Myanmar Kyat: if you had bought gold, dollars or euros 10 years ago?
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Which one beat inflation?
In everyday units
The same money, counted in minimum wages and Big Macs.
Prices used in this calculation
About the data
CData quality: C · CPI through November 2020 · Sources: IMF, BIS, World Bank, ILO
Notes
- Official data with serious gaps or known manipulation.
- CPI series: IMF:MMR
- The official kyat rate before 2012 was far from the market rate.
- The official CPI series stopped more than 2 years ago.
- Official monthly CPI history starts after 2000.
Sources
- IMF Consumer Price Index (CPI) datasetAttribution: International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI) dataset. License: IMF terms (https://www.imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms); commercial reuse: ask copyright@imf.org
- US BLS CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted (CUUR0000SA0)Attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. License: Public domain
- Eurostat HICP, euro area (prc_hicp_minr, prc_hicp_midx)Attribution: Eurostat. License: Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU)
- Frankfurter v2 exchange rates (multi-provider blend incl. BIS)Attribution: Frankfurter (frankfurter.dev); Bank for International Settlements and central banks. License: Free API; rates under each provider's terms (BIS, ECB, IMF, central banks)
- World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)Attribution: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0. License: CC BY 4.0
- ILO, ILOSTAT: statutory monthly minimum wage by currency (DF_EAR_INEE_CUR_NB)Attribution: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). License: CC BY 4.0
- Eurostat monthly minimum wages, semi-annual (earn_mw_cur)Attribution: Eurostat. License: Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU)
- T.C. Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı: yıllar itibarıyla net ve brüt asgari ücretAttribution: T.C. Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı. License: Public government table
- BIS residential property price statistics, nominal (WS_SPP)Attribution: Source: BIS residential property price statistics. License: Free with citation; no extra charge to users (https://data.bis.org/help/legal)
- OECD analytical house price indicators, nominal HPIAttribution: OECD Analytical house price indicators (CC BY 4.0). License: CC BY 4.0
- The Economist, Big Mac index (big-mac-data), local priceAttribution: The Economist, big-mac-data (MIT License, © 2018 The Economist Newspaper). License: MIT License
Data generated 2026-10-20 · Sources
Show the math
What MMK 1,000,000 would be worth in November 2020
| Bought | gold | silver | US Dollar | Euro | keep as cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago November 2019 | MMK 1,088,933 ×1.08 | MMK 1,202,792 ×1.19 | MMK 858,424 ×0.85 | MMK 918,451 ×0.91 | MMK 1,000,000 ×0.99 |
| 5 years ago November 2015 | MMK 1,739,638 ×1.36 | MMK 1,682,775 ×1.31 | MMK 1,012,458 ×0.79 | MMK 1,114,834 ×0.87 | MMK 1,000,000 ×0.78 |
| 10 years ago November 2010 | MMK 274,840,980 ×161.72 | MMK 183,510,782 ×107.98 | MMK 201,785,714 ×118.73 | MMK 174,489,057 ×102.67 | MMK 1,000,000 ×0.59 |
Each cell shows the value in the end month, then the real multiple (adjusted for inflation in Myanmar Kyat; ×1.00 means the same purchasing power). Monthly average prices, no fees or taxes.