Australia vs Malaysia

Australia vs Malaysia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and 1.4% a year in Malaysia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.5 percentage points, or 2.06 times that in Malaysia.

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% a year · IMF

Australia vs Malaysia: InflationInflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and 1.4% a year in Malaysia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.5 percentage points, or 2.06 times that in Malaysia.
AustraliaMalaysiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Malaysia.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 90 and Malaysia ranked 136 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Australia at 2.5% a year and Malaysia at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAustraliaMalaysia
20252.81.4
20243.21.8
20235.62.5
20226.63.4
20212.82.5
20200.9-1.1
20191.60.7
20181.91
201723.8
20161.32.1
20151.52.1
20142.53.1
20132.52.1
20121.71.7
20113.43.2
20102.91.7
20091.80.6
20084.35.4
20072.42
20063.63.6
20052.73
20042.31.4
20032.71.1
200231.8
20014.41.4
20004.51.6
19991.42.7
19980.95.3
19970.22.7
19962.73.5
19954.63.5
19941.93.7
19931.83.5
199214.8
19913.34.3
19907.23
19897.62.6
19887.30.3
19878.50.7
19869.10.4
19856.72.6
198443.9
1983103.7
198211.45.8
19819.59.7
198010.16.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAustraliaMalaysia
20263.92.2
20273.11.9
20282.52
20292.52
20302.52
20312.52

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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