RM100 in 2017 is worth RM116.51 in September 2026. DOSM's Consumer Price Index was 118.1 in January 2017 and 137.6 in September 2026, so prices are 16.5% higher. Put the other way round, what costs RM100 today cost about RM85.83 in 2017.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Consumer Price Index via data.gov.my, compared January 2017 to September 2026.
Try your own amount| In 2017 | Worth in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| RM1 | RM1.17 |
| RM10 | RM11.65 |
| RM50 | RM58.26 |
| RM100 | RM116.51 |
| RM500 | RM582.56 |
| RM1,000 | RM1,165.11 |
| RM10,000 | RM11,651.14 |
| RM100,000 | RM116,511.43 |
RM100 today (September 2026) buys what RM85.83 bought in January 2017.
Between January 2017 and September 2026, prices rose 16.5% in total. That is an average of 1.6% a year, compounded.
Prices rose 2.7% between January 2017 and January 2018. That is in line with the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks 23rd highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Inflation in 2017 was slower than 2016 (3.1%) and faster than 2018 (-0.7%).
DOSM's published yearly inflation rate for 2017 was 3.8%: 2017's average prices against 2016's.
RM100 in 2017 is worth RM116.51 in September 2026, going by DOSM's Consumer Price Index from January 2017.
Prices rose 2.7% between January 2017 and January 2018. That is in line with the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks 23rd highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Between January 2017 and September 2026, prices rose 16.5% in total. That is an average of 1.6% a year, compounded.
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