RM100 in 1966 is worth RM615.67 today
RM100 in 1966 is worth RM615.67 in September 2026, based on 1966's average prices. Working back from DOSM's published yearly inflation, 1966's average price level is 22.3 on DOSM's 2010 = 100 index, against 137.6 in September 2026, so prices are 515.7% higher. Put the other way round, what costs RM100 today cost about RM16.24 in 1966.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Consumer Price Index via data.gov.my, compared 1966 average to September 2026. Before 1980 DOSM publishes no monthly index, so 1966 uses DOSM's published yearly inflation.
Try your own amount1966 ringgit in today's money
| In 1966 | Worth in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| RM1 | RM6.16 |
| RM10 | RM61.57 |
| RM50 | RM307.83 |
| RM100 | RM615.67 |
| RM500 | RM3,078.34 |
| RM1,000 | RM6,156.67 |
| RM10,000 | RM61,566.72 |
| RM100,000 | RM615,667.22 |
What RM100 today would have been in 1966
RM100 today (September 2026) buys what RM16.24 bought on average in 1966.
How prices moved from 1966 to September 2026
Between 1966's average prices and September 2026, prices rose 515.7% in total. That is an average of 3.1% a year, compounded.
Prices first reached double 1966's average level in May 1981, 14 years 10 months later.
Left of the dashed line: yearly averages. Right of it: monthly readings, from January 1980.
Inflation in 1966
Prices rose 1.8% in 1966: DOSM's published yearly inflation, the average for 1966 against the average for 1965. That is below the average of 3.3% a year from 1960 to 1979. It ranks 13th highest of 19 years with a published yearly rate before 1980.
Inflation in 1966 was slower than 1965 (2.3%) and slower than 1967 (4.0%).
How 1966 is worked out
DOSM's monthly index starts in January 1980, so 1966 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 1966 is then RM100 × the latest monthly index ÷ 1966's average level. Because 1966 is a yearly average, the time since is counted from mid-year.
Frequently asked questions
How much is RM100 from 1966 worth today?
RM100 in 1966 is worth RM615.67 in September 2026, going by DOSM's Consumer Price Index with 1966 measured as the year's average, built from DOSM's published yearly inflation.
What was Malaysia's inflation in 1966?
Prices rose 1.8% in 1966: DOSM's published yearly inflation, the average for 1966 against the average for 1965. That is below the average of 3.3% a year from 1960 to 1979. It ranks 13th highest of 19 years with a published yearly rate before 1980.
How much have prices changed since 1966?
Between 1966's average prices and September 2026, prices rose 515.7% in total. That is an average of 3.1% a year, compounded.
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