Result:€100 in 2018 → €125.38 in 2026
Value of €100 from 2018 to 2026
Updated: December 18, 2025€100 in 2018 is equivalent in purchasing power to about €125.38 today, an increase of €25.38 over 8 years. The euro had an average inflation rate of 2.87% per year between 2018 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 25.38%.
This means that today's prices are 1.25 times as high as average prices since 2018, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Germany. A euro today only buys 79.758% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 2018 was 1.73%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 2.16%. If this number holds, €100 today will be equivalent in buying power to €102.16 next year.
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| Cumulative price change | 25.38% |
| Average inflation rate | 2.87% |
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Converted amount €100 base | €125.38 |
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Price difference €100 base | €25.38 |
| CPI in 2018 | 103.776 |
| CPI in 2026 | 130.112 |
| Inflation in 2018 | 1.73% |
| Inflation in 2026 | 2.16% |
| €100 in 2018 | €125.38 in 2026 |
Buying power of €100 in 2018
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for €100 in 2018 (price index tracking began in 1955).
For example, if you started with €100, you would need to end with €125.38 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When €100 is equivalent to €125.38 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single German euro decreases over time. In other words, a euro will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a euro over time. By calculating the value in 2018 dollars, the chart below shows how €100 is worth less over 8 years.
According to the OECD and the World Bank, each of these EUR amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 2018 amounts in today's euros, based on the 25.38% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| €1 euro in 2018 | €1.25 euros today |
| €5 euros in 2018 | €6.27 euros today |
| €10 euros in 2018 | €12.54 euros today |
| €50 euros in 2018 | €62.69 euros today |
| €100 euros in 2018 | €125.38 euros today |
| €500 euros in 2018 | €626.89 euros today |
| €1,000 euros in 2018 | €1,253.78 euros today |
| €5,000 euros in 2018 | €6,268.91 euros today |
| €10,000 euros in 2018 | €12,537.83 euros today |
| €50,000 euros in 2018 | €62,689.15 euros today |
| €100,000 euros in 2018 | €125,378.29 euros today |
| €500,000 euros in 2018 | €626,891.45 euros today |
| €1,000,000 euros in 2018 | €1,253,782.91 euros today |
How to calculate inflation rate for €100 since 2018
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2018 and today:
CPI todayCPI in 2018
×
2018 EUR value
=
Today's value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The German CPI was 103.7756 in the year 2018 and 130.1120737171878 in 2026:
130.1120737171878103.7756
×
€100
=
€125.38
€100 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as €125.38 in 2026.
To get the total inflation rate for the 8 years between 2018 and 2026, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2026 - CPI in 2018CPI in 2018
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (8 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
130.1120737171878 - 103.7756103.7756
×
100
=
25%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “€100 in 2018 → 2026 | Germany Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 26 Jan. 2026, https://www.officialdata.org/germany/inflation/2018?amount=100.
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| Cumulative price change | 25.38% |
| Average inflation rate | 2.87% |
|
Converted amount €100 base | €125.38 |
|
Price difference €100 base | €25.38 |
| CPI in 2018 | 103.776 |
| CPI in 2026 | 130.112 |
| Inflation in 2018 | 1.73% |
| Inflation in 2026 | 2.16% |
| €100 in 2018 | €125.38 in 2026 |