Consumer Price Index · 134.6 (2025)
Latest CPI
134.6
2025
Earliest CPI
21.3
1960
Change (1960–2025)
+113.3
+531.7%
How CPI erosion in Malaysia compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in Malaysia
66 years of data (1960–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134.6 | +1.8 (+1.4%) |
| 2024 | 132.8 | +2.4 (+1.8%) |
| 2023 | 130.4 | +3.2 (+2.5%) |
| 2022 | 127.2 | +4.2 (+3.4%) |
| 2021 | 123.1 | +3.0 (+2.5%) |
| 2020 | 120.1 | -1.4 (-1.1%) |
| 2019 | 121.5 | +0.8 (+0.7%) |
| 2018 | 120.7 | +1.1 (+0.9%) |
| 2017 | 119.6 | +4.5 (+3.9%) |
| 2016 | 115.1 | +2.4 (+2.1%) |
| 2015 | 112.8 | +2.3 (+2.1%) |
| 2014 | 110.5 | +3.4 (+3.1%) |
| 2013 | 107.1 | +2.2 (+2.1%) |
| 2012 | 104.9 | +1.7 (+1.7%) |
| 2011 | 103.2 | +3.2 (+3.2%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +1.6 (+1.6%) |
| 2009 | 98.4 | +0.6 (+0.6%) |
| 2008 | 97.8 | +5.0 (+5.4%) |
| 2007 | 92.8 | +1.8 (+2.0%) |
| 2006 | 90.9 | +3.2 (+3.6%) |
| 2005 | 87.8 | +2.5 (+3.0%) |
| 2004 | 85.2 | +1.2 (+1.4%) |
| 2003 | 84.0 | +0.9 (+1.1%) |
| 2002 | 83.1 | +1.5 (+1.8%) |
| 2001 | 81.7 | +1.1 (+1.4%) |
| 2000 | 80.5 | +1.2 (+1.5%) |
| 1999 | 79.3 | +2.1 (+2.7%) |
| 1998 | 77.2 | +3.9 (+5.3%) |
| 1997 | 73.3 | +1.9 (+2.7%) |
| 1996 | 71.4 | +2.4 (+3.5%) |
| 1995 | 69.0 | +2.3 (+3.5%) |
| 1994 | 66.7 | +2.4 (+3.7%) |
| 1993 | 64.3 | +2.2 (+3.5%) |
| 1992 | 62.1 | +2.8 (+4.8%) |
| 1991 | 59.3 | +2.5 (+4.4%) |
| 1990 | 56.8 | +1.4 (+2.6%) |
| 1989 | 55.4 | +1.5 (+2.8%) |
| 1988 | 53.8 | +1.3 (+2.6%) |
| 1987 | 52.5 | +0.2 (+0.3%) |
| 1986 | 52.4 | +0.4 (+0.7%) |
| 1985 | 52.0 | +0.2 (+0.3%) |
| 1984 | 51.8 | +1.9 (+3.9%) |
| 1983 | 49.9 | +1.8 (+3.7%) |
| 1982 | 48.1 | +2.6 (+5.8%) |
| 1981 | 45.4 | +4.0 (+9.7%) |
| 1980 | 41.4 | +2.6 (+6.7%) |
| 1979 | 38.8 | +1.4 (+3.7%) |
| 1978 | 37.4 | +1.7 (+4.9%) |
| 1977 | 35.7 | +1.6 (+4.8%) |
| 1976 | 34.1 | +0.9 (+2.6%) |
| 1975 | 33.2 | +1.4 (+4.5%) |
| 1974 | 31.8 | +4.7 (+17.3%) |
| 1973 | 27.1 | +2.6 (+10.6%) |
| 1972 | 24.5 | +0.8 (+3.2%) |
| 1971 | 23.7 | +0.4 (+1.6%) |
| 1970 | 23.4 | +0.4 (+1.8%) |
| 1969 | 22.9 | -0.1 (-0.4%) |
| 1968 | 23.0 | -0.0 (-0.2%) |
| 1967 | 23.1 | +1.0 (+4.6%) |
| 1966 | 22.1 | +0.2 (+1.0%) |
| 1965 | 21.8 | -0.0 (-0.1%) |
| 1964 | 21.9 | -0.1 (-0.4%) |
| 1963 | 22.0 | +0.7 (+3.1%) |
| 1962 | 21.3 | +0.0 (+0.1%) |
| 1961 | 21.3 | -0.0 (-0.2%) |
| 1960 | 21.3 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Malaysia tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1960, the CPI has moved from 21.3 to 134.6, representing a cumulative change of +531.7%.
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