Result: Ft100 in 2015 → Ft135.94 in 2022
Value of Ft100 from 2015 to 2022
Ft100 in 2015 is equivalent in purchasing power to about Ft135.94 in 2022, an increase of Ft35.94 over 7 years. The forint had an average inflation rate of 4.48% per year between 2015 and 2022, producing a cumulative price increase of 35.94%.
This means that prices in 2022 are 1.36 times as high as average prices since 2015, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Hungary.
The inflation rate in 2015 was -0.06%. The inflation rate in 2022 was 14.61%. The 2022 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 11.81% per year between 2022 and 2024.
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| Cumulative price change | 35.94% |
| Average inflation rate | 4.48% |
| Converted amount Ft100 base | Ft135.94 |
| Price difference Ft100 base | Ft35.94 |
| CPI in 2015 | 100.000 |
| CPI in 2022 | 135.936 |
| Inflation in 2015 | -0.06% |
| Inflation in 2022 | 14.61% |
| Ft100 in 2015 | Ft135.94 in 2022 |
Buying power of Ft100 in 2015
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for Ft100 in 2015 (price index tracking began in 1972).
For example, if you started with Ft100, you would need to end with Ft135.94 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When Ft100 is equivalent to Ft135.94 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Hungarian forint decreases over time. In other words, a forint will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a forint over time. By calculating the value in 2015 dollars, the chart below shows how Ft100 is worth less over 7 years.
According to the OECD and the World Bank, each of these HUF amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 2015 amounts in 2022 forints, based on the 35.94% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| Ft1 forint in 2015 | Ft1.36 forints in 2022 |
| Ft5 forints in 2015 | Ft6.80 forints in 2022 |
| Ft10 forints in 2015 | Ft13.59 forints in 2022 |
| Ft50 forints in 2015 | Ft67.97 forints in 2022 |
| Ft100 forints in 2015 | Ft135.94 forints in 2022 |
| Ft500 forints in 2015 | Ft679.68 forints in 2022 |
| Ft1,000 forints in 2015 | Ft1,359.36 forints in 2022 |
| Ft5,000 forints in 2015 | Ft6,796.82 forints in 2022 |
| Ft10,000 forints in 2015 | Ft13,593.63 forints in 2022 |
| Ft50,000 forints in 2015 | Ft67,968.15 forints in 2022 |
| Ft100,000 forints in 2015 | Ft135,936.30 forints in 2022 |
| Ft500,000 forints in 2015 | Ft679,681.50 forints in 2022 |
| Ft1,000,000 forints in 2015 | Ft1,359,363.00 forints in 2022 |
How to calculate inflation rate for Ft100, 2015 to 2022
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2015 and 2022:
CPI in 2022 CPI in 2015
×
2015 HUF value
=
2022 HUF value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Hungarian CPI was 100 in the year 2015 and 135.9363 in 2022:
135.9363100
×
Ft100
=
Ft135.94
Ft100 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as Ft135.94 in 2022.
To get the total inflation rate for the 7 years between 2015 and 2022, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2022 - CPI in 2015CPI in 2015
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (7 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
135.9363 - 100100
×
100
=
36%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Ft100 in 2015 → 2022 | Hungary Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 10 May. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/hungary/inflation/2015?amount=100&endYear=2022.
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| Cumulative price change | 35.94% |
| Average inflation rate | 4.48% |
| Converted amount Ft100 base | Ft135.94 |
| Price difference Ft100 base | Ft35.94 |
| CPI in 2015 | 100.000 |
| CPI in 2022 | 135.936 |
| Inflation in 2015 | -0.06% |
| Inflation in 2022 | 14.61% |
| Ft100 in 2015 | Ft135.94 in 2022 |
