RM100 in 1964 is worth RM641.56 today
RM100 in 1964 is worth RM641.56 in September 2026, based on 1964's average prices. Working back from DOSM's published yearly inflation, 1964's average price level is 21.4 on DOSM's 2010 = 100 index, against 137.6 in September 2026, so prices are 541.6% higher. Put the other way round, what costs RM100 today cost about RM15.59 in 1964.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Consumer Price Index via data.gov.my, compared 1964 average to September 2026. Before 1980 DOSM publishes no monthly index, so 1964 uses DOSM's published yearly inflation.
Try your own amount1964 ringgit in today's money
| In 1964 | Worth in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| RM1 | RM6.42 |
| RM10 | RM64.16 |
| RM50 | RM320.78 |
| RM100 | RM641.56 |
| RM500 | RM3,207.80 |
| RM1,000 | RM6,415.60 |
| RM10,000 | RM64,155.98 |
| RM100,000 | RM641,559.76 |
What RM100 today would have been in 1964
RM100 today (September 2026) buys what RM15.59 bought on average in 1964.
How prices moved from 1964 to September 2026
Between 1964's average prices and September 2026, prices rose 541.6% in total. That is an average of 3.0% a year, compounded.
Prices first reached double 1964's average level in January 1981, 16 years 6 months later.
Left of the dashed line: yearly averages. Right of it: monthly readings, from January 1980.
Inflation in 1964
Prices fell 0.5% in 1964: DOSM's published yearly inflation, the average for 1964 against the average for 1963. That is below the average of 3.3% a year from 1960 to 1979. It ranks as the lowest of 19 years with a published yearly rate before 1980.
Inflation in 1964 was slower than 1963 (3.4%) and slower than 1965 (2.3%).
How 1964 is worked out
DOSM's monthly index starts in January 1980, so 1964 is worked out from DOSM's published yearly inflation instead. Start from 1980's average index (the mean of its 12 months) and take off each year's published rate going back, which gives an average price level for every earlier year. RM100 in 1964 is then RM100 × the latest monthly index ÷ 1964's average level. Because 1964 is a yearly average, the time since is counted from mid-year.
Frequently asked questions
How much is RM100 from 1964 worth today?
RM100 in 1964 is worth RM641.56 in September 2026, going by DOSM's Consumer Price Index with 1964 measured as the year's average, built from DOSM's published yearly inflation.
What was Malaysia's inflation in 1964?
Prices fell 0.5% in 1964: DOSM's published yearly inflation, the average for 1964 against the average for 1963. That is below the average of 3.3% a year from 1960 to 1979. It ranks as the lowest of 19 years with a published yearly rate before 1980.
How much have prices changed since 1964?
Between 1964's average prices and September 2026, prices rose 541.6% in total. That is an average of 3.0% a year, compounded.
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