Result: ¥100 in 1995 → ¥104.26 in 2020
Value of ¥100 from 1995 to 2020
¥100 in 1995 is equivalent in purchasing power to about ¥104.26 in 2020, an increase of ¥4.26 over 25 years. The yen had an average inflation rate of 0.17% per year between 1995 and 2020, producing a cumulative price increase of 4.26%.
This means that prices in 2020 are 1.04 times as high as average prices since 1995, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Japan.
The inflation rate in 1995 was -0.09%. The inflation rate in 2020 was -0.02%. The 2020 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.12% per year between 2020 and 2024.
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| Cumulative price change | 4.26% |
| Average inflation rate | 0.17% |
| Converted amount ¥100 base | ¥104.26 |
| Price difference ¥100 base | ¥4.26 |
| CPI in 1995 | 97.641 |
| CPI in 2020 | 101.799 |
| Inflation in 1995 | -0.09% |
| Inflation in 2020 | -0.02% |
| ¥100 in 1995 | ¥104.26 in 2020 |
Buying power of ¥100 in 1995
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for ¥100 in 1995 (price index tracking began in 1955).
For example, if you started with ¥100, you would need to end with ¥104.26 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When ¥100 is equivalent to ¥104.26 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Japanese yen decreases over time. In other words, a yen will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a yen over time. By calculating the value in 1995 dollars, the chart below shows how ¥100 is worth less over 25 years.
According to the OECD and the World Bank, each of these JPY amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1995 amounts in 2020 yen, based on the 4.26% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| ¥1 yen in 1995 | ¥1.04 yen in 2020 |
| ¥5 yen in 1995 | ¥5.21 yen in 2020 |
| ¥10 yen in 1995 | ¥10.43 yen in 2020 |
| ¥50 yen in 1995 | ¥52.13 yen in 2020 |
| ¥100 yen in 1995 | ¥104.26 yen in 2020 |
| ¥500 yen in 1995 | ¥521.29 yen in 2020 |
| ¥1,000 yen in 1995 | ¥1,042.58 yen in 2020 |
| ¥5,000 yen in 1995 | ¥5,212.88 yen in 2020 |
| ¥10,000 yen in 1995 | ¥10,425.75 yen in 2020 |
| ¥50,000 yen in 1995 | ¥52,128.77 yen in 2020 |
| ¥100,000 yen in 1995 | ¥104,257.55 yen in 2020 |
| ¥500,000 yen in 1995 | ¥521,287.73 yen in 2020 |
| ¥1,000,000 yen in 1995 | ¥1,042,575.45 yen in 2020 |
How to calculate inflation rate for ¥100, 1995 to 2020
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1995 and 2020:
CPI in 2020 CPI in 1995
×
1995 JPY value
=
2020 JPY value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Japanese CPI was 97.64147 in the year 1995 and 101.7986 in 2020:
101.798697.64147
×
¥100
=
¥104.26
¥100 in 1995 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as ¥104.26 in 2020.
To get the total inflation rate for the 25 years between 1995 and 2020, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2020 - CPI in 1995CPI in 1995
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (25 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
101.7986 - 97.6414797.64147
×
100
=
4%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “¥100 in 1995 → 2020 | Japan Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 16 Sep. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/japan/inflation/1995?amount=100&endYear=2020.
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| Cumulative price change | 4.26% |
| Average inflation rate | 0.17% |
| Converted amount ¥100 base | ¥104.26 |
| Price difference ¥100 base | ¥4.26 |
| CPI in 1995 | 97.641 |
| CPI in 2020 | 101.799 |
| Inflation in 1995 | -0.09% |
| Inflation in 2020 | -0.02% |
| ¥100 in 1995 | ¥104.26 in 2020 |