If you’re a forex investor or simply looking to trade Australian dollars for Malaysian ringgits, get the most for your money with a strong exchange rate.
Today’s mid-market rate
The mid-market Australian dollar–to–Malaysia ringgit exchange rate is 1 AUD = 3.38 MYR. (Rate accurate as of March 4, 2017.)
Get the best rate for your AUD > MYR exchange
We’ve gathered today’s best rates to inform your forex decisions when trading Australian dollars for Malaysian ringgits.
| USD | AUD | CAD | EUR | CNY | GBP | INR | MXN | PHP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 USD = | 1.0000 | 1.4045 Inverse: 0.7120 | 1.3115 Inverse: 0.7625 | 0.86744 Inverse: 1.1528 | 6.9296 Inverse: 0.1443 | 0.764995 Inverse: 1.3072 | 73.473469 Inverse: 0.0136 | 19.2699 Inverse: 0.0519 | 53.643753 Inverse: 0.0186 |
| 1 AUD = | 0.7120 Inverse: 1.4045 | 1.0000 | 0.9338 Inverse: 1.0709 | 0.6176 Inverse: 1.6191 | 4.9339 Inverse: 0.2027 | 0.5447 Inverse: 1.8360 | 52.3129 Inverse: 0.0191 | 13.7201 Inverse: 0.0729 | 38.1942 Inverse: 0.0262 |
| 1 EUR = | 1.1528 Inverse: 0.8674 | 1.6191 Inverse: 0.6176 | 1.5119 Inverse: 0.6614 | 1.0000 | 7.9886 Inverse: 0.1252 | 0.8819 Inverse: 1.1339 | 84.7015 Inverse: 0.0118 | 22.2147 Inverse: 0.0450 | 61.8415 Inverse: 0.0162 |
| 1 GBP = | 1.3072 Inverse: 0.7650 | 1.8360 Inverse: 0.5447 | 1.7144 Inverse: 0.5833 | 1.1339 Inverse: 0.8819 | 9.0584 Inverse: 0.1104 | 1.0000 | 96.044378 Inverse: 0.0104 | 25.1895 Inverse: 0.0397 | 70.1230 Inverse: 0.0143 |
How does the Australian dollar trade against the Malaysian ringgit historically?
The Australian dollar was introduced in 1966 to replace the Australian pound. At the time, the dollar was maintained under the Bretton Woods system. Under this agreement, most currencies were pegged to the price of gold, but the Australian dollar was effectively pegged to the British pound. The Australian dollar at the time of its launch was 0.8 per 1 British pound.
The Malaysian ringgit (unofficially, the Malaysian dollar) was introduced in 1967, a year after the Australian dollar’s introduction, and replaced the Malaya and British Borneo dollar. At the time, Malaysia was a participating member of the sterling area — like the Australian dollar — and its new currency was originally valued at 8.57 per British pound.
In 1997, a financial crisis erupted in Asia. The Aussie dollar strengthened and went from 2.079857 per ringgit in 1997 to 3.05344 per ringgit in 2005. With government corruption and the election of Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2009, the ringgit has remained consistently weak against the Australian dollar — between 2.8 to 3.3 ringgits per Aussie dollar.
AUD > MYR exchange rate history
We’ve put together the annual average exchange rate for the Australian dollar against the Malaysian ringgit from 2007 to 2016.
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD = MYR | 3.080178 | 2.929263 | 2.952179 | 3.044393 | 3.197435 | 3.158313 | 2.958635 | 2.824735 | 2.829865 | 2.87401 |
Here’s the monthly average exchange rate for the Australian dollar over the past 12 months.
| Month | AUD = MYR |
|---|---|
| Feb. 2017 | 3.406757 |
| Jan. 2017 | 3.321028 |
| Dec. 2016 | 3.272345 |
| Nov. 2016 | 3.269845 |
| Oct. 2016 | 3.179805 |
| Sept. 2016 | 3.111859 |
| Aug. 2016 | 3.069444 |
| July 2016 | 3.024498 |
| June 2016 | 3.013961 |
| May 2016 | 2.956378 |
| April 2016 | 2.987785 |
| March 2016 | 3.048553 |
What affects AUD > MYR exchange rates?
There are five factors that affect how the Australian dollar trades with the Malaysian ringgit: the country’s GDP, retail sales, industrial production, relative inflation rates and trade balances.
Less aggressive factors are consumer confidence, the strength of other currencies, investor speculation and day-to-day news about natural disasters, elections and new government policies.
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Bottom line
When exchanging Australian dollars for Malaysian ringgits, find a provider that offers two-sided quotes to understand the spread they charge. If they show you only the buy or sell rate — but not both — consider looking elsewhere. Ultimately, the closer you can get to the mid-market rate, the better the deal.
