Result: R$100 in 1981 → R$25,542,380,240,194.90 in 2022
Why a real today is worth much less than a real in 1981
Updated: January 12, 2022R$100 in 1981 is equivalent in purchasing power to about R$25,542,380,240,194.90 today, an increase of R$25,542,380,240,094.90 over 41 years. The real had an average inflation rate of 89.77% per year between 1981 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 25,542,380,240,094.90%.
This means that today's prices are 255,423,802,401.95 times higher than average prices since 1981, according to the World Bank consumer price index for Brazil. A real today only buys NaN% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 1981 was 101.73%. The current year-over-year inflation rate (2021 to 2022) is now 3.21%. If this number holds, R$100 today will be equivalent in buying power to R$103.21 next year.
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| Cumulative price change | 25,542,380,240,094.90% |
| Average inflation rate | 89.77% |
| Converted amount (R$100 base) | R$25,542,380,240,194.90 |
| Price difference (R$100 base) | R$25,542,380,240,094.90 |
| CPI in 1981 | 2.017 |
| CPI in 2022 | 515,253,851,747.174 |
| Inflation in 1981 | 101.73% |
| Inflation in 2022 | 3.21% |
| R$100 in 1981 | R$25,542,380,240,194.90 in 2022 |
Buying power of R$100 in 1981
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for R$100 in 1981 (price index tracking began in 1980).
For example, if you started with R$100, you would need to end with R$25,542,380,240,194.90 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When R$100 is equivalent to R$25,542,380,240,194.90 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Brazilian real decreases over time. In other words, a real will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a real over time. By calculating the value in 1981 dollars, the chart below shows how R$100 is worth less over 41 years.
According to the World Bank, each of these BRL amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1981 amounts in today's reals, based on the 25,542,380,240,094.90% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| R$1 real in 1981 | R$255,423,802,401.95 reals today |
| R$5 reals in 1981 | R$1,277,119,012,009.75 reals today |
| R$10 reals in 1981 | R$2,554,238,024,019.49 reals today |
| R$50 reals in 1981 | R$12,771,190,120,097.45 reals today |
| R$100 reals in 1981 | R$25,542,380,240,194.90 reals today |
| R$500 reals in 1981 | R$127,711,901,200,974.50 reals today |
| R$1,000 reals in 1981 | R$255,423,802,401,949.00 reals today |
| R$5,000 reals in 1981 | R$1,277,119,012,009,745.00 reals today |
| R$10,000 reals in 1981 | R$2,554,238,024,019,490.00 reals today |
| R$50,000 reals in 1981 | R$12,771,190,120,097,448.00 reals today |
| R$100,000 reals in 1981 | R$25,542,380,240,194,896.00 reals today |
| R$500,000 reals in 1981 | R$127,711,901,200,974,496.00 reals today |
| R$1,000,000 reals in 1981 | R$255,423,802,401,948,992.00 reals today |
How to Calculate Inflation Rate for R$100 since 1981
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1981 and today:
CPI today
CPI in 1981
×
1981 BRL value
=
Today's value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Brazilian CPI was 2.0172507295789996 in the year 1981 and 515253851747.1739 in 2022:
515253851747.17392.0172507295789996
×
R$100
=
R$25,542,380,240,194.90
R$100 in 1981 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as R$25,542,380,240,194.90 in 2022.
To get the total inflation rate for the 41 years between 1981 and 2022, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2022 - CPI in 1981CPI in 1981
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (41 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
515253851747.1739 - 2.01725072957899962.0172507295789996
×
100
=
25,542,380,240,095%
News headlines from 1981
Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time:
- Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the President of the United States.
- IBM introduces its first PC - Personal Computer.
- United States Center for Disease Control reports that pneumonia is affecting five men in Los Angeles, marking the beginning of the AIDS epidemic.
Data Source & Citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Brazil Inflation Calculator: World Bank data, 1981-2022 (BRL).” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 16 Jan. 2022, https://www.officialdata.org/brazil/inflation.
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| Cumulative price change | 25,542,380,240,094.90% |
| Average inflation rate | 89.77% |
| Converted amount (R$100 base) | R$25,542,380,240,194.90 |
| Price difference (R$100 base) | R$25,542,380,240,094.90 |
| CPI in 1981 | 2.017 |
| CPI in 2022 | 515,253,851,747.174 |
| Inflation in 1981 | 101.73% |
| Inflation in 2022 | 3.21% |
| R$100 in 1981 | R$25,542,380,240,194.90 in 2022 |