Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) was 4.06 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) in Malaysia, 1950–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 4.06 for domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) in Malaysia peaked at 4.59 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.19, in 1979.
That places Malaysia 147th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.06 | — |
| 1951 | 3.08 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 3.05 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 3.05 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 3.08 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 3.06 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 3.08 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 3.06 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 3.06 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 3.06 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 3.06 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 3.06 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3.06 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.06 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 3.07 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.06 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 3.07 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.06 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.06 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.08 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.08 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.89 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 2.82 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.45 | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 2.31 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 2.59 | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 2.54 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.37 | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 2.21 | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 2.19 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 2.22 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.24 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.32 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 2.34 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.42 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.43 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.6 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 2.49 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 2.72 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 2.7 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.7 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.72 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.61 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.7 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 2.56 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 2.54 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.53 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.89 | +53.9% |
| 1998 | 3.8 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.78 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.53 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.31 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.46 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.42 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.08 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.18 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.06 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.28 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 4.29 | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 4.49 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 4.06 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 4.14 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.09 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.01 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.18 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.41 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 4.59 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 4.47 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 4.06 | -9.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 4.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.79, 24% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 4.06 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.39, 55% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +53.9% | 2.53 | 3.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.06 | 3.05 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.06 | 3.06 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.54 | 2.19 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 | 2.22 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.99 | 2.53 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 | 3.31 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 | 3.06 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 | 4.01 | 4.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 144 Finland 5.1 compare
- 145 Romania 4.34 compare
- 146 Papua New Guinea 4.26 compare
- 148 Saudi Arabia 3.75 compare
- 149 United Arab Emirates 3.67 compare
- 150 Qatar 3.64 compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 165.93 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.291 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 121.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) in Malaysia?
- Domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) in Malaysia was 4.06 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop))?
- Malaysia ranks 147th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic currency per us dollar (end-of-period (eop)) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset contains historical exchange rate data between the US Dollar, Special Drawing Rights (SDR), Euro, and various national currencies. It includes both period average and end-of-period exchange rates.