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Value of 1972 Mexican Pesos today

$100 in 1972
$981,033.72 in 2024

The inflation rate in Mexico between 1972 and today has been 980,933.72%, which translates into a total increase of $980,933.72. This means that 100 pesos in 1972 are equivalent to 981,033.72 pesos in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of $100 in 1972 equals $981,033.72 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 19.33%.

Inflation timeline in Mexico (1972 - 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 (MXN) 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 1972-2023 943,060.72%
Cumulative inflation 1972-today 980,933.72%
Avg. Annual inflation 1972-2023 19.66%
CPI 1972 0.02
CPI 2023 147.49
CPI 2024-03 (latest official data) 152.95
CPI today 153.41

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 1972 and 2023, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2023
=Value1972 ×
CPI2023/CPI1972
=$ 100 ×
147.49/0.02
$943,160.72

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 153.41:

Valuetoday
=Value1972 ×
CPItoday/CPI1972
=$ 100 ×
153.41/0.02
$981,033.72

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 51 years between 1972 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 19.6556%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=$100 × (1 + 0.196556)51
$943,160.72

Mexico inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
$1 peso in 1972 $9,431.61 pesos in 2023
$5 pesos in 1972 $47,158.04 pesos in 2023
$10 pesos in 1972 $94,316.07 pesos in 2023
$50 pesos in 1972 $471,580.36 pesos in 2023
$100 pesos in 1972 $943,160.72 pesos in 2023
$500 pesos in 1972 $4,715,803.58 pesos in 2023
$1,000 pesos in 1972 $9,431,607.15 pesos in 2023
$5,000 pesos in 1972 $47,158,035.76 pesos in 2023
$10,000 pesos in 1972 $94,316,071.52 pesos in 2023
$50,000 pesos in 1972 $471,580,357.6 pesos in 2023
$100,000 pesos in 1972 $943,160,715.2 pesos in 2023
$500,000 pesos in 1972 $4,715,803,576 pesos in 2023
$1,000,000 pesos in 1972 $9,431,607,151.99 pesos in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 1972 980,933.72%
Avg. annual inflation From 1972 19.33%
CPI 1972 0.02
CPI today 153.41

Value of Peso over time (by year)

Period Value
1972 100
1973 112.08
1974 138.74
1975 159.47
1976 184.71
1977 238.39
1978 280.01
1979 330.95
1980 418.16
1981 534.97
1982 850.13
1983 1,716.21
1984 2,839.44
1985 4,479.18
1986 8,341.72
1987 19,338.4
1988 41,415.56
1989 49,701.93
1990 62,948.32
1991 77,213.89
1992 89,188.17
1993 97,885.29
1994 104,703.79
1995 141,349.38
1996 189,943.02
1997 229,119.94
1998 265,615.06
1999 309,669
2000 339,061.36
2001 360,651.89
2002 378,795.34
2003 396,018.83
2004 414,585.81
2005 431,119.74
2006 446,767.02
2007 464,489.63
2008 488,294.62
2009 514,161.38
2010 535,533.65
2011 553,781.27
2012 576,550.05
2013 598,495.8
2014 622,547.07
2015 639,484.32
2016 657,528.65
2017 697,252.78
2018 731,414.03
2019 758,007.62
2020 783,755.82
2021 828,345.78
2022 893,754.16
2023 943,160.72
2024-03 978,072.08
Today 981,033.72

All available years

Today's value of mexican pesos by year:

1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |

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