CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Malaysia
Malaysia: CPI: National consumer price index, country weights was 29.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Malaysia stood at 29.5. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Malaysia peaked at 33.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.5, in 2019.
Malaysia ranks 82nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8 | — |
| 2001 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.4 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 31.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.2 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.5 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 29.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.56, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 29.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.56, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6 | 31.4 | 33.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.13 | 29.5 | 30.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More work & labour data for Malaysia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2563 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6933 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,440 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,289 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,194 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 44,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Malaysia?
- Cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Malaysia was 29.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cpi: national consumer price index, country weights recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest cpi: national consumer price index, country weights recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5 in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for cpi: national consumer price index, country weights?
- Malaysia ranks 82nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpi: national consumer price index, country weights rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of CPI: National consumer price index, country weights (1. Food and non-alcoholic beverages). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The weights are meant to reflect the relative importance of the goods and services as measured by their shares in the total consumption of households. Data are disaggregated by the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.