Result:¥100 in 2024 → ¥101.36 in 2026
The Chinese Renminbi has lost 1% its value since 2024
Updated: March 11, 2026¥100 in 2024 is equivalent in purchasing power to about ¥101.36 today, an increase of ¥1.36 over 2 years. The renminbi had an average inflation rate of 0.68% per year between 2024 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 1.36%.
This means that today's prices are 1.01 times as high as average prices since 2024, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for China. A renminbi today only buys 98.658% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 2024 was 0.22%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 1.33%. If this number holds, ¥100 today will be equivalent in buying power to ¥101.33 next year.
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| Cumulative price change | 1.36% |
| Average inflation rate | 0.68% |
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Converted amount
¥100 base | ¥101.36 |
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Price difference
¥100 base | ¥1.36 |
| CPI in 2024 | 115.311 |
| CPI in 2026 | 116.875 |
| Inflation in 2024 | 0.22% |
| Inflation in 2026 | 1.33% |
| ¥100 in 2024 | ¥101.36 in 2026 |
Buying power of ¥100 in 2024
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for ¥100 in 2024 (price index tracking began in 1986).
For example, if you started with ¥100, you would need to end with ¥101.36 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When ¥100 is equivalent to ¥101.36 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Chinese renminbi decreases over time. In other words, a renminbi will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a renminbi over time. By calculating the value in 2024 dollars, the chart below shows how ¥100 is worth less over 2 years.
According to the OECD and the World Bank, each of these CNY amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 2024 amounts in today's renminbi, based on the 1.36% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| ¥1 renminbi in 2024 | ¥1.01 renminbi today |
| ¥5 renminbi in 2024 | ¥5.07 renminbi today |
| ¥10 renminbi in 2024 | ¥10.14 renminbi today |
| ¥50 renminbi in 2024 | ¥50.68 renminbi today |
| ¥100 renminbi in 2024 | ¥101.36 renminbi today |
| ¥500 renminbi in 2024 | ¥506.78 renminbi today |
| ¥1,000 renminbi in 2024 | ¥1,013.56 renminbi today |
| ¥5,000 renminbi in 2024 | ¥5,067.82 renminbi today |
| ¥10,000 renminbi in 2024 | ¥10,135.64 renminbi today |
| ¥50,000 renminbi in 2024 | ¥50,678.21 renminbi today |
| ¥100,000 renminbi in 2024 | ¥101,356.42 renminbi today |
| ¥500,000 renminbi in 2024 | ¥506,782.11 renminbi today |
| ¥1,000,000 renminbi in 2024 | ¥1,013,564.21 renminbi today |
How to calculate inflation rate for ¥100 since 2024
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2024 and today:
CPI todayCPI in 2024
×
2024 CNY value
=
Today's value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Chinese CPI was 115.3108 in the year 2024 and 116.8749 in 2026:
116.8749115.3108
×
¥100
=
¥101.36
¥100 in 2024 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as ¥101.36 in 2026.
To get the total inflation rate for the 2 years between 2024 and 2026, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2026 - CPI in 2024CPI in 2024
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (2 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
116.8749 - 115.3108115.3108
×
100
=
1%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Value of 2024 Chinese Renminbi today | China Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 5 Apr. 2026, https://www.officialdata.org/china/inflation/2024..
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| Cumulative price change | 1.36% |
| Average inflation rate | 0.68% |
|
Converted amount
¥100 base | ¥101.36 |
|
Price difference
¥100 base | ¥1.36 |
| CPI in 2024 | 115.311 |
| CPI in 2026 | 116.875 |
| Inflation in 2024 | 0.22% |
| Inflation in 2026 | 1.33% |
| ¥100 in 2024 | ¥101.36 in 2026 |