Malaysia Fuel Prices This Week (2026-08-20)
Pump prices, 20 Aug ๐ฒ๐พ
Pump prices, 20 Aug ๐ฒ๐พ
The figures below come straight from Malaysia's open data portal at data.gov.my, published by the Department of Statistics Malaysia. We reproduce them unedited and add the wider context that a single headline number usually leaves out.
Pump prices, 20 Aug ๐ฒ๐พ
RON95 stays at RM1.99 under BUDI95 and RM2.05 under SKPS โ the unsubsidised price up 15 sen to RM3.77. RON97 up 10 sen to RM4.25. Diesel up 20 sen to RM4.67.
Effective 20 Aug. Source: data.gov.my
For context, here is where the rest of the official numbers sit at the time of writing:
Malaysia headline inflation: 1.8% year-on-year (2026-07). Unemployment rate: 3.0% (2026-05), 513,400 people unemployed. Real GDP growth: 6.0% year-on-year (latest quarter). Fuel: RON95 RM1.99 under BUDI95 / RM2.05 SKPS, unsubsidised RM3.77; diesel RM4.67 (week of 2026-08-20).
These are published figures, not forecasts. DOSM revises earlier periods from time to time, so a number quoted today may be restated later. Nothing here is financial advice.
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