Value of $1 from 2005 to 2021
$1 in 2005 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $185,000,686.96 today, an increase of $185,000,685.96 over 16 years. The bolivar had an average inflation rate of 228.62% per year between 2005 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 18,500,068,596.16%.
This means that today's prices are 185,000,686.96 times as high as average prices since 2005, according to the International Monetary Fund consumer price index. A bolivar today only buys NaN% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 2005 was 16.00%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 2,700.00%. If this number holds, $1 today will be equivalent in buying power to $28.00 next year.
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| Cumulative price change | 18,500,068,596.16% |
| Average inflation rate | 228.62% |
| Converted amount $1 base | $185,000,686.96 |
| Price difference $1 base | $185,000,685.96 |
| CPI in 2005 | 91,962.730 |
| CPI in 2021 | 17,013,168,256,313.000 |
| Inflation in 2005 | 16.00% |
| Inflation in 2021 | 2,700.00% |
| $1 in 2005 | $185,000,686.96 in 2021 |
Buying power of $1 in 2005
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $1 in 2005 (price index tracking began in 1979).
For example, if you started with $1, you would need to end with $185,000,686.96 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $1 is equivalent to $185,000,686.96 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Venezuelan bolivar decreases over time. In other words, a bolivar will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a bolivar over time. By calculating the value in 2005 dollars, the chart below shows how $1 is worth less over 16 years.
According to the International Monetary Fund, each of these VEF amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 2005 amounts in today's bolivars, based on the 18,500,068,596.16% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| $1 bolivar in 2005 | $185,000,686.96 bolivars today |
| $5 bolivars in 2005 | $925,003,434.81 bolivars today |
| $10 bolivars in 2005 | $1,850,006,869.62 bolivars today |
| $50 bolivars in 2005 | $9,250,034,348.08 bolivars today |
| $100 bolivars in 2005 | $18,500,068,696.16 bolivars today |
| $500 bolivars in 2005 | $92,500,343,480.79 bolivars today |
| $1,000 bolivars in 2005 | $185,000,686,961.59 bolivars today |
| $5,000 bolivars in 2005 | $925,003,434,807.93 bolivars today |
| $10,000 bolivars in 2005 | $1,850,006,869,615.86 bolivars today |
| $50,000 bolivars in 2005 | $9,250,034,348,079.32 bolivars today |
| $100,000 bolivars in 2005 | $18,500,068,696,158.63 bolivars today |
| $500,000 bolivars in 2005 | $92,500,343,480,793.16 bolivars today |
| $1,000,000 bolivars in 2005 | $185,000,686,961,586.31 bolivars today |
How to calculate inflation rate for $1 since 2005
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2005 and today:
CPI today CPI in 2005
×
2005 VEF value
=
Today's value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Venezuelan CPI was 91962.73017 in the year 2005 and 17013168256313 in 2021:
1701316825631391962.73017
×
$1
=
$185,000,686.96
$1 in 2005 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $185,000,686.96 in 2021.
To get the total inflation rate for the 16 years between 2005 and 2021, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2021 - CPI in 2005CPI in 2005
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (16 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
17013168256313 - 91962.7301791962.73017
×
100
=
18,500,068,596%
Data source & citation
Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Venezuela's annual (CPI) as provided by the International Monetary Fund.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$1 in 2005 → 2021 | Venezuela Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 2 Apr. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/venezuela/inflation/2005?amount=1&endYear=2021.
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| Cumulative price change | 18,500,068,596.16% |
| Average inflation rate | 228.62% |
| Converted amount $1 base | $185,000,686.96 |
| Price difference $1 base | $185,000,685.96 |
| CPI in 2005 | 91,962.730 |
| CPI in 2021 | 17,013,168,256,313.000 |
| Inflation in 2005 | 16.00% |
| Inflation in 2021 | 2,700.00% |
| $1 in 2005 | $185,000,686.96 in 2021 |