Malaysia vs Singapore

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Malaysia

1.4 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Singapore

0.9 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Malaysia Singapore Difference
2025 1.4 percent 0.9 percent +0.5 percent
2024 1.8 percent 2.4 percent -0.6 percent
2023 2.5 percent 4.8 percent -2.3 percent
2022 3.4 percent 6.1 percent -2.8 percent
2021 2.5 percent 2.3 percent +0.2 percent
2020 -1.1 percent -0.2 percent -1.0 percent
2019 0.7 percent 0.6 percent +0.1 percent
2018 0.9 percent 0.4 percent +0.4 percent
2017 3.9 percent 0.6 percent +3.3 percent
2016 2.1 percent -0.5 percent +2.6 percent
2015 2.1 percent -0.5 percent +2.6 percent
2014 3.1 percent 1.0 percent +2.1 percent
2013 2.1 percent 2.4 percent -0.3 percent
2012 1.7 percent 4.6 percent -2.9 percent
2011 3.2 percent 5.3 percent -2.1 percent
2010 1.6 percent 2.8 percent -1.2 percent
2009 0.6 percent 0.6 percent 0.0 percent
2008 5.4 percent 6.6 percent -1.2 percent
2007 2.0 percent 2.1 percent -0.1 percent
2006 3.6 percent 1.0 percent +2.6 percent
2005 3.0 percent 0.4 percent +2.5 percent
2004 1.4 percent 1.7 percent -0.2 percent
2003 1.1 percent 0.5 percent +0.6 percent
2002 1.8 percent -0.4 percent +2.2 percent
2001 1.4 percent 1.0 percent +0.4 percent
2000 1.5 percent 1.4 percent +0.2 percent
1999 2.7 percent 0.0 percent +2.7 percent
1998 5.3 percent -0.3 percent +5.5 percent
1997 2.7 percent 2.0 percent +0.7 percent
1996 3.5 percent 1.4 percent +2.1 percent
1995 3.5 percent 1.7 percent +1.7 percent
1994 3.7 percent 3.1 percent +0.6 percent
1993 3.5 percent 2.3 percent +1.2 percent
1992 4.8 percent 2.3 percent +2.5 percent
1991 4.4 percent 3.4 percent +0.9 percent
1990 2.6 percent 3.5 percent -0.8 percent
1989 2.8 percent 2.3 percent +0.5 percent
1988 2.6 percent 1.5 percent +1.0 percent
1987 0.3 percent 0.5 percent -0.2 percent
1986 0.7 percent -1.4 percent +2.1 percent
1985 0.3 percent 0.5 percent -0.1 percent
1984 3.9 percent 2.6 percent +1.3 percent
1983 3.7 percent 1.2 percent +2.5 percent
1982 5.8 percent 3.9 percent +1.9 percent
1981 9.7 percent 8.2 percent +1.5 percent
1980 6.7 percent 8.5 percent -1.9 percent
1979 3.7 percent 4.1 percent -0.4 percent
1978 4.9 percent 4.9 percent 0.0 percent
1977 4.8 percent 3.2 percent +1.6 percent
1976 2.6 percent -1.8 percent +4.5 percent
1975 4.5 percent 2.5 percent +2.0 percent
1974 17.3 percent 22.4 percent -5.0 percent
1973 10.6 percent 19.6 percent -9.1 percent
1972 3.2 percent 2.1 percent +1.2 percent
1971 1.6 percent 1.8 percent -0.1 percent
1970 1.8 percent 0.5 percent +1.4 percent
1969 -0.4 percent -0.3 percent -0.1 percent
1968 -0.2 percent 0.7 percent -0.8 percent
1967 4.6 percent 3.3 percent +1.2 percent
1966 1.0 percent 2.0 percent -1.0 percent
1965 -0.1 percent 0.2 percent -0.3 percent
1964 -0.4 percent 1.7 percent -2.1 percent
1963 3.1 percent 2.2 percent +0.9 percent
1962 0.1 percent 0.4 percent -0.3 percent
1961 -0.2 percent 0.4 percent -0.6 percent
1960 0.1 percent - -

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Compare Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) data between Malaysia and Singapore. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International