$

Value of 1978 Mexican Pesos today

$100 in 1978
$361,155.46 in 2024

The inflation rate in Mexico between 1978 and today has been 361,055.46%, which translates into a total increase of $361,055.46. This means that 100 pesos in 1978 are equivalent to 361,155.46 pesos in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of $100 in 1978 equals $361,155.46 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 19.49%.

Inflation timeline in Mexico (1978 - 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 1978-2023 336,729.73%
Cumulative inflation 1978-today 361,055.46%
Avg. Annual inflation 1978-2023 19.78%
CPI 1978 0.04
CPI 2023 147.49
CPI 2024-07 (latest official data) 155.16
CPI today 158.14

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 1978 and 2023, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2023
=Value1978 ×
CPI2023/CPI1978
=$ 100 ×
147.49/0.04
$336,829.73

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 158.14:

Valuetoday
=Value1978 ×
CPItoday/CPI1978
=$ 100 ×
158.14/0.04
$361,155.46

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 45 years between 1978 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 19.7807%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=$100 × (1 + 0.197807)45
$336,829.73

Mexico inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
$1 peso in 1978 $3,368.3 pesos in 2023
$5 pesos in 1978 $16,841.49 pesos in 2023
$10 pesos in 1978 $33,682.97 pesos in 2023
$50 pesos in 1978 $168,414.86 pesos in 2023
$100 pesos in 1978 $336,829.73 pesos in 2023
$500 pesos in 1978 $1,684,148.64 pesos in 2023
$1,000 pesos in 1978 $3,368,297.27 pesos in 2023
$5,000 pesos in 1978 $16,841,486.36 pesos in 2023
$10,000 pesos in 1978 $33,682,972.72 pesos in 2023
$50,000 pesos in 1978 $168,414,863.58 pesos in 2023
$100,000 pesos in 1978 $336,829,727.17 pesos in 2023
$500,000 pesos in 1978 $1,684,148,635.83 pesos in 2023
$1,000,000 pesos in 1978 $3,368,297,271.66 pesos in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 1978 361,055.46%
Avg. annual inflation From 1978 19.49%
CPI 1978 0.04
CPI today 158.14

Value of Peso over time (by year)

Period Value
1978 100
1979 118.19
1980 149.34
1981 191.05
1982 303.61
1983 612.91
1984 1,014.05
1985 1,599.64
1986 2,979.07
1987 6,906.3
1988 14,790.68
1989 17,749.98
1990 22,480.65
1991 27,575.3
1992 31,851.65
1993 34,957.64
1994 37,392.73
1995 50,479.91
1996 67,834.1
1997 81,825.3
1998 94,858.75
1999 110,591.68
2000 121,088.53
2001 128,799.13
2002 135,278.67
2003 141,429.67
2004 148,060.48
2005 153,965.22
2006 159,553.31
2007 165,882.56
2008 174,384.01
2009 183,621.77
2010 191,254.42
2011 197,771.17
2012 205,902.55
2013 213,740.01
2014 222,329.4
2015 228,378.18
2016 234,822.33
2017 249,008.95
2018 261,208.92
2019 270,706.25
2020 279,901.67
2021 295,826.02
2022 319,185.23
2023 336,829.73
2024-07 354,346.79
Today 361,155.46

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 |

Other currencies: