Result: ¥200 in 1996 → ¥226.46 in 2024
Value of ¥200 from 1996 to 2024
Updated: April 10, 2025¥200 in 1996 is equivalent in purchasing power to about ¥226.46 today, an increase of ¥26.46 over 28 years. The yen had an average inflation rate of 0.44% per year between 1996 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 13.23%.
This means that today's prices are 1.13 times as high as average prices since 1996, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Japan. A yen today only buys 88.316% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 1996 was 0.14%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 2.88%. If this number holds, ¥200 today will be equivalent in buying power to ¥205.77 next year.
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| Cumulative price change | 13.23% |
| Average inflation rate | 0.44% |
| Converted amount ¥200 base | ¥226.46 |
| Price difference ¥200 base | ¥26.46 |
| CPI in 1996 | 97.777 |
| CPI in 2024 | 110.714 |
| Inflation in 1996 | 0.14% |
| Inflation in 2024 | 2.88% |
| ¥200 in 1996 | ¥226.46 in 2024 |
Buying power of ¥200 in 1996
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for ¥200 in 1996 (price index tracking began in 1955).
For example, if you started with ¥200, you would need to end with ¥226.46 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When ¥200 is equivalent to ¥226.46 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Japanese yen decreases over time. In other words, a yen will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a yen over time. By calculating the value in 1996 dollars, the chart below shows how ¥200 is worth less over 28 years.
According to the OECD and the World Bank, each of these JPY amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1996 amounts in today's yen, based on the 13.23% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| ¥1 yen in 1996 | ¥1.13 yen today |
| ¥5 yen in 1996 | ¥5.66 yen today |
| ¥10 yen in 1996 | ¥11.32 yen today |
| ¥50 yen in 1996 | ¥56.62 yen today |
| ¥100 yen in 1996 | ¥113.23 yen today |
| ¥500 yen in 1996 | ¥566.15 yen today |
| ¥1,000 yen in 1996 | ¥1,132.30 yen today |
| ¥5,000 yen in 1996 | ¥5,661.52 yen today |
| ¥10,000 yen in 1996 | ¥11,323.05 yen today |
| ¥50,000 yen in 1996 | ¥56,615.23 yen today |
| ¥100,000 yen in 1996 | ¥113,230.46 yen today |
| ¥500,000 yen in 1996 | ¥566,152.32 yen today |
| ¥1,000,000 yen in 1996 | ¥1,132,304.65 yen today |
How to calculate inflation rate for ¥200 since 1996
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1996 and today:
CPI today CPI in 1996
×
1996 JPY value
=
Today's value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Japanese CPI was 97.77721 in the year 1996 and 110.71358916166263 in 2024:
110.7135891616626397.77721
×
¥200
=
¥226.46
¥200 in 1996 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as ¥226.46 in 2024.
To get the total inflation rate for the 28 years between 1996 and 2024, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2024 - CPI in 1996CPI in 1996
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (28 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
110.71358916166263 - 97.7772197.77721
×
100
=
13%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “¥200 in 1996 → 2024 | Japan Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 11 May. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/japan/inflation/1996?amount=200.
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| Cumulative price change | 13.23% |
| Average inflation rate | 0.44% |
| Converted amount ¥200 base | ¥226.46 |
| Price difference ¥200 base | ¥26.46 |
| CPI in 1996 | 97.777 |
| CPI in 2024 | 110.714 |
| Inflation in 1996 | 0.14% |
| Inflation in 2024 | 2.88% |
| ¥200 in 1996 | ¥226.46 in 2024 |
