Data · Malaysia
Malaysia in numbers
The figures the economy is judged on, from the institutions that publish them. Nothing is estimated; each number keeps the date its source gave.
US dollar, official rate
RM4.0930
BNM selling rate, 1 October 2026 (buying RM4.0680)
Source: Bank Negara Malaysia
Inflation
+1.9%
Consumer prices, August 2026; +0.3% on the month. Index 137.5
GDP growth
+6.0%
Q2 2026, on a year earlier (previous quarter +5.4%)
Common questions
- What is Malaysia's Overnight Policy Rate?
- Bank Negara Malaysia's OPR is 2.75% as of 3 September 2026. The last decision left it unchanged.
- What is the official US dollar to ringgit rate?
- Bank Negara Malaysia's reference rate on 1 October 2026 was RM4.0680 buying and RM4.0930 selling per US dollar.
- What is Malaysia's inflation rate?
- Consumer prices in August 2026 were +1.9% on a year earlier, calculated from the Department of Statistics' headline price index (137.5).
- How fast is Malaysia's economy growing?
- GDP grew +6.0% in Q2 2026 against the same quarter a year earlier, according to the Department of Statistics.
- Where do these figures come from?
- Directly from Bank Negara Malaysia's open API and the Department of Statistics' data.gov.my catalogue. DomainFork does not estimate or adjust them, and each carries the date the source gave.
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