Inflation in Malaysia
Consumer prices in Malaysia have risen 70.7% since January 2000, the start of the official series. That means RM100 then buys what RM170.74 buys in May 2026, so the same basket of goods now costs 1.7 times what it did. Over the most recent year on record, May 2025 to May 2026, prices rose 2.0%.
Cumulative & Yearly Inflation
What RM100 would be worth today
Each row takes RM100 at that date and shows the equivalent sum in May 2026, the most recent month on record for Malaysia.
| Date | Amount then | Worth today | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2000 | RM100.00 | RM170.74 | 70.7% |
| January 2010 | RM100.00 | RM137.93 | 37.9% |
| January 2020 | RM100.00 | RM112.01 | 12.0% |
How inflation in Malaysia is measured
The figures above come from the OECD's national CPI dataset, compiled by Malaysia's national statistics office. The series is indexed so that a chosen base year equals 100, and the calculator works out the ratio between any two dates you pick.
Coverage runs from January 2000 to May 2026, and updates automatically as each new release is published. Figures for the most recent periods can be revised by the statistics office after first publication.