Malaysia Consumer Price Index CPI Growth

1958 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Consumer Price Index CPI growth

  • Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 1.7 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with a rate of 1.7 % in the previous month.
  • Malaysia Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1958 to Jan 2025, with an averaged number of 2.4 % YoY.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 24.0 % YoY in Mar 1974 and a record low of -3.4 % YoY in Jan 1959.

CEIC calculates Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Consumer Price Index. The Department of Statistics provides Consumer Price Index with base 2010=100. Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 2006 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

View Malaysia's Consumer Price Index CPI Growth from Jan 1958 to Jan 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Consumer Price Index CPI Growth

What was Malaysia's Consumer Price Index CPI Growth in Jan 2025?

Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 1.7 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with a rate of 1.7 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.7 Jan 2025 1.7 Dec 2024 -3.4 Jan 1959 24.0 Mar 1974 % monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2025

Consumer Price Index CPI Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.2 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2023
Algeria (%) 3.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2025
Argentina (%) 84.5 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2017 - Jan 2025
Armenia (%) 2.5 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 2025
Australia (%) 2.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1987 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) 3.2 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1949 - Feb 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 9.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2023
Bahrain (%) 0.4 Jun 2023 monthly Aug 2008 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 9.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jul 1994 - Mar 2023
Belarus (%) 3.5 May 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - May 2023
Belgium (%) 5.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1921 - Apr 2023
Bolivia (%) 13.2 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1938 - Feb 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Botswana (%) 2.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1975 - Feb 2025
Brazil (%) 5.1 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1980 - Feb 2025
Brunei (%) 0.8 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Bulgaria (%) 4.0 Feb 2025 monthly May 1991 - Feb 2025
Cambodia (%) 4.7 Feb 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Feb 2025
Canada (%) 2.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
Chile (%) 6.5 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1971 - Jul 2023
China (%) -0.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2025
Colombia (%) 5.3 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1955 - Feb 2025
Croatia (%) 3.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Feb 2025
Cyprus (%) 1.5 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Jul 2023
Czech Republic (%) 8.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
Denmark (%) 3.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Jul 2023
Ecuador (%) 2.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Jul 2023
Egypt (%) 12.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
Estonia (%) 5.3 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
European Union (%) 2.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Finland (%) 6.5 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Jul 2023
France (%) 0.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2025
Georgia (%) 0.3 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2023
Germany (%) 2.2 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1949 - Feb 2025
Ghana (%) 23.1 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 1964 - Feb 2025
Greece (%) 2.5 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1956 - Feb 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 1.7 Feb 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Feb 2025
Hungary (%) 5.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Feb 2025
Iceland (%) 4.2 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Feb 2025
India (%) 3.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
Indonesia (%) 3.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1969 - Jul 2023
Iran (%) 35.4 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
Ireland (%) 1.7 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 1976 - Feb 2025
Israel (%) 3.5 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
Italy (%) 1.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1956 - Feb 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 2.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1961 - Nov 2024
Japan (%) 3.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Jordan (%) 0.9 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 14.0 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
Kenya (%) 3.0 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 1963 - Dec 2024
South Korea (%) 2.3 Jul 2023 monthly Aug 1952 - Jul 2023
Kosovo (%) 1.7 Feb 2025 monthly May 2003 - Feb 2025
Kuwait (%) 2.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1992 - Jan 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Laos (%) 12.7 Feb 2025 monthly May 1994 - Feb 2025
Latvia (%) 3.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2025
Lebanon (%) 268.8 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2008 - Apr 2023
Lithuania (%) 7.4 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 1991 - Jul 2023
Luxembourg (%) 1.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1956 - Feb 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 5.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2025
Malawi (%) 28.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2025
Malaysia (%) 1.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 2.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Mauritius (%) 0.1 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1963 - Feb 2025
Mexico (%) 3.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
Moldova (%) 10.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2023
Mongolia (%) 9.6 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Jan 2025
Montenegro (%) 6.9 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Jul 2023
Morocco (%) 2.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2025
Mozambique (%) 9.6 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Apr 2023
Myanmar (%) 25.3 Mar 2024 monthly Oct 2008 - Mar 2024
Nepal (%) 4.2 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1964 - Feb 2025
Netherlands (%) 3.8 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
New Zealand (%) 6.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1915 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (%) 23.2 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1961 - Feb 2025
Norway (%) 3.5 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2025
Oman (%) 1.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2023
Pakistan (%) 1.5 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 3.9 May 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2023
Panama (%) -0.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1975 - Jan 2025
Paraguay (%) 4.3 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
Peru (%) 1.5 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
Philippines (%) 2.1 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
Poland (%) 4.9 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2025
Portugal (%) 2.4 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1949 - Feb 2025
Qatar (%) -1.1 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2015 - Jan 2025
Romania (%) 9.4 Jul 2023 monthly Oct 1991 - Jul 2023
Russia (%) 4.3 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Jul 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.0 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1981 - Jan 2025
Serbia (%) 12.5 Jul 2023 monthly Feb 1995 - Jul 2023
Singapore (%) 5.7 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1962 - Apr 2023
Slovakia (%) 9.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2023
Slovenia (%) 1.6 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2025
South Africa (%) 6.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Apr 2023
Spain (%) 3.0 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 1955 - Feb 2025
Sri Lanka (%) -4.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2025
Sudan (%) 63.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2023
Sweden (%) 9.3 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1956 - Jul 2023
Switzerland (%) -0.5 Jan 2021 monthly Jan 1922 - Jan 2021

Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.9 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -23,593.390 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 14,591.306 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 279,139.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 64.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 560.959 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,896.039 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 473.200 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 32,536.300 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,949.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 29,195.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,310,793.196 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 357,814.446 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 260,686.212 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 27,246.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,816,656.959 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 659,645.999 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 3,867.036 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,514.117 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2,984.704 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 6,299.540 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 8,696.859 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 2,468.999 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 46,315.717 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 9,714.675 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 4,242.133 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 5,921.002 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 50,525.686 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 159.100 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 152.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 212.900 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 212.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 118.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,796.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,598.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,807.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,719.393 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 3,594.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,399.936 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 301,013.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 128,734.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 18.696 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -1,489.713 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 11,423.927 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -12,297.048 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 2,679.157 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -149.421 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) 16,172.973 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 7,561.627 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 65,228.721 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 65,378.142 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 257,067.842 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 29,929.197 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -5,657.465 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,219.092 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 17,632.149 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -20,153.225 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 21,102.780 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -25,895.045 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 37,384.038 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -6,052.535 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -42,248.099 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,387.794 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 148,884.318 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 556,882.484 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 108,100.0 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,300.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 574,874.064 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 634,429.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.200 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 320.164 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 719.033 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1964 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 334,335.4 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 506,798.648 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.66 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 116.24 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,492,236.559 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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