Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Malaysia

Malaysia: Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate was 85.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
85.71
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
80th
of 112 countries
All-time high
125.26
in 1996
All-time low
82.65
in 2017
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Malaysia, 1994–2024

0501001501994200920241994: 119.31995: 119.81996: 125.31997: 122.31998: 95.81999: 95.92000: 97.92001: 103.22002: 102.62003: 97.52004: 93.82005: 93.32006: 95.22007: 97.92008: 972009: 94.12010: 1002011: 100.52012: 101.22013: 100.92014: 98.82015: 89.52016: 85.82017: 82.62018: 872019: 86.92020: 85.62021: 84.52022: 85.52023: 84.52024: 85.7

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 85.71 for nominal effecive exchange rate in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nominal effecive exchange rate in Malaysia peaked at 125.26 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 82.65, in 2017.

Malaysia ranks 80th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Malaysia, 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 119.27
1995 119.84 +0.5%
1996 125.26 +4.5%
1997 122.35 -2.3%
1998 95.83 -21.7%
1999 95.93 +0.1%
2000 97.9 +2.1%
2001 103.21 +5.4%
2002 102.6 -0.6%
2003 97.47 -5.0%
2004 93.85 -3.7%
2005 93.26 -0.6%
2006 95.25 +2.1%
2007 97.86 +2.7%
2008 96.99 -0.9%
2009 94.11 -3.0%
2010 100 +6.3%
2011 100.48 +0.5%
2012 101.15 +0.7%
2013 100.85 -0.3%
2014 98.77 -2.1%
2015 89.52 -9.4%
2016 85.82 -4.1%
2017 82.65 -3.7%
2018 87.04 +5.3%
2019 86.86 -0.2%
2020 85.59 -1.5%
2021 84.46 -1.3%
2022 85.45 +1.2%
2023 84.48 -1.1%
2024 85.71 +1.5%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 85.71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 102.78, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 85.71 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.8, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 113.08 95.83 125.26 6
2000s 97.25 93.26 103.21 10
2010s 93.31 82.65 101.15 10
2020s 85.14 84.46 85.71 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 77 Burundi 90.21 compare
  2. 78 Sweden 90.11 compare
  3. 79 Australia 88.93 compare
  4. 81 Canada 85.21 compare
  5. 82 Dominican Republic 84.12 compare
  6. 83 Mexico 81.19 compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nominal effecive exchange rate in Malaysia?
Nominal effecive exchange rate in Malaysia was 85.71 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest nominal effecive exchange rate recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 125.26 in 1996.
What is the lowest nominal effecive exchange rate recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 82.65 in 2017.
How does Malaysia rank for nominal effecive exchange rate?
Malaysia ranks 80th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
Is nominal effecive exchange rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,930 data points, 1994–2024
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A measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies