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Value of 1971 Japanese Yen today

¥25 in 1971
¥80.7 in 2024

The inflation rate in Japan between 1971 and today has been 222.79%, which translates into a total increase of ¥55.7. This means that 25 yen in 1971 are equivalent to 80.7 yen in 2021. In other words, the purchasing power of ¥25 in 1971 equals ¥80.7 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 ¥25 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 222.79%
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 108.28

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
=¥ 25 ×
101.56/33.55
¥75.69

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 108.28:

Valuetoday
=Value1971 ×
CPItoday/CPI1971
=¥ 25 ×
108.28/33.55
¥80.7

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 ¥25 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
=¥25 × (1 + 0.022402)50
¥75.69

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 222.79%
Avg. annual inflation From 1971 2.32%
CPI 1971 33.55
CPI today 108.28

Value of Yen over time (by year)

Period Value
1971 25
1972 26.21
1973 29.26
1974 36.05
1975 40.28
1976 44.06
1977 47.65
1978 49.65
1979 51.5
1980 55.5
1981 58.24
1982 59.84
1983 60.96
1984 62.34
1985 63.61
1986 63.99
1987 64.07
1988 64.49
1989 65.97
1990 67.99
1991 70.22
1992 71.43
1993 72.33
1994 72.83
1995 72.77
1996 72.87
1997 74.11
1998 74.59
1999 74.33
2000 73.82
2001 73.31
2002 72.65
2003 72.46
2004 72.45
2005 72.24
2006 72.43
2007 72.46
2008 73.46
2009 72.48
2010 71.94
2011 71.74
2012 71.71
2013 71.95
2014 73.94
2015 74.53
2016 74.43
2017 74.79
2018 75.53
2019 75.89
2020 75.87
2021 75.69
2022-04 77.01
Today 80.7

All available years

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