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Inflation calculator - Brazilian Real

This tool is useful to calculate the time value of money based on historical inflation and CPI values. To start, select an amount and two years, or browse the default calculation results.

R$100.00 in December 1979
R$100,169,796,380,090.58 (≈ R$100.17 trillion) in August 2026

The cumulative inflation rate in Brazil between December 1979 and August 2026 was 100.17 trillion percent, meaning that overall prices were 1 trillion times higher than they were in December 1979. In other words, the purchasing power of R$100 in Dec 1979 was equivalent to R$100.17 trillion in Aug 2026. The average annual inflation rate over this period was 5.06%.

Inflation timeline in Brazil (Dec 1979 - Aug 2026)

The chart below shows how the value of R$100 changes over time when adjusted for inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. All values are equivalent in terms of purchasing power, indicating how much money would be needed each year to buy the same goods or services.

All calculations are performed in Brazilian reals with six-decimal precision, though displayed values are rounded to two decimals for readability. Inflation figures are sourced from official government and international reports released monthly.

The following table contains relevant indicators:

Indicator Value
Cumulative inflation from Dec 1979 to Aug 2026 100.17T%
Avg. monthly inflation from Dec 1979 to Aug 2026 5.06%
CPI Dec 1979 1.77e-10
CPI Aug 2026 177.1

How to calculate the time value of money with inflation data?

There are several ways to calculate the time value of money. Depending on the data available, results can be obtained by using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula or the compound interest formula.

Using the CPI formula

When we have both the start and end months, we can use the following formula:

Valuet =Value0 ×
CPIt/CPI0

To obtain the values equivalent in buying power between December 1979 and August 2026, use the corresponding CPI values:

ValueAug 2026
=ValueDec 1979 ×
CPIAug 2026/CPIDec 1979
=R$ 100 ×
177.1/1.77e-10
≈R$100.17T

Alternative: Using the compound interest formula

Given that money changes with time as a result of an inflation rate that acts as compound interest, we can use the following formula: FV = PV × (1 + i)n, where:

  • FV: Future Value
  • PV: Present Value
  • i: Interest rate (inflation)
  • n: Number of times the interest is compounded (i.e. # of months)

In this case, the future value represents the final amount obtained after applying the inflation rate to our initial value. In other words, it indicates how much are R$100 worth today. There are 560 months between December 1979 and August 2026 and the average inflation rate was 5.0582%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

ValueAug 2026
=PV × (1 + i)n
=R$100 × (1 + 0.050582)560
≈R$100.17T

Brazil inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
R$1 real in Dec 1979 → R$1.00T in Aug 2026
R$5 reals in Dec 1979 → R$5.01T in Aug 2026
R$10 reals in Dec 1979 → R$10.02T in Aug 2026
R$50 reals in Dec 1979 → R$50.08T in Aug 2026
R$100 reals in Dec 1979 → R$100.17T in Aug 2026
R$500 reals in Dec 1979 → R$500.85T in Aug 2026
R$1,000 reals in Dec 1979 → R$1,001.70T in Aug 2026
R$5,000 reals in Dec 1979 → R$5,008.49T in Aug 2026
R$10,000 reals in Dec 1979 → R$10,016.98T in Aug 2026
R$50,000 reals in Dec 1979 → R$50,084.90T in Aug 2026
R$100,000 reals in Dec 1979 → R$100,169.80T in Aug 2026
R$500,000 reals in Dec 1979 → R$500,848.98T in Aug 2026
R$1,000,000 reals in Dec 1979 → R$1,001,697.96T in Aug 2026
Cumulative inflation Dec 1979 - Aug 2026 100.17T%
Avg. monthly inflation Dec 1979 - Aug 2026 5.06%
Avg. annual inflation 1980-2025 83.06%
CPI Dec 1979 1.77e-10
CPI Aug 2026 177.1

Value of Real over time (by month)

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Period Value
Dec 1979 R$100.00
Jan 1980 R$106.56
Feb 1980 R$111.48
Mar 1980 R$118.27
Apr 1980 R$124.49
May 1980 R$131.62
Jun 1980 R$138.57
Jul 1980 R$146.27
Aug 1980 R$153.51
Sep 1980 R$160.01
Oct 1980 R$175.17
Nov 1980 R$186.82
Dec 1980 R$199.21
Jan 1981 R$212.84
Feb 1981 R$226.41
Mar 1981 R$237.73
Apr 1981 R$253.05
May 1981 R$267.14
Jun 1981 R$281.84
Jul 1981 R$299.49
Aug 1981 R$315.95
Sep 1981 R$332.58
Oct 1981 R$349.43
Nov 1981 R$367.87
Dec 1981 R$389.71
Jan 1982 R$416.80
Feb 1982 R$444.46
Mar 1982 R$469.85
Apr 1982 R$497.51
May 1982 R$530.66
Jun 1982 R$568.38
Jul 1982 R$604.52
Aug 1982 R$640.61
Sep 1982 R$673.13
Oct 1982 R$703.05
Nov 1982 R$740.21
Dec 1982 R$798.02
Jan 1983 R$866.97
Feb 1983 R$935.12
Mar 1983 R$1,003.79
Apr 1983 R$1,069.85
May 1983 R$1,139.20
Jun 1983 R$1,251.75
Jul 1983 R$1,377.88
Aug 1983 R$1,503.45
Sep 1983 R$1,658.31
Oct 1983 R$1,805.37
Nov 1983 R$1,938.63
Dec 1983 R$2,106.90
Jan 1984 R$2,310.58
Feb 1984 R$2,530.09
Mar 1984 R$2,756.28
Apr 1984 R$3,019.29
May 1984 R$3,292.53
Jun 1984 R$3,624.43
Jul 1984 R$3,976.92
Aug 1984 R$4,348.70
Sep 1984 R$4,859.62
Oct 1984 R$5,366.80
Nov 1984 R$5,931.73
Dec 1984 R$6,642.19
Jan 1985 R$7,423.30
Feb 1985 R$8,229.86
Mar 1985 R$9,066.18
Apr 1985 R$9,809.22
May 1985 R$10,515.05
Jun 1985 R$11,408.20
Jul 1985 R$12,584.73
Aug 1985 R$14,101.13
Sep 1985 R$15,668.78
Oct 1985 R$17,332.24
Nov 1985 R$19,754.07
Dec 1985 R$22,731.62
Jan 1986 R$25,998.70
Feb 1986 R$29,304.75
Mar 1986 R$30,702.66
Apr 1986 R$30,942.14
May 1986 R$31,375.06
Jun 1986 R$31,774.15
Jul 1986 R$32,317.59
Aug 1986 R$33,465.89
Sep 1986 R$34,040.05
Oct 1986 R$34,687.84
Nov 1986 R$36,579.13
Dec 1986 R$40,840.67
Jan 1987 R$46,235.12
Feb 1987 R$52,077.83
Mar 1987 R$60,603.96
Apr 1987 R$72,178.85
May 1987 R$87,662.22
Jun 1987 R$104,941.69
Jul 1987 R$114,606.84
Aug 1987 R$120,188.63
Sep 1987 R$129,540.61
Oct 1987 R$144,075.28
Nov 1987 R$165,800.45
Dec 1987 R$189,260.35
Jan 1988 R$225,010.52
Feb 1988 R$260,336.99
Mar 1988 R$306,157.64
Apr 1988 R$365,214.25
May 1988 R$428,833.14
Jun 1988 R$523,176.30
Jul 1988 R$637,804.86
Aug 1988 R$775,506.22
Sep 1988 R$988,382.92
Oct 1988 R$1.24M
Nov 1988 R$1.59M
Dec 1988 R$2.04M
Jan 1989 R$2.81M
Feb 1989 R$3.28M
Mar 1989 R$3.51M
Apr 1989 R$3.80M
May 1989 R$4.48M
Jun 1989 R$5.76M
Jul 1989 R$7.36M
Aug 1989 R$9.84M
Sep 1989 R$13.54M
Oct 1989 R$18.92M
Nov 1989 R$27.97M
Dec 1989 R$42.38M
Jan 1990 R$71.01M
Feb 1990 R$124.78M
Mar 1990 R$227.58M
Apr 1990 R$262.90M
May 1990 R$282.86M
Jun 1990 R$316.10M
Jul 1990 R$356.93M
Aug 1990 R$402.91M
Sep 1990 R$460.97M
Oct 1990 R$527.16M
Nov 1990 R$615.78M
Dec 1990 R$729.33M
Jan 1991 R$880.66M
Feb 1991 R$1.06B
Mar 1991 R$1.19B
Apr 1991 R$1.25B
May 1991 R$1.34B
Jun 1991 R$1.49B
Jul 1991 R$1.68B
Aug 1991 R$1.94B
Sep 1991 R$2.24B
Oct 1991 R$2.70B
Nov 1991 R$3.38B
Dec 1991 R$4.18B
Jan 1992 R$5.26B
Feb 1992 R$6.54B
Mar 1992 R$7.94B
Apr 1992 R$9.52B
May 1992 R$11.89B
Jun 1992 R$14.29B
Jul 1992 R$17.41B
Aug 1992 R$21.27B
Sep 1992 R$26.50B
Oct 1992 R$33.19B
Nov 1992 R$40.66B
Dec 1992 R$50.92B
Jan 1993 R$66.37B
Feb 1993 R$82.95B
Mar 1993 R$105.57B
Apr 1993 R$134.86B
May 1993 R$172.21B
Jun 1993 R$223.99B
Jul 1993 R$292.80B
Aug 1993 R$389.31B
Sep 1993 R$528.25B
Oct 1993 R$707.43B
Nov 1993 R$958.99B
Dec 1993 R$1.31T
Jan 1994 R$1.85T
Feb 1994 R$2.60T
Mar 1994 R$3.71T
Apr 1994 R$5.30T
May 1994 R$7.63T
Jun 1994 R$11.25T
Jul 1994 R$12.02T
Aug 1994 R$12.24T
Sep 1994 R$12.43T
Oct 1994 R$12.76T
Nov 1994 R$13.11T
Dec 1994 R$13.34T
Jan 1995 R$13.57T
Feb 1995 R$13.70T
Mar 1995 R$13.92T
Apr 1995 R$14.25T
May 1995 R$14.64T
Jun 1995 R$14.97T
Jul 1995 R$15.32T
Aug 1995 R$15.47T
Sep 1995 R$15.62T
Oct 1995 R$15.84T
Nov 1995 R$16.08T
Dec 1995 R$16.33T
Jan 1996 R$16.55T
Feb 1996 R$16.72T
Mar 1996 R$16.78T
Apr 1996 R$16.99T
May 1996 R$17.19T
Jun 1996 R$17.40T
Jul 1996 R$17.59T
Aug 1996 R$17.67T
Sep 1996 R$17.70T
Oct 1996 R$17.75T
Nov 1996 R$17.81T
Dec 1996 R$17.89T
Jan 1997 R$18.10T
Feb 1997 R$18.19T
Mar 1997 R$18.28T
Apr 1997 R$18.44T
May 1997 R$18.52T
Jun 1997 R$18.62T
Jul 1997 R$18.66T
Aug 1997 R$18.66T
Sep 1997 R$18.67T
Oct 1997 R$18.71T
Nov 1997 R$18.74T
Dec 1997 R$18.82T
Jan 1998 R$18.96T
Feb 1998 R$19.05T
Mar 1998 R$19.11T
Apr 1998 R$19.16T
May 1998 R$19.25T
Jun 1998 R$19.26T
Jul 1998 R$19.23T
Aug 1998 R$19.13T
Sep 1998 R$19.09T
Oct 1998 R$19.10T
Nov 1998 R$19.07T
Dec 1998 R$19.14T
Jan 1999 R$19.27T
Feb 1999 R$19.47T
Mar 1999 R$19.69T
Apr 1999 R$19.80T
May 1999 R$19.86T
Jun 1999 R$19.89T
Jul 1999 R$20.11T
Aug 1999 R$20.22T
Sep 1999 R$20.29T
Oct 1999 R$20.53T
Nov 1999 R$20.72T
Dec 1999 R$20.85T
Jan 2000 R$20.98T
Feb 2000 R$21.00T
Mar 2000 R$21.05T
Apr 2000 R$21.14T
May 2000 R$21.14T
Jun 2000 R$21.19T
Jul 2000 R$21.53T
Aug 2000 R$21.81T
Sep 2000 R$21.86T
Oct 2000 R$21.89T
Nov 2000 R$21.96T
Dec 2000 R$22.09T
Jan 2001 R$22.22T
Feb 2001 R$22.32T
Mar 2001 R$22.40T
Apr 2001 R$22.53T
May 2001 R$22.63T
Jun 2001 R$22.74T
Jul 2001 R$23.05T
Aug 2001 R$23.21T
Sep 2001 R$23.27T
Oct 2001 R$23.47T
Nov 2001 R$23.63T
Dec 2001 R$23.79T
Jan 2002 R$23.91T
Feb 2002 R$24.00T
Mar 2002 R$24.14T
Apr 2002 R$24.33T
May 2002 R$24.39T
Jun 2002 R$24.49T
Jul 2002 R$24.78T
Aug 2002 R$24.94T
Sep 2002 R$25.12T
Oct 2002 R$25.45T
Nov 2002 R$26.22T
Dec 2002 R$26.77T
Jan 2003 R$27.37T
Feb 2003 R$27.80T
Mar 2003 R$28.14T
Apr 2003 R$28.41T
May 2003 R$28.59T
Jun 2003 R$28.55T
Jul 2003 R$28.60T
Aug 2003 R$28.70T
Sep 2003 R$28.92T
Oct 2003 R$29.01T
Nov 2003 R$29.11T
Dec 2003 R$29.26T
Jan 2004 R$29.48T
Feb 2004 R$29.66T
Mar 2004 R$29.80T
Apr 2004 R$29.91T
May 2004 R$30.06T
Jun 2004 R$30.27T
Jul 2004 R$30.55T
Aug 2004 R$30.76T
Sep 2004 R$30.86T
Oct 2004 R$31.00T
Nov 2004 R$31.21T
Dec 2004 R$31.48T
Jan 2005 R$31.66T
Feb 2005 R$31.85T
Mar 2005 R$32.04T
Apr 2005 R$32.32T
May 2005 R$32.48T
Jun 2005 R$32.47T
Jul 2005 R$32.56T
Aug 2005 R$32.61T
Sep 2005 R$32.73T
Oct 2005 R$32.97T
Nov 2005 R$33.15T
Dec 2005 R$33.27T
Jan 2006 R$33.47T
Feb 2006 R$33.61T
Mar 2006 R$33.75T
Apr 2006 R$33.82T
May 2006 R$33.85T
Jun 2006 R$33.78T
Jul 2006 R$33.85T
Aug 2006 R$33.86T
Sep 2006 R$33.94T
Oct 2006 R$34.05T
Nov 2006 R$34.15T
Dec 2006 R$34.32T
Jan 2007 R$34.47T
Feb 2007 R$34.62T
Mar 2007 R$34.75T
Apr 2007 R$34.83T
May 2007 R$34.93T
Jun 2007 R$35.03T
Jul 2007 R$35.11T
Aug 2007 R$35.28T
Sep 2007 R$35.34T
Oct 2007 R$35.45T
Nov 2007 R$35.58T
Dec 2007 R$35.85T
Jan 2008 R$36.04T
Feb 2008 R$36.22T
Mar 2008 R$36.39T
Apr 2008 R$36.59T
May 2008 R$36.88T
Jun 2008 R$37.15T
Jul 2008 R$37.35T
Aug 2008 R$37.45T
Sep 2008 R$37.55T
Oct 2008 R$37.72T
Nov 2008 R$37.86T
Dec 2008 R$37.96T
Jan 2009 R$38.14T
Feb 2009 R$38.35T
Mar 2009 R$38.43T
Apr 2009 R$38.62T
May 2009 R$38.80T
Jun 2009 R$38.94T
Jul 2009 R$39.03T
Aug 2009 R$39.09T
Sep 2009 R$39.18T
Oct 2009 R$39.29T
Nov 2009 R$39.45T
Dec 2009 R$39.60T
Jan 2010 R$39.90T
Feb 2010 R$40.21T
Mar 2010 R$40.42T
Apr 2010 R$40.65T
May 2010 R$40.82T
Jun 2010 R$40.82T
Jul 2010 R$40.83T
Aug 2010 R$40.84T
Sep 2010 R$41.03T
Oct 2010 R$41.33T
Nov 2010 R$41.68T
Dec 2010 R$41.94T
Jan 2011 R$42.29T
Feb 2011 R$42.63T
Mar 2011 R$42.96T
Apr 2011 R$43.29T
May 2011 R$43.50T
Jun 2011 R$43.56T
Jul 2011 R$43.63T
Aug 2011 R$43.79T
Sep 2011 R$44.03T
Oct 2011 R$44.21T
Nov 2011 R$44.44T
Dec 2011 R$44.67T
Jan 2012 R$44.92T
Feb 2012 R$45.12T
Mar 2012 R$45.21T
Apr 2012 R$45.50T
May 2012 R$45.67T
Jun 2012 R$45.70T
Jul 2012 R$45.90T
Aug 2012 R$46.09T
Sep 2012 R$46.35T
Oct 2012 R$46.62T
Nov 2012 R$46.90T
Dec 2012 R$47.27T
Jan 2013 R$47.68T
Feb 2013 R$47.97T
Mar 2013 R$48.19T
Apr 2013 R$48.46T
May 2013 R$48.64T
Jun 2013 R$48.76T
Jul 2013 R$48.78T
Aug 2013 R$48.90T
Sep 2013 R$49.07T
Oct 2013 R$49.35T
Nov 2013 R$49.61T
Dec 2013 R$50.07T
Jan 2014 R$50.34T
Feb 2014 R$50.69T
Mar 2014 R$51.16T
Apr 2014 R$51.50T
May 2014 R$51.74T
Jun 2014 R$51.94T
Jul 2014 R$51.95T
Aug 2014 R$52.08T
Sep 2014 R$52.38T
Oct 2014 R$52.60T
Nov 2014 R$52.86T
Dec 2014 R$53.28T
Jan 2015 R$53.94T
Feb 2015 R$54.60T
Mar 2015 R$55.32T
Apr 2015 R$55.71T
May 2015 R$56.12T
Jun 2015 R$56.56T
Jul 2015 R$56.92T
Aug 2015 R$57.04T
Sep 2015 R$57.35T
Oct 2015 R$57.82T
Nov 2015 R$58.40T
Dec 2015 R$58.96T
Jan 2016 R$59.71T
Feb 2016 R$60.25T
Mar 2016 R$60.51T
Apr 2016 R$60.88T
May 2016 R$61.35T
Jun 2016 R$61.57T
Jul 2016 R$61.89T
Aug 2016 R$62.16T
Sep 2016 R$62.21T
Oct 2016 R$62.37T
Nov 2016 R$62.48T
Dec 2016 R$62.67T
Jan 2017 R$62.91T
Feb 2017 R$63.12T
Mar 2017 R$63.27T
Apr 2017 R$63.36T
May 2017 R$63.56T
Jun 2017 R$63.41T
Jul 2017 R$63.57T
Aug 2017 R$63.69T
Sep 2017 R$63.79T
Oct 2017 R$64.06T
Nov 2017 R$64.24T
Dec 2017 R$64.52T
Jan 2018 R$64.71T
Feb 2018 R$64.91T
Mar 2018 R$64.97T
Apr 2018 R$65.11T
May 2018 R$65.37T
Jun 2018 R$66.20T
Jul 2018 R$66.42T
Aug 2018 R$66.36T
Sep 2018 R$66.68T
Oct 2018 R$66.98T
Nov 2018 R$66.83T
Dec 2018 R$66.93T
Jan 2019 R$67.15T
Feb 2019 R$67.44T
Mar 2019 R$67.94T
Apr 2019 R$68.33T
May 2019 R$68.42T
Jun 2019 R$68.43T
Jul 2019 R$68.56T
Aug 2019 R$68.63T
Sep 2019 R$68.60T
Oct 2019 R$68.67T
Nov 2019 R$69.02T
Dec 2019 R$69.82T
Jan 2020 R$69.96T
Feb 2020 R$70.14T
Mar 2020 R$70.19T
Apr 2020 R$69.97T
May 2020 R$69.70T
Jun 2020 R$69.89T
Jul 2020 R$70.14T
Aug 2020 R$70.31T
Sep 2020 R$70.76T
Oct 2020 R$71.36T
Nov 2020 R$72.00T
Dec 2020 R$72.97T
Jan 2021 R$73.15T
Feb 2021 R$73.78T
Mar 2021 R$74.47T
Apr 2021 R$74.70T
May 2021 R$75.32T
Jun 2021 R$75.72T
Jul 2021 R$76.45T
Aug 2021 R$77.11T
Sep 2021 R$78.01T
Oct 2021 R$78.98T
Nov 2021 R$79.73T
Dec 2021 R$80.31T
Jan 2022 R$80.75T
Feb 2022 R$81.56T
Mar 2022 R$82.88T
Apr 2022 R$83.76T
May 2022 R$84.16T
Jun 2022 R$84.72T
Jul 2022 R$84.14T
Aug 2022 R$83.84T
Sep 2022 R$83.60T
Oct 2022 R$84.09T
Nov 2022 R$84.44T
Dec 2022 R$84.96T
Jan 2023 R$85.41T
Feb 2023 R$86.13T
Mar 2023 R$86.74T
Apr 2023 R$87.27T
May 2023 R$87.47T
Jun 2023 R$87.40T
Jul 2023 R$87.50T
Aug 2023 R$87.70T
Sep 2023 R$87.93T
Oct 2023 R$88.14T
Nov 2023 R$88.39T
Dec 2023 R$88.88T
Jan 2024 R$89.26T
Feb 2024 R$90.00T
Mar 2024 R$90.14T
Apr 2024 R$90.49T
May 2024 R$90.90T
Jun 2024 R$91.09T
Jul 2024 R$91.44T
Aug 2024 R$91.42T
Sep 2024 R$91.82T
Oct 2024 R$92.34T
Nov 2024 R$92.70T
Dec 2024 R$93.18T
Jan 2025 R$93.33T
Feb 2025 R$94.55T
Mar 2025 R$95.08T
Apr 2025 R$95.49T
May 2025 R$95.74T
Jun 2025 R$95.97T
Jul 2025 R$96.22T
Aug 2025 R$96.11T
Sep 2025 R$96.57T
Oct 2025 R$96.66T
Nov 2025 R$96.83T
Dec 2025 R$97.15T
Jan 2026 R$97.47T
Feb 2026 R$98.16T
Mar 2026 R$99.02T
Apr 2026 R$99.68T
May 2026 R$100.26T
Jun 2026 R$100.42T
Jul 2026 R$100.49T
Aug 2026 R$100.17T