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Value of 1966 Japanese Yen today

¥100 in 1966
¥422.39 in 2024

The inflation rate in Japan between 1966 and today has been 322.39%, which translates into a total increase of ¥322.39. This means that 100 yen in 1966 are equivalent to 422.39 yen in 2021. In other words, the purchasing power of ¥100 in 1966 equals ¥422.39 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 2.61%.

Inflation timeline in Japan (1966 - 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 (JPY) 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 1966-2021 296.43%
Cumulative inflation 1966-today 322.39%
Avg. Annual inflation 1966-2021 2.54%
CPI 1966 25.62
CPI 2021 101.56
CPI 2022-04 (latest official data) 103.33
CPI today 108.21

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 1966 and 2021, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2021
=Value1966 ×
CPI2021/CPI1966
=¥ 100 ×
101.56/25.62
¥396.43

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 108.21:

Valuetoday
=Value1966 ×
CPItoday/CPI1966
=¥ 100 ×
108.21/25.62
¥422.39

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 55 years between 1966 and 2021 and the average inflation rate was 2.5359%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2021
=PV × (1 + i)n
=¥100 × (1 + 0.025359)55
¥396.43

Japan inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
¥1 yen in 1966 ¥3.96 yen in 2021
¥5 yen in 1966 ¥19.82 yen in 2021
¥10 yen in 1966 ¥39.64 yen in 2021
¥50 yen in 1966 ¥198.21 yen in 2021
¥100 yen in 1966 ¥396.43 yen in 2021
¥500 yen in 1966 ¥1,982.15 yen in 2021
¥1,000 yen in 1966 ¥3,964.3 yen in 2021
¥5,000 yen in 1966 ¥19,821.49 yen in 2021
¥10,000 yen in 1966 ¥39,642.98 yen in 2021
¥50,000 yen in 1966 ¥198,214.91 yen in 2021
¥100,000 yen in 1966 ¥396,429.82 yen in 2021
¥500,000 yen in 1966 ¥1,982,149.12 yen in 2021
¥1,000,000 yen in 1966 ¥3,964,298.25 yen in 2021
Cumulative inflation From 1966 322.39%
Avg. annual inflation From 1966 2.61%
CPI 1966 25.62
CPI today 108.21

Value of Yen over time (by year)

Period Value
1966 100
1967 103.99
1968 109.54
1969 115.29
1970 123.09
1971 130.94
1972 137.3
1973 153.23
1974 188.79
1975 210.95
1976 230.75
1977 249.56
1978 260.03
1979 269.73
1980 290.69
1981 305.03
1982 313.41
1983 319.3
1984 326.49
1985 333.15
1986 335.17
1987 335.6
1988 337.78
1989 345.53
1990 356.13
1991 367.78
1992 374.14
1993 378.85
1994 381.46
1995 381.13
1996 381.66
1997 388.15
1998 390.67
1999 389.31
2000 386.63
2001 383.95
2002 380.5
2003 379.51
2004 379.47
2005 378.38
2006 379.34
2007 379.51
2008 384.74
2009 379.61
2010 376.79
2011 375.77
2012 375.6
2013 376.86
2014 387.26
2015 390.34
2016 389.84
2017 391.73
2018 395.6
2019 397.46
2020 397.36
2021 396.43
2022-04 403.35
Today 422.39

All available years

Today's value of japanese yen by year:

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