China vs Malaysia

China vs Malaysia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 1.4% a year in Malaysia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 1.3 percentage points, or 28 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

China vs Malaysia: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 1.4% a year in Malaysia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 1.3 percentage points, or 28 times that in China.
ChinaMalaysiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 168 and Malaysia ranked 136 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 2% a year and Malaysia at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaMalaysia
20250.11.4
20240.21.8
20230.22.5
202223.4
20210.92.5
20202.5-1.1
20192.90.7
20182.11
20171.63.8
201622.1
20151.52.1
201423.1
20132.62.1
20122.61.7
20115.43.2
20103.31.7
2009-0.70.6
20085.85.4
20074.82
20061.53.6
20051.83
20043.91.4
20031.21.1
2002-0.71.8
20010.71.4
20000.31.6
1999-1.42.7
1998-0.85.3
19972.82.7
19968.33.5
199516.83.5
199424.23.7
199314.73.5
19926.44.8
19913.54.3
19903.33
1989182.6
198818.80.3
19877.30.7
19866.50.4
19859.32.6
19842.73.9
198323.7
198225.8
19812.59.7
1980–6.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaMalaysia
202612.2
20271.41.9
20281.62
20291.92
203022
203122

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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