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Value of 1959 South African Rand today

R100 in 1959
R11,735.84 in 2024

The inflation rate in South Africa between 1959 and today has been 11,635.84%, which translates into a total increase of R11,635.84. This means that 100 rand in 1959 are equivalent to 11,735.84 rand in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of R100 in 1959 equals R11,735.84 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 7.61%.

Inflation timeline in South Africa (1959 - 2024)

The following chart depicts the equivalence of R100 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 (ZAR) 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 11,034.28%
Cumulative inflation 1959-today 11,635.84%
Avg. Annual inflation 1959-2023 7.64%
CPI 1959 1.34
CPI 2023 149.54
CPI 2024-10 (latest official data) 157.17
CPI today 157.62

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
=R 100 ×
149.54/1.34
R11,134.28

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 157.62:

Valuetoday
=Value1959 ×
CPItoday/CPI1959
=R 100 ×
157.62/1.34
R11,735.84

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 R100 worth today. There are 64 years between 1959 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 7.6413%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=R100 × (1 + 0.076413)64
R11,134.28

South Africa inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
R1 rand in 1959 R111.34 rand in 2023
R5 rand in 1959 R556.71 rand in 2023
R10 rand in 1959 R1,113.43 rand in 2023
R50 rand in 1959 R5,567.14 rand in 2023
R100 rand in 1959 R11,134.28 rand in 2023
R500 rand in 1959 R55,671.4 rand in 2023
R1,000 rand in 1959 R111,342.81 rand in 2023
R5,000 rand in 1959 R556,714.03 rand in 2023
R10,000 rand in 1959 R1,113,428.06 rand in 2023
R50,000 rand in 1959 R5,567,140.3 rand in 2023
R100,000 rand in 1959 R11,134,280.6 rand in 2023
R500,000 rand in 1959 R55,671,402.98 rand in 2023
R1,000,000 rand in 1959 R111,342,805.96 rand in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 1959 11,635.84%
Avg. annual inflation From 1959 7.61%
CPI 1959 1.34
CPI today 157.62

Value of Rand over time (by year)

Period Value
1959 100
1960 101.29
1961 103.42
1962 104.71
1963 106.11
1964 108.8
1965 113.22
1966 117.18
1967 121.32
1968 123.73
1969 127.74
1970 134.12
1971 142.11
1972 151.24
1973 165.5
1974 184.91
1975 209.73
1976 232.85
1977 258.81
1978 287.63
1979 325.87
1980 370.39
1981 426.89
1982 489.38
1983 549.59
1984 612.94
1985 712.81
1986 845.78
1987 982.47
1988 1,108.02
1989 1,271.24
1990 1,453.3
1991 1,676.16
1992 1,908.72
1993 2,094.2
1994 2,281.39
1995 2,479.42
1996 2,661.76
1997 2,890.61
1998 3,089.5
1999 3,249.59
2000 3,423.08
2001 3,618.26
2002 3,961.8
2003 4,186.81
2004 4,157.84
2005 4,243.61
2006 4,381.27
2007 4,651.93
2008 5,120.6
2009 5,490.06
2010 5,714.59
2011 6,000.28
2012 6,343.77
2013 6,710.73
2014 7,122.08
2015 7,445.47
2016 7,934.74
2017 8,346.1
2018 8,723.11
2019 9,082.52
2020 9,374.07
2021 9,806.37
2022 10,496.72
2023 11,134.28
2024-10 11,702.3
Today 11,735.84

All available years

Today's value of south african rand by year:

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