Country profile

Malaysia

FX, inflation, GDP, purchasing-power signals, population, and policy-rate context for Malaysia. Data is sourced from public official datasets and normalized into a country dashboard.

Currency

MYR

Symbol RM

Inflation

1.72%

IMF · Mar 2026

+0.3 pp vs previous period

Policy rate

2.75%

Central bank policy interest rate · BIS · Apr 2026

-0.25 pp last changed Jul 2025

Population

35.6M

World Bank · Dec 2024

+1.23% vs previous period

Exchange rates

MYR against major currencies

1 MYR in USD

3.974067

Frankfurter · 20 May 2026

0% vs previous period

1 MYR in EUR

4.6127

Frankfurter · 20 May 2026

-0.18% vs previous period

1 MYR in GBP

5.325152

Frankfurter · 20 May 2026

+0.1% vs previous period

Time series

Inflation and policy-rate history

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Macro indicators

Latest available country signals

GDP per capita PPP

current international dollars

38,779

+6.34% vs previous period

Dec 2024

World Bank

GDP per capita

current US dollars

11,874

+4.29% vs previous period

Dec 2024

World Bank

Population

people

35.6M

+1.23% vs previous period

Dec 2024

World Bank

PPP factor

local currency unit per international dollar

1.4

-1.59% vs previous period

Dec 2024

World Bank

IMF CPI

annual percent

1.72%

+0.3 pp vs previous period

Mar 2026

IMF

Policy rate

percent per year

2.75%

-0.25 pp last changed Jul 2025

Apr 2026

Bank for International Settlements

Sources

FX rates are from Frankfurter. Macro data is sourced from World Bank, OECD, IMF, and Bank for International Settlements datasets where available. BIS statistics are cited as source data and do not imply BIS endorsement or investment advice.