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Result: kr100 in 1980 → kr473.69 in 2024


The Norwegian Krone has lost 79% its value since 1980

Updated: September 11, 2025

kr100 in 1980 is equivalent in purchasing power to about kr473.69 today, an increase of kr373.69 over 44 years. The krone had an average inflation rate of 3.60% per year between 1980 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 373.69%.

This means that today's prices are 4.74 times as high as average prices since 1980, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Norway. A krone today only buys 21.111% of what it could buy back then.

The inflation rate in 1980 was 10.88%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 3.89%. If this number holds, kr100 today will be equivalent in buying power to kr103.89 next year.


Inflation from 1980 to 2024
Cumulative price change373.69%
Average inflation rate3.60%
Converted amount
kr100 base
kr473.69
Price difference
kr100 base
kr373.69
CPI in 198028.708
CPI in 2024135.987
Inflation in 198010.88%
Inflation in 20243.89%
kr100 in 1980kr473.69 in 2024

NOK inflation since 1980
Annual Rate, the OECD and the World Bank CPI
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Buying power of kr100 in 1980

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for kr100 in 1980 (price index tracking began in 1955).

For example, if you started with kr100, you would need to end with kr473.69 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When kr100 is equivalent to kr473.69 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Norwegian krone decreases over time. In other words, a krone will pay for fewer items at the store.

This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a krone over time. By calculating the value in 1980 dollars, the chart below shows how kr100 is worth less over 44 years.

According to the OECD and the World Bank, each of these NOK amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Krone inflation: 1980-2024
YearKrone ValueInflation Rate
1980kr100.0010.88%
1981kr113.6413.64%
1982kr126.5311.34%
1983kr137.248.47%
1984kr145.786.22%
1985kr154.115.71%
1986kr165.177.18%
1987kr179.568.72%
1988kr191.556.68%
1989kr200.264.55%
1990kr208.534.13%
1991kr215.703.44%
1992kr220.732.33%
1993kr225.782.29%
1994kr228.881.38%
1995kr234.512.46%
1996kr237.471.26%
1997kr243.572.57%
1998kr249.062.25%
1999kr254.952.37%
2000kr262.823.09%
2001kr270.713.00%
2002kr274.191.29%
2003kr281.022.49%
2004kr282.290.45%
2005kr286.621.53%
2006kr293.292.33%
2007kr295.380.71%
2008kr306.473.75%
2009kr313.212.20%
2010kr320.782.42%
2011kr324.911.28%
2012kr327.170.70%
2013kr334.112.12%
2014kr340.932.04%
2015kr348.332.17%
2016kr360.703.55%
2017kr367.461.88%
2018kr377.622.76%
2019kr385.812.17%
2020kr390.771.29%
2021kr404.383.48%
2022kr427.695.76%
2023kr453.536.04%
2024kr473.694.45%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
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This conversion table shows various other 1980 amounts in today's kroner, based on the 373.69% change in prices:

Conversion: 1980 kroner today
Initial valueEquivalent value
kr1 krone in 1980kr4.74 kroner today
kr5 kroner in 1980kr23.68 kroner today
kr10 kroner in 1980kr47.37 kroner today
kr50 kroner in 1980kr236.84 kroner today
kr100 kroner in 1980kr473.69 kroner today
kr500 kroner in 1980kr2,368.43 kroner today
kr1,000 kroner in 1980kr4,736.86 kroner today
kr5,000 kroner in 1980kr23,684.32 kroner today
kr10,000 kroner in 1980kr47,368.64 kroner today
kr50,000 kroner in 1980kr236,843.19 kroner today
kr100,000 kroner in 1980kr473,686.38 kroner today
kr500,000 kroner in 1980kr2,368,431.92 kroner today
kr1,000,000 kroner in 1980kr4,736,863.84 kroner today

How to calculate inflation rate for kr100 since 1980

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1980 and today:

CPI today CPI in 1980
×
1980 NOK value
=
Today's value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Norwegian CPI was 28.70833 in the year 1980 and 135.98745035742655 in 2024:

135.9874503574265528.70833
×
kr100
=
kr473.69

kr100 in 1980 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as kr473.69 in 2024.

To get the total inflation rate for the 44 years between 1980 and 2024, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2024 - CPI in 1980CPI in 1980
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (44 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

135.98745035742655 - 28.7083328.70833
×
100
=
374%

Data source & citation

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Value of 1980 Norwegian Kroner today | Norway Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 15 Dec. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/norway/inflation/1980.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.


Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 1980 to 2024
Cumulative price change373.69%
Average inflation rate3.60%
Converted amount
kr100 base
kr473.69
Price difference
kr100 base
kr373.69
CPI in 198028.708
CPI in 2024135.987
Inflation in 198010.88%
Inflation in 20243.89%
kr100 in 1980kr473.69 in 2024