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Value of 1927 New Zealand Dollars today

$100 in 1927
$6,245.74 in 2024

The inflation rate in New Zealand between 1927 and today has been 6,145.74%, which translates into a total increase of $6,145.74. This means that 100 dollars in 1927 are equivalent to 6,245.74 dollars in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of $100 in 1927 equals $6,245.74 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 4.35%.

Inflation timeline in New Zealand (1927 - 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 (NZD) 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 1927-2023 5,866.26%
Cumulative inflation 1927-today 6,145.74%
Avg. Annual inflation 1927-2023 4.35%
CPI 1927 2.13
CPI 2023 126.79
CPI 2024-Q2 (latest official data) 130.04
CPI today 132.73

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 1927 and 2023, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2023
=Value1927 ×
CPI2023/CPI1927
=$ 100 ×
126.79/2.13
$5,966.26

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 132.73:

Valuetoday
=Value1927 ×
CPItoday/CPI1927
=$ 100 ×
132.73/2.13
$6,245.74

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 96 years between 1927 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 4.3511%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=$100 × (1 + 0.043511)96
$5,966.26

New Zealand inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
$1 dollar in 1927 $59.66 dollars in 2023
$5 dollars in 1927 $298.31 dollars in 2023
$10 dollars in 1927 $596.63 dollars in 2023
$50 dollars in 1927 $2,983.13 dollars in 2023
$100 dollars in 1927 $5,966.26 dollars in 2023
$500 dollars in 1927 $29,831.3 dollars in 2023
$1,000 dollars in 1927 $59,662.6 dollars in 2023
$5,000 dollars in 1927 $298,313.01 dollars in 2023
$10,000 dollars in 1927 $596,626.01 dollars in 2023
$50,000 dollars in 1927 $2,983,130.07 dollars in 2023
$100,000 dollars in 1927 $5,966,260.14 dollars in 2023
$500,000 dollars in 1927 $29,831,300.68 dollars in 2023
$1,000,000 dollars in 1927 $59,662,601.37 dollars in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 1927 6,145.74%
Avg. annual inflation From 1927 4.35%
CPI 1927 2.13
CPI today 132.73

Value of Dollar over time (by year)

Period Value
1927 100
1928 100.08
1929 99.79
1930 97.81
1931 90.22
1932 83.18
1933 79.39
1934 80.49
1935 83.5
1936 85.86
1937 91.89
1938 94.58
1939 98.91
1940 103.02
1941 106.85
1942 110.34
1943 113.03
1944 114.99
1945 116.56
1946 117.46
1947 121.32
1948 130.8
1949 132.97
1950 140.55
1951 156.04
1952 168.14
1953 175.75
1954 183.86
1955 188.47
1956 195.05
1957 199.29
1958 208.15
1959 216.11
1960 217.62
1961 221.54
1962 227.47
1963 231.95
1964 240.01
1965 248.17
1966 255.01
1967 270.45
1968 282.11
1969 296.01
1970 315.3
1971 348.05
1972 372.18
1973 402.57
1974 447.3
1975 512.98
1976 599.71
1977 685.97
1978 767.99
1979 873.2
1980 1,022.96
1981 1,180.19
1982 1,370.96
1983 1,471.6
1984 1,562.42
1985 1,803.3
1986 2,041.58
1987 2,363.01
1988 2,513.66
1989 2,657.34
1990 2,819.4
1991 2,892.77
1992 2,922.12
1993 2,959.76
1994 3,011.42
1995 3,124.5
1996 3,195.92
1997 3,233.86
1998 3,274.77
1999 3,271.03
2000 3,356.58
2001 3,444.71
2002 3,536.93
2003 3,598.96
2004 3,681.38
2005 3,793.18
2006 3,920.84
2007 4,014.01
2008 4,172.92
2009 4,261.2
2010 4,359.3
2011 4,534.88
2012 4,582.95
2013 4,634.94
2014 4,691.83
2015 4,705.57
2016 4,735.98
2017 4,823.63
2018 4,900.73
2019 4,980.1
2020 5,065.49
2021 5,265.12
2022 5,642.75
2023 5,966.26
2024-Q2 6,118.99
Today 6,245.74

All available years

Today's value of New Zealand dollars by year:

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