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Value of 1971 Japanese Yen today

¥100 in 1971
¥322.56 in 2024

The inflation rate in Japan between 1971 and today has been 222.56%, which translates into a total increase of ¥222.56. This means that 100 yen in 1971 are equivalent to 322.56 yen in 2021. In other words, the purchasing power of ¥100 in 1971 equals ¥322.56 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 2.32%.

Inflation timeline in Japan (1971 - 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 1971-2021 202.76%
Cumulative inflation 1971-today 222.56%
Avg. Annual inflation 1971-2021 2.24%
CPI 1971 33.55
CPI 2021 101.56
CPI 2022-04 (latest official data) 103.33
CPI today 108.2

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 1971 and 2021, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2021
=Value1971 ×
CPI2021/CPI1971
=¥ 100 ×
101.56/33.55
¥302.76

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 108.2:

Valuetoday
=Value1971 ×
CPItoday/CPI1971
=¥ 100 ×
108.2/33.55
¥322.56

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 50 years between 1971 and 2021 and the average inflation rate was 2.2402%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2021
=PV × (1 + i)n
=¥100 × (1 + 0.022402)50
¥302.76

Japan inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
¥1 yen in 1971 ¥3.03 yen in 2021
¥5 yen in 1971 ¥15.14 yen in 2021
¥10 yen in 1971 ¥30.28 yen in 2021
¥50 yen in 1971 ¥151.38 yen in 2021
¥100 yen in 1971 ¥302.76 yen in 2021
¥500 yen in 1971 ¥1,513.78 yen in 2021
¥1,000 yen in 1971 ¥3,027.57 yen in 2021
¥5,000 yen in 1971 ¥15,137.83 yen in 2021
¥10,000 yen in 1971 ¥30,275.66 yen in 2021
¥50,000 yen in 1971 ¥151,378.3 yen in 2021
¥100,000 yen in 1971 ¥302,756.59 yen in 2021
¥500,000 yen in 1971 ¥1,513,782.95 yen in 2021
¥1,000,000 yen in 1971 ¥3,027,565.9 yen in 2021
Cumulative inflation From 1971 222.56%
Avg. annual inflation From 1971 2.32%
CPI 1971 33.55
CPI today 108.2

Value of Yen over time (by year)

Period Value
1971 100
1972 104.86
1973 117.02
1974 144.18
1975 161.1
1976 176.23
1977 190.59
1978 198.58
1979 205.99
1980 222
1981 232.95
1982 239.35
1983 243.85
1984 249.34
1985 254.43
1986 255.97
1987 256.3
1988 257.97
1989 263.88
1990 271.98
1991 280.88
1992 285.74
1993 289.33
1994 291.33
1995 291.07
1996 291.48
1997 296.43
1998 298.36
1999 297.32
2000 295.27
2001 293.22
2002 290.59
2003 289.83
2004 289.81
2005 288.97
2006 289.71
2007 289.83
2008 293.83
2009 289.91
2010 287.76
2011 286.98
2012 286.85
2013 287.81
2014 295.75
2015 298.1
2016 297.72
2017 299.17
2018 302.12
2019 303.54
2020 303.46
2021 302.76
2022-04 308.04
Today 322.56

All available years

Today's value of japanese yen by year:

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