Consumer prices (CPI) during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how consumer prices (CPI) changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Najib Razak | 3 Apr 2009 – 10 May 2018 | +23.4% Mar 2009 → Apr 2018 | +2.3%/yr | |
| 2 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 31 Oct 2003 – 3 Apr 2009 | +17.9% Sep 2003 → Mar 2009 | +3.0%/yr | |
| 3 |  Anwar Ibrahim | 24 Nov 2022 – now | +7.0% Oct 2022 → Sep 2026 | +1.7%/yr | |
| 4 | Ismail Sabri Yaakob | 21 Aug 2021 – 24 Nov 2022 | +5.0% Jul 2021 → Oct 2022 | +4.0%/yr | |
| 5 | Bersatu Mahathir Mohamad | 10 May 2018 – 1 Mar 2020 | +1.2% Apr 2018 → Feb 2020 | +0.7%/yr | |
| 6 | Bersatu Muhyiddin Yassin | 1 Mar 2020 – 21 Aug 2021 | +0.1% Feb 2020 → Jul 2021 | +0.1%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. index, 2010 = 100 · Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM, data.gov.my), consumer price index, all items, 2010 = 100 (cpi_2d) · Malaysia data · as of Sep 2026.