Malaysia Inflation Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

1.6

Units In

1.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 19, 2026

Time to Release

28 Days 4 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
23.9 Mar 1974	-2.9 Apr 2020	3.31 %	1973-2025	N/A

In Malaysia, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Food and non-alcoholic beverages (30 percent of total weight) and Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (23 percent of total weight). Others include: Transport (15 percent); Communication (6 percent); Recreation and culture (5 percent) and Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (4 percent). The remaining components are Restaurants and hotels at 3.2 percent and miscellaneous goods and services at 6.3 percent.

Latest Updates

Malaysia’s annual inflation came in at 1.6% in December 2025, compared with November’s figure and market forecasts of 1.4%. It was the highest reading since January, with upward price pressures evident across all components: food & drinks (1.5% vs 1.5% in November), alcoholic beverages & tobacco (2.5% vs 2.4%), clothing (0.1% vs -0.1%), housing (0.9% vs 0.7%), furnishing (0.3% vs 0.2%), health (1.5% vs 1.5%), transport (0.1% vs 0.2%), communication (0.9% vs -1.3%), recreation (0.8% vs 1.2%), education (2.8% vs 2.6%), restaurants & accommodation services (3.1% vs 3.4%), insurance & financial services (5.6% vs 5.6%), and miscellaneous items (5.7% vs 5.6%). Core inflation, which excludes volatile fresh food and administered prices, stood at 2.3% yoy, the highest since October 2023. Monthly, consumer prices increased 0.3%, picking up from a flat reading in November and pointing to the fastest pace in ten months.