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Value of 1959 New Zealand Dollars today

$100 in 1959
$2,886.34 in 2024

The inflation rate in New Zealand between 1959 and today has been 2,786.34%, which translates into a total increase of $2,786.34. This means that 100 dollars in 1959 are equivalent to 2,886.34 dollars in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of $100 in 1959 equals $2,886.34 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 5.31%.

Inflation timeline in New Zealand (1959 - 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 1959-2023 2,660.69%
Cumulative inflation 1959-today 2,786.34%
Avg. Annual inflation 1959-2023 5.32%
CPI 1959 4.59
CPI 2023 126.79
CPI 2024-Q3 (latest official data) 130.86
CPI today 132.56

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 1959 and 2023, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2023
=Value1959 ×
CPI2023/CPI1959
=$ 100 ×
126.79/4.59
$2,760.69

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 132.56:

Valuetoday
=Value1959 ×
CPItoday/CPI1959
=$ 100 ×
132.56/4.59
$2,886.34

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 64 years between 1959 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 5.3212%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=$100 × (1 + 0.053212)64
$2,760.69

New Zealand inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
$1 dollar in 1959 $27.61 dollars in 2023
$5 dollars in 1959 $138.03 dollars in 2023
$10 dollars in 1959 $276.07 dollars in 2023
$50 dollars in 1959 $1,380.34 dollars in 2023
$100 dollars in 1959 $2,760.69 dollars in 2023
$500 dollars in 1959 $13,803.44 dollars in 2023
$1,000 dollars in 1959 $27,606.89 dollars in 2023
$5,000 dollars in 1959 $138,034.43 dollars in 2023
$10,000 dollars in 1959 $276,068.86 dollars in 2023
$50,000 dollars in 1959 $1,380,344.32 dollars in 2023
$100,000 dollars in 1959 $2,760,688.64 dollars in 2023
$500,000 dollars in 1959 $13,803,443.21 dollars in 2023
$1,000,000 dollars in 1959 $27,606,886.42 dollars in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 1959 2,786.34%
Avg. annual inflation From 1959 5.31%
CPI 1959 4.59
CPI today 132.56

Value of Dollar over time (by year)

Period Value
1959 100
1960 100.7
1961 102.51
1962 105.26
1963 107.33
1964 111.06
1965 114.83
1966 118
1967 125.14
1968 130.54
1969 136.97
1970 145.89
1971 161.05
1972 172.21
1973 186.28
1974 206.97
1975 237.37
1976 277.5
1977 317.41
1978 355.36
1979 404.05
1980 473.34
1981 546.1
1982 634.36
1983 680.93
1984 722.96
1985 834.42
1986 944.67
1987 1,093.41
1988 1,163.11
1989 1,229.6
1990 1,304.58
1991 1,338.53
1992 1,352.11
1993 1,369.53
1994 1,393.44
1995 1,445.76
1996 1,478.8
1997 1,496.36
1998 1,515.29
1999 1,513.56
2000 1,553.14
2001 1,593.93
2002 1,636.6
2003 1,665.3
2004 1,703.44
2005 1,755.17
2006 1,814.24
2007 1,857.35
2008 1,930.88
2009 1,971.73
2010 2,017.12
2011 2,098.37
2012 2,120.61
2013 2,144.66
2014 2,170.99
2015 2,177.35
2016 2,191.42
2017 2,231.97
2018 2,267.65
2019 2,304.38
2020 2,343.89
2021 2,436.26
2022 2,611
2023 2,760.69
2024-Q3 2,849.17
Today 2,886.34

All available years

Today's value of New Zealand dollars by year:

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