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Value of 1980 Japanese Yen today

¥100 in 1980
¥145.29 in 2024

The inflation rate in Japan between 1980 and today has been 45.29%, which translates into a total increase of ¥45.29. This means that 100 yen in 1980 are equivalent to 145.29 yen in 2021. In other words, the purchasing power of ¥100 in 1980 equals ¥145.29 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 0.89%.

Inflation timeline in Japan (1980 - 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 1980-2021 36.37%
Cumulative inflation 1980-today 45.29%
Avg. Annual inflation 1980-2021 0.76%
CPI 1980 74.47
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 1980 and 2021, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2021
=Value1980 ×
CPI2021/CPI1980
=¥ 100 ×
101.56/74.47
¥136.37

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

Valuetoday
=Value1980 ×
CPItoday/CPI1980
=¥ 100 ×
108.2/74.47
¥145.29

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 41 years between 1980 and 2021 and the average inflation rate was 0.7595%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2021
=PV × (1 + i)n
=¥100 × (1 + 0.007595)41
¥136.37

Japan inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
¥1 yen in 1980 ¥1.36 yen in 2021
¥5 yen in 1980 ¥6.82 yen in 2021
¥10 yen in 1980 ¥13.64 yen in 2021
¥50 yen in 1980 ¥68.19 yen in 2021
¥100 yen in 1980 ¥136.37 yen in 2021
¥500 yen in 1980 ¥681.87 yen in 2021
¥1,000 yen in 1980 ¥1,363.75 yen in 2021
¥5,000 yen in 1980 ¥6,818.75 yen in 2021
¥10,000 yen in 1980 ¥13,637.5 yen in 2021
¥50,000 yen in 1980 ¥68,187.48 yen in 2021
¥100,000 yen in 1980 ¥136,374.96 yen in 2021
¥500,000 yen in 1980 ¥681,874.82 yen in 2021
¥1,000,000 yen in 1980 ¥1,363,749.65 yen in 2021
Cumulative inflation From 1980 45.29%
Avg. annual inflation From 1980 0.89%
CPI 1980 74.47
CPI today 108.2

Value of Yen over time (by year)

Period Value
1980 100
1981 104.93
1982 107.81
1983 109.84
1984 112.31
1985 114.6
1986 115.3
1987 115.45
1988 116.2
1989 118.87
1990 122.51
1991 126.52
1992 128.71
1993 130.33
1994 131.23
1995 131.11
1996 131.29
1997 133.53
1998 134.39
1999 133.93
2000 133
2001 132.08
2002 130.9
2003 130.55
2004 130.54
2005 130.17
2006 130.5
2007 130.55
2008 132.35
2009 130.59
2010 129.62
2011 129.27
2012 129.21
2013 129.64
2014 133.22
2015 134.28
2016 134.11
2017 134.76
2018 136.09
2019 136.73
2020 136.69
2021 136.37
2022-04 138.76
Today 145.29

All available years

Today's value of japanese yen by year:

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