Result: zł100 in 1971 → zł560,611.22 in 2021
zł100 in 1971 is equivalent in purchasing power to about zł560,611.22 today, an increase of zł560,511.22 over 50 years. The zloty had an average inflation rate of 18.84% per year between 1971 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 560,511.22%.
This means that today's prices are 5,606.11 times higher than average prices since 1971, according to the World Bank consumer price index for Poland. A zloty today only buys 0.02% of what it could buy back then.
The 1971 inflation rate was 1.10%. The current year-over-year inflation rate (2020 to 2021) is now 2.23%1. If this number holds, zł100 today will be equivalent in buying power to zł102.23 next year.
Cumulative price change | 560,511.22% |
Average inflation rate | 18.84% |
Converted amount (zł100 base) | zł560,611.22 |
Price difference (zł100 base) | zł560,511.22 |
CPI in 1971 | 0.021 |
CPI in 2021 | 119.252 |
Inflation in 1971 | 1.10% |
Inflation in 2021 | 2.23% |
zł100 in 1971 | zł560,611.22 in 2021 |
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for zł100 in 1971 (price index tracking began in 1970).
For example, if you started with zł100, you would need to end with zł560,611.22 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When zł100 is equivalent to zł560,611.22 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Polish zloty decreases over time. In other words, a zloty will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a zloty over time. By calculating the value in 1971 dollars, the chart below shows how zł100 is worth less over 50 years.
According to the World Bank, each of these PLN amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1971 amounts in today's zloty, based on the 560,511.22% change in prices:
Initial value | Equivalent value |
---|---|
zł1 zloty in 1971 | zł5,606.11 zloty today |
zł5 zloty in 1971 | zł28,030.56 zloty today |
zł10 zloty in 1971 | zł56,061.12 zloty today |
zł50 zloty in 1971 | zł280,305.61 zloty today |
zł100 zloty in 1971 | zł560,611.22 zloty today |
zł500 zloty in 1971 | zł2,803,056.10 zloty today |
zł1,000 zloty in 1971 | zł5,606,112.20 zloty today |
zł5,000 zloty in 1971 | zł28,030,561.02 zloty today |
zł10,000 zloty in 1971 | zł56,061,122.04 zloty today |
zł50,000 zloty in 1971 | zł280,305,610.21 zloty today |
zł100,000 zloty in 1971 | zł560,611,220.42 zloty today |
zł500,000 zloty in 1971 | zł2,803,056,102.10 zloty today |
zł1,000,000 zloty in 1971 | zł5,606,112,204.19 zloty today |
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1971 and today:
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Polish CPI was 0.0212717878 in the year 1971 and 119.25202919053733 in 2021:
zł100 in 1971 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as zł560,611.22 in 2021.
To get the total inflation rate for the 50 years between 1971 and 2021, we use the following formula:
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time:
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Poland Inflation Calculator: World Bank data, 1971-2021 (PLN).” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 24 Jan. 2021, https://www.officialdata.org/poland/inflation.
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Cumulative price change | 560,511.22% |
Average inflation rate | 18.84% |
Converted amount (zł100 base) | zł560,611.22 |
Price difference (zł100 base) | zł560,511.22 |
CPI in 1971 | 0.021 |
CPI in 2021 | 119.252 |
Inflation in 1971 | 1.10% |
Inflation in 2021 | 2.23% |
zł100 in 1971 | zł560,611.22 in 2021 |