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Value of 1931 New Zealand Dollars today

$100 in 1931
$6,990.27 in 2024

The inflation rate in New Zealand between 1931 and today has been 6,890.27%, which translates into a total increase of $6,890.27. This means that 100 dollars in 1931 are equivalent to 6,990.27 dollars in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of $100 in 1931 equals $6,990.27 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 4.67%.

Inflation timeline in New Zealand (1931 - 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 1931-2023 6,512.91%
Cumulative inflation 1931-today 6,890.27%
Avg. Annual inflation 1931-2023 4.66%
CPI 1931 1.92
CPI 2023 126.79
CPI 2023-Q4 (latest official data) 128.71
CPI today 134.03

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 1931 and 2023, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2023
=Value1931 ×
CPI2023/CPI1931
=$ 100 ×
126.79/1.92
$6,612.91

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 134.03:

Valuetoday
=Value1931 ×
CPItoday/CPI1931
=$ 100 ×
134.03/1.92
$6,990.27

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 92 years between 1931 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 4.6615%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=$100 × (1 + 0.046615)92
$6,612.91

New Zealand inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
$1 dollar in 1931 $66.13 dollars in 2023
$5 dollars in 1931 $330.65 dollars in 2023
$10 dollars in 1931 $661.29 dollars in 2023
$50 dollars in 1931 $3,306.45 dollars in 2023
$100 dollars in 1931 $6,612.91 dollars in 2023
$500 dollars in 1931 $33,064.55 dollars in 2023
$1,000 dollars in 1931 $66,129.1 dollars in 2023
$5,000 dollars in 1931 $330,645.49 dollars in 2023
$10,000 dollars in 1931 $661,290.97 dollars in 2023
$50,000 dollars in 1931 $3,306,454.85 dollars in 2023
$100,000 dollars in 1931 $6,612,909.7 dollars in 2023
$500,000 dollars in 1931 $33,064,548.52 dollars in 2023
$1,000,000 dollars in 1931 $66,129,097.03 dollars in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 1931 6,890.27%
Avg. annual inflation From 1931 4.67%
CPI 1931 1.92
CPI today 134.03

Value of Dollar over time (by year)

Period Value
1931 100
1932 92.19
1933 88
1934 89.21
1935 92.55
1936 95.17
1937 101.85
1938 104.83
1939 109.63
1940 114.18
1941 118.43
1942 122.3
1943 125.28
1944 127.46
1945 129.19
1946 130.19
1947 134.46
1948 144.98
1949 147.38
1950 155.78
1951 172.95
1952 186.36
1953 194.8
1954 203.79
1955 208.9
1956 216.19
1957 220.89
1958 230.71
1959 239.54
1960 241.21
1961 245.55
1962 252.13
1963 257.09
1964 266.03
1965 275.06
1966 282.64
1967 299.76
1968 312.69
1969 328.09
1970 349.47
1971 385.77
1972 412.52
1973 446.21
1974 495.78
1975 568.58
1976 664.71
1977 760.32
1978 851.23
1979 967.85
1980 1,133.84
1981 1,308.11
1982 1,519.55
1983 1,631.1
1984 1,731.76
1985 1,998.75
1986 2,262.86
1987 2,619.13
1988 2,786.1
1989 2,945.36
1990 3,124.98
1991 3,206.3
1992 3,238.83
1993 3,280.56
1994 3,337.81
1995 3,463.15
1996 3,542.3
1997 3,584.36
1998 3,629.71
1999 3,625.56
2000 3,720.38
2001 3,818.07
2002 3,920.28
2003 3,989.03
2004 4,080.38
2005 4,204.31
2006 4,345.8
2007 4,449.06
2008 4,625.2
2009 4,723.05
2010 4,831.78
2011 5,026.39
2012 5,079.67
2013 5,137.3
2014 5,200.36
2015 5,215.58
2016 5,249.28
2017 5,346.44
2018 5,431.89
2019 5,519.87
2020 5,614.51
2021 5,835.78
2022 6,254.34
2023 6,612.91
2023-Q4 6,712.88
Today 6,990.27

All available years

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