RM100 in 2001 is worth RM169.04 in September 2026. DOSM's Consumer Price Index was 81.4 in January 2001 and 137.6 in September 2026, so prices are 69.0% higher. Put the other way round, what costs RM100 today cost about RM59.16 in 2001.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Consumer Price Index via data.gov.my, compared January 2001 to September 2026.
Try your own amount| In 2001 | Worth in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| RM1 | RM1.69 |
| RM10 | RM16.90 |
| RM50 | RM84.52 |
| RM100 | RM169.04 |
| RM500 | RM845.21 |
| RM1,000 | RM1,690 |
| RM10,000 | RM16,904 |
| RM100,000 | RM169,042 |
RM100 today (September 2026) buys what RM59.16 bought in January 2001.
Between January 2001 and September 2026, prices rose 69.0% in total. That is an average of 2.1% a year, compounded.
Prices rose 1.1% between January 2001 and January 2002. That is below the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks 40th highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Inflation in 2001 was slower than 2000 (1.5%) and slower than 2002 (3.9%).
RM100 in 2001 is worth RM169.04 in September 2026, going by DOSM's Consumer Price Index from January 2001.
Prices rose 1.1% between January 2001 and January 2002. That is below the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks 40th highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Between January 2001 and September 2026, prices rose 69.0% in total. That is an average of 2.1% a year, compounded.
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