RM100 in 1999 is worth RM174.40 in September 2026. DOSM's Consumer Price Index was 78.9 in January 1999 and 137.6 in September 2026, so prices are 74.4% higher. Put the other way round, what costs RM100 today cost about RM57.34 in 1999.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Consumer Price Index via data.gov.my, compared January 1999 to September 2026.
Try your own amount| In 1999 | Worth in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| RM1 | RM1.74 |
| RM10 | RM17.44 |
| RM50 | RM87.20 |
| RM100 | RM174.40 |
| RM500 | RM871.99 |
| RM1,000 | RM1,744 |
| RM10,000 | RM17,440 |
| RM100,000 | RM174,398 |
RM100 today (September 2026) buys what RM57.34 bought in January 1999.
Between January 1999 and September 2026, prices rose 74.4% in total. That is an average of 2.0% a year, compounded.
Prices rose 1.6% between January 1999 and January 2000. That is below the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks 30th highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Inflation in 1999 was slower than 1998 (5.2%) and faster than 2000 (1.5%).
RM100 in 1999 is worth RM174.40 in September 2026, going by DOSM's Consumer Price Index from January 1999.
Prices rose 1.6% between January 1999 and January 2000. That is below the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks 30th highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Between January 1999 and September 2026, prices rose 74.4% in total. That is an average of 2.0% a year, compounded.
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