RM100 in 1980 is worth RM342.29 in September 2026. DOSM's Consumer Price Index was 40.2 in January 1980 and 137.6 in September 2026, so prices are 242.3% higher. Put the other way round, what costs RM100 today cost about RM29.22 in 1980.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Consumer Price Index via data.gov.my, compared January 1980 to September 2026.
Try your own amount| In 1980 | Worth in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| RM1 | RM3.42 |
| RM10 | RM34.23 |
| RM50 | RM171.14 |
| RM100 | RM342.29 |
| RM500 | RM1,711 |
| RM1,000 | RM3,423 |
| RM10,000 | RM34,229 |
| RM100,000 | RM342,289 |
RM100 today (September 2026) buys what RM29.22 bought in January 1980.
Between January 1980 and September 2026, prices rose 242.3% in total. That is an average of 2.7% a year, compounded.
Prices rose 8.2% between January 1980 and January 1981. That is above the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks as the highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Inflation in 1980 was faster than 1981 (7.6%).
RM100 in 1980 is worth RM342.29 in September 2026, going by DOSM's Consumer Price Index from January 1980.
Prices rose 8.2% between January 1980 and January 1981. That is above the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks as the highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Between January 1980 and September 2026, prices rose 242.3% in total. That is an average of 2.7% a year, compounded.
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