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Malaysian Ringgit
MYRMalaysia · Issued by Bank Negara Malaysia
Price (USD)
$0.252207
Inflation (2024)
+1.83%
10y M2 change
+54%
M69 Score
92.8
Market Cap (USD)
$588.48B
via M2 · 2024
M2 (local currency)
2.33T MYR
current LCU
CPI YoY (2024)
+1.83%
World Bank · annual
Country
Malaysia
ISO 4217 · MYR
Last Update
2026-04-25
Daily ingest · 02:00 UTC
Malaysian Ringgit M2 money supply
Broad money in MYR (cash + deposits + close substitutes), annual back to ~1960 via World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN. Log scale auto-engages for hyperinflation outliers.
Malaysian Ringgit inflation history
Annual CPI YoY since 2001 — World Bank consumer price index for Malaysia. Inflation volatility is one of three inputs into the Money2069 sound-money score.
Purchasing power calculator
How much would your Malaysian Ringgit be worth today if you'd held it since…?
100 MYR in 2001 buys today
23.27 MYRworth of goods
Lost 77% of purchasing power since 2001.
To match 2001 purchasing power, you need today
429.8 MYR
69 years of cumulative inflation.
Calculation: cumulative product of (1 + CPI YoY) from the chosen year through 2024. Source: World Bank consumer price index (annual). Daily-refreshed.
Data sources & methodology
- FX (USD):
- Frankfurter / ECB · daily
- CPI YoY:
- World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · annual
- M2 broad money:
- World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN · annual (LCU)
- Market cap (USD):
- M2 / FX rate · daily
- 10-year M2 change:
- (M2 today / M2 10y ago) − 1
- M69 score:
- Weighted: CPI (50%), 10y M2 growth (40%), 1y FX stability (10%)
- Last fetched:
- 2026-04-25 15:52:43
- Country code (ISO 3166-1):
- MYS
Raw data: /api/v1/currencies/current/MYR
Frequently asked questions
Who issues the Malaysian Ringgit?+
The Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) is issued by Bank Negara Malaysia. As the monetary authority for Malaysia, it sets policy interest rates, manages foreign reserves, and controls the money supply.
What is the inflation rate of the Malaysian Ringgit?+
Latest available consumer price inflation for the Malaysian Ringgit: 1.83% YoY (2024). Source: World Bank annual series (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Daily-refreshed historical chart on this page.
Has the Malaysian Ringgit been debased?+
Every fiat currency loses purchasing power over time as central banks expand the money supply. M2 has grown by approximately 54% over the past decade. Combined with cumulative inflation, this is the gap between MYR as accounting unit and MYR as a store of value.
Is the Malaysian Ringgit sound money?+
On the Money2069 0–100 sound-money scale, the Malaysian Ringgit currently scores 92.8. The score weights inflation volatility, 10-year money-supply growth, and 1-year FX stability. Higher = closer to sound. No fiat scores 100 because no fiat has zero issuance.
How does the Malaysian Ringgit compare to gold or the US dollar?+
Use the table on the listing page to sort all 138 tracked currencies by inflation, 10-year M2 change, or M69 score. Pegged currencies (USD-pegged dirham, riyal, etc.) inherit the dollar's debasement profile; floating currencies tell their own story.
How often is this data updated?+
We pull fresh exchange rates daily from Frankfurter (ECB-sourced) and refresh the inflation series from the World Bank. The page is statically rendered with 24-hour ISR. Source data is publicly accessible via our /api/v1/currencies endpoints.