RM100 in 2018 is worth RM113.44 in September 2026. DOSM's Consumer Price Index was 121.3 in January 2018 and 137.6 in September 2026, so prices are 13.4% higher. Put the other way round, what costs RM100 today cost about RM88.15 in 2018.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Consumer Price Index via data.gov.my, compared January 2018 to September 2026.
Try your own amount| In 2018 | Worth in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| RM1 | RM1.13 |
| RM10 | RM11.34 |
| RM50 | RM56.72 |
| RM100 | RM113.44 |
| RM500 | RM567.19 |
| RM1,000 | RM1,134 |
| RM10,000 | RM11,344 |
| RM100,000 | RM113,438 |
RM100 today (September 2026) buys what RM88.15 bought in January 2018.
Between January 2018 and September 2026, prices rose 13.4% in total. That is an average of 1.5% a year, compounded.
Prices fell 0.7% between January 2018 and January 2019. That is below the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks as the lowest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Inflation in 2018 was slower than 2017 (2.7%) and slower than 2019 (1.6%).
RM100 in 2018 is worth RM113.44 in September 2026, going by DOSM's Consumer Price Index from January 2018.
Prices fell 0.7% between January 2018 and January 2019. That is below the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks as the lowest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Between January 2018 and September 2026, prices rose 13.4% in total. That is an average of 1.5% a year, compounded.
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