 3.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 0.008% | 0.020% | 0.033% | 3.30% | 3.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.039% | 0.009% | 0.007% | 2.55% | 2.51% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 0.046% | 0.069% | 0.088% | 5.70% | 5.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 0.029% | 0.052% | 0.025% | 3.35% | 3.07% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 0.006% | 0.004% | 0.006% | 1.45% | 1.35% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 0.007% | 0.011% | 0.007% | 1.10% | 1.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.035% | 0.035% | 0.028% | 4.00% | 4.00% |
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