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Value of 1979 Japanese Yen today

¥100 in 1979
¥156.59 in 2024

The inflation rate in Japan between 1979 and today has been 56.59%, which translates into a total increase of ¥56.59. This means that 100 yen in 1979 are equivalent to 156.59 yen in 2021. In other words, the purchasing power of ¥100 in 1979 equals ¥156.59 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 1.05%.

Inflation timeline in Japan (1979 - 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 1979-2021 46.97%
Cumulative inflation 1979-today 56.59%
Avg. Annual inflation 1979-2021 0.92%
CPI 1979 69.1
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 1979 and 2021, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2021
=Value1979 ×
CPI2021/CPI1979
=¥ 100 ×
101.56/69.1
¥146.97

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

Valuetoday
=Value1979 ×
CPItoday/CPI1979
=¥ 100 ×
108.2/69.1
¥156.59

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 42 years between 1979 and 2021 and the average inflation rate was 0.9211%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2021
=PV × (1 + i)n
=¥100 × (1 + 0.009211)42
¥146.97

Japan inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
¥1 yen in 1979 ¥1.47 yen in 2021
¥5 yen in 1979 ¥7.35 yen in 2021
¥10 yen in 1979 ¥14.7 yen in 2021
¥50 yen in 1979 ¥73.49 yen in 2021
¥100 yen in 1979 ¥146.97 yen in 2021
¥500 yen in 1979 ¥734.87 yen in 2021
¥1,000 yen in 1979 ¥1,469.74 yen in 2021
¥5,000 yen in 1979 ¥7,348.68 yen in 2021
¥10,000 yen in 1979 ¥14,697.35 yen in 2021
¥50,000 yen in 1979 ¥73,486.77 yen in 2021
¥100,000 yen in 1979 ¥146,973.55 yen in 2021
¥500,000 yen in 1979 ¥734,867.74 yen in 2021
¥1,000,000 yen in 1979 ¥1,469,735.48 yen in 2021
Cumulative inflation From 1979 56.59%
Avg. annual inflation From 1979 1.05%
CPI 1979 69.1
CPI today 108.2

Value of Yen over time (by year)

Period Value
1979 100
1980 107.77
1981 113.09
1982 116.19
1983 118.38
1984 121.04
1985 123.51
1986 124.26
1987 124.42
1988 125.23
1989 128.1
1990 132.03
1991 136.35
1992 138.71
1993 140.45
1994 141.42
1995 141.3
1996 141.5
1997 143.9
1998 144.84
1999 144.33
2000 143.34
2001 142.34
2002 141.07
2003 140.7
2004 140.69
2005 140.28
2006 140.64
2007 140.7
2008 142.64
2009 140.74
2010 139.69
2011 139.31
2012 139.25
2013 139.72
2014 143.57
2015 144.71
2016 144.53
2017 145.23
2018 146.67
2019 147.35
2020 147.32
2021 146.97
2022-04 149.54
Today 156.59

All available years

Today's value of japanese yen by year:

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