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Value of 2009 South African Rand today

R100 in 2009
R209.82 in 2024

The inflation rate in South Africa between 2009 and today has been 109.82%, which translates into a total increase of R109.82. This means that 100 rand in 2009 are equivalent to 209.82 rand in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of R100 in 2009 equals R209.82 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 5.06%.

Inflation timeline in South Africa (2009 - 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 2009-2023 102.81%
Cumulative inflation 2009-today 109.82%
Avg. Annual inflation 2009-2023 5.18%
CPI 2009 73.74
CPI 2023 149.54
CPI 2024-02 (latest official data) 154.2
CPI today 154.72

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 2009 and 2023, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2023
=Value2009 ×
CPI2023/CPI2009
=R 100 ×
149.54/73.74
R202.81

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 154.72:

Valuetoday
=Value2009 ×
CPItoday/CPI2009
=R 100 ×
154.72/73.74
R209.82

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 14 years between 2009 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 5.1804%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=R100 × (1 + 0.051804)14
R202.81

South Africa inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
R1 rand in 2009 R2.03 rand in 2023
R5 rand in 2009 R10.14 rand in 2023
R10 rand in 2009 R20.28 rand in 2023
R50 rand in 2009 R101.4 rand in 2023
R100 rand in 2009 R202.81 rand in 2023
R500 rand in 2009 R1,014.04 rand in 2023
R1,000 rand in 2009 R2,028.08 rand in 2023
R5,000 rand in 2009 R10,140.4 rand in 2023
R10,000 rand in 2009 R20,280.79 rand in 2023
R50,000 rand in 2009 R101,403.95 rand in 2023
R100,000 rand in 2009 R202,807.9 rand in 2023
R500,000 rand in 2009 R1,014,039.51 rand in 2023
R1,000,000 rand in 2009 R2,028,079.01 rand in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 2009 109.82%
Avg. annual inflation From 2009 5.06%
CPI 2009 73.74
CPI today 154.72

Value of Rand over time (by year)

Period Value
2009 100
2010 104.09
2011 109.29
2012 115.55
2013 122.23
2014 129.73
2015 135.62
2016 144.53
2017 152.02
2018 158.89
2019 165.44
2020 170.75
2021 178.62
2022 191.19
2023 202.81
2024-02 209.13
Today 209.82

All available years

Today's value of south african rand by year:

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