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Value of 2004 Chinese Renminbis today

¥100 in 2004
¥156.29 in 2024

The inflation rate in China between 2004 and today has been 56.29%, which translates into a total increase of ¥56.29. This means that 100 renminbis in 2004 are equivalent to 156.29 renminbis in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of ¥100 in 2004 equals ¥156.29 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 2.26%.

Inflation timeline in China (2004 - 2024)

The following chart depicts the equivalence of ¥100 due to compound inflation and CPI changes. All values are equivalent in terms of purchasing power, which means that for each year the same goods or services could be bought with the indicated amount of money.

All calculations are performed in the local currency (CNY) and using 6 decimal digits. Results show only up to 2 decimal digits to favour readability. Inflation data is provided by governments and international institutions on a monthly basis. Today's values were extrapolated from the latest 12-month rolling average official data.

The following table contains relevant indicators:

Indicator Value
Cumulative inflation 2004-2023 55.56%
Cumulative inflation 2004-today 56.29%
Avg. Annual inflation 2004-2023 2.35%
CPI 2004 73.96
CPI 2023 115.06
CPI 2024-10 (latest official data) 115.56
CPI today 115.59

How to calculate today's value of money after inflation?

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 years, we can use the following formula:

Valuet =Value0 ×
CPIt/CPI0

To obtain the values equivalent in buying power between 2004 and 2023, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2023
=Value2004 ×
CPI2023/CPI2004
=¥ 100 ×
115.06/73.96
¥155.56

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 115.59:

Valuetoday
=Value2004 ×
CPItoday/CPI2004
=¥ 100 ×
115.59/73.96
¥156.29

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 years)

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 ¥100 worth today. There are 19 years between 2004 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 2.353%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=¥100 × (1 + 0.02353)19
¥155.56

China inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
¥1 renminbi in 2004 ¥1.56 renminbis in 2023
¥5 renminbis in 2004 ¥7.78 renminbis in 2023
¥10 renminbis in 2004 ¥15.56 renminbis in 2023
¥50 renminbis in 2004 ¥77.78 renminbis in 2023
¥100 renminbis in 2004 ¥155.56 renminbis in 2023
¥500 renminbis in 2004 ¥777.82 renminbis in 2023
¥1,000 renminbis in 2004 ¥1,555.65 renminbis in 2023
¥5,000 renminbis in 2004 ¥7,778.24 renminbis in 2023
¥10,000 renminbis in 2004 ¥15,556.49 renminbis in 2023
¥50,000 renminbis in 2004 ¥77,782.43 renminbis in 2023
¥100,000 renminbis in 2004 ¥155,564.86 renminbis in 2023
¥500,000 renminbis in 2004 ¥777,824.3 renminbis in 2023
¥1,000,000 renminbis in 2004 ¥1,555,648.61 renminbis in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 2004 56.29%
Avg. annual inflation From 2004 2.26%
CPI 2004 73.96
CPI today 115.59

Value of Renminbi over time (by year)

Period Value
2004 100
2005 101.78
2006 103.46
2007 108.44
2008 114.86
2009 114.03
2010 117.65
2011 124.18
2012 127.43
2013 130.78
2014 133.29
2015 135.2
2016 137.91
2017 140.1
2018 143.01
2019 147.16
2020 150.72
2021 152.2
2022 155.2
2023 155.56
2024-10 156.24
Today 156.29

All available years

Today's value of chinese renminbis by year:

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