RM100 in 1974 is worth RM434.47 today
RM100 in 1974 is worth RM434.47 in September 2026, based on 1974's average prices. Working back from DOSM's published yearly inflation, 1974's average price level is 31.7 on DOSM's 2010 = 100 index, against 137.6 in September 2026, so prices are 334.5% higher. Put the other way round, what costs RM100 today cost about RM23.02 in 1974.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Consumer Price Index via data.gov.my, compared 1974 average to September 2026. Before 1980 DOSM publishes no monthly index, so 1974 uses DOSM's published yearly inflation.
Try your own amount1974 ringgit in today's money
| In 1974 | Worth in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| RM1 | RM4.34 |
| RM10 | RM43.45 |
| RM50 | RM217.24 |
| RM100 | RM434.47 |
| RM500 | RM2,172.37 |
| RM1,000 | RM4,344.74 |
| RM10,000 | RM43,447.40 |
| RM100,000 | RM434,474.02 |
What RM100 today would have been in 1974
RM100 today (September 2026) buys what RM23.02 bought on average in 1974.
How prices moved from 1974 to September 2026
Between 1974's average prices and September 2026, prices rose 334.5% in total. That is an average of 2.9% a year, compounded.
Prices first reached double 1974's average level in February 1993, 18 years 7 months later.
Left of the dashed line: yearly averages. Right of it: monthly readings, from January 1980.
Inflation in 1974
Prices rose 17.0% in 1974: DOSM's published yearly inflation, the average for 1974 against the average for 1973. That is above the average of 3.3% a year from 1960 to 1979. It ranks as the highest of 19 years with a published yearly rate before 1980.
Inflation in 1974 was faster than 1973 (9.8%) and faster than 1975 (5.1%).
How 1974 is worked out
DOSM's monthly index starts in January 1980, so 1974 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 1974 is then RM100 × the latest monthly index ÷ 1974's average level. Because 1974 is a yearly average, the time since is counted from mid-year.
Frequently asked questions
How much is RM100 from 1974 worth today?
RM100 in 1974 is worth RM434.47 in September 2026, going by DOSM's Consumer Price Index with 1974 measured as the year's average, built from DOSM's published yearly inflation.
What was Malaysia's inflation in 1974?
Prices rose 17.0% in 1974: DOSM's published yearly inflation, the average for 1974 against the average for 1973. That is above the average of 3.3% a year from 1960 to 1979. It ranks as the highest of 19 years with a published yearly rate before 1980.
How much have prices changed since 1974?
Between 1974's average prices and September 2026, prices rose 334.5% in total. That is an average of 2.9% a year, compounded.
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