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Value of 1977 Japanese Yen today

¥100 in 1977
¥169.25 in 2024

The inflation rate in Japan between 1977 and today has been 69.25%, which translates into a total increase of ¥69.25. This means that 100 yen in 1977 are equivalent to 169.25 yen in 2021. In other words, the purchasing power of ¥100 in 1977 equals ¥169.25 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 1.18%.

Inflation timeline in Japan (1977 - 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 1977-2021 58.85%
Cumulative inflation 1977-today 69.25%
Avg. Annual inflation 1977-2021 1.06%
CPI 1977 63.93
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 1977 and 2021, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2021
=Value1977 ×
CPI2021/CPI1977
=¥ 100 ×
101.56/63.93
¥158.85

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

Valuetoday
=Value1977 ×
CPItoday/CPI1977
=¥ 100 ×
108.21/63.93
¥169.25

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 44 years between 1977 and 2021 and the average inflation rate was 1.0574%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2021
=PV × (1 + i)n
=¥100 × (1 + 0.010574)44
¥158.85

Japan inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
¥1 yen in 1977 ¥1.59 yen in 2021
¥5 yen in 1977 ¥7.94 yen in 2021
¥10 yen in 1977 ¥15.89 yen in 2021
¥50 yen in 1977 ¥79.43 yen in 2021
¥100 yen in 1977 ¥158.85 yen in 2021
¥500 yen in 1977 ¥794.25 yen in 2021
¥1,000 yen in 1977 ¥1,588.51 yen in 2021
¥5,000 yen in 1977 ¥7,942.54 yen in 2021
¥10,000 yen in 1977 ¥15,885.08 yen in 2021
¥50,000 yen in 1977 ¥79,425.4 yen in 2021
¥100,000 yen in 1977 ¥158,850.79 yen in 2021
¥500,000 yen in 1977 ¥794,253.96 yen in 2021
¥1,000,000 yen in 1977 ¥1,588,507.92 yen in 2021
Cumulative inflation From 1977 69.25%
Avg. annual inflation From 1977 1.18%
CPI 1977 63.93
CPI today 108.21

Value of Yen over time (by year)

Period Value
1977 100
1978 104.19
1979 108.08
1980 116.48
1981 122.23
1982 125.58
1983 127.95
1984 130.83
1985 133.49
1986 134.3
1987 134.47
1988 135.35
1989 138.46
1990 142.7
1991 147.37
1992 149.92
1993 151.8
1994 152.85
1995 152.72
1996 152.93
1997 155.53
1998 156.54
1999 156
2000 154.92
2001 153.85
2002 152.47
2003 152.07
2004 152.06
2005 151.62
2006 152
2007 152.07
2008 154.17
2009 152.11
2010 150.98
2011 150.57
2012 150.5
2013 151.01
2014 155.18
2015 156.41
2016 156.21
2017 156.97
2018 158.52
2019 159.26
2020 159.22
2021 158.85
2022-04 161.62
Today 169.25

All available years

Today's value of japanese yen by year:

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