Real effective exchange rate index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Real effective exchange rate index was 85.26 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real effective exchange rate index in Malaysia, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, real effective exchange rate index in Malaysia stood at 85.26 2010 = 100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Malaysia peaked at 183.6 2010 = 100 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 79.88 2010 = 100, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 84th out of 95 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163.81 2010 = 100 | 163.81 2010 = 100 | 163.81 2010 = 100 | 1 |
| 1980s | 155.58 2010 = 100 | 124.08 2010 = 100 | 183.6 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.67 2010 = 100 | 95.79 2010 = 100 | 124.38 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.31 2010 = 100 | 93.11 2010 = 100 | 102.73 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3 2010 = 100 | 84.98 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.52 2010 = 100 | 79.88 2010 = 100 | 85.26 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 117.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.45 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 2.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 289.80 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Broad money 120.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 117.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 4.28 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 166,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Malaysia?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Malaysia was 85.26 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 183.6 2010 = 100 in 1984.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.88 2010 = 100 in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Malaysia ranks 84th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.