CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Malaysia

Malaysia: CPI: National consumer price index, country weights was 29.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
29.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
33.8
in 2000
All-time low
29.5
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025

CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Malaysia, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 33.82001: 33.82002: 33.82003: 33.82004: 33.82005: 31.42006: 31.42007: 31.42008: 31.42009: 31.42010: 30.22011: 30.22012: 30.22013: 30.22014: 30.22015: 30.22016: 30.22017: 30.22018: 30.22019: 29.52020: 29.52021: 29.52022: 29.52023: 29.52024: 29.52025: 29.5

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

Annual values for CPI: National consumer price index, country weights (1. Food and non-alcoholic beverages) in Malaysia, 2000 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 79 Nicaragua 30 compare
  2. 80 Romania 29.89 compare
  3. 81 Bulgaria 29.83 compare
  4. 83 Côte d'Ivoire 29.25 compare
  5. 84 Uganda 28.46 compare
  6. 85 Mongolia 28.25 compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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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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Indicator
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights (1. Food and non-alcoholic beverages)
Source
International Labour Organization
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Coverage
172 places, 3,488 data points, 1980–2025
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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.