Result: zł4 in 1979 → zł3,270.86 in 1993
Value of zł4 from 1979 to 1993
zł4 in 1979 is equivalent in purchasing power to about zł3,270.86 in 1993, an increase of zł3,266.86 over 14 years. The zloty had an average inflation rate of 61.45% per year between 1979 and 1993, producing a cumulative price increase of 81,671.59%.
This means that prices in 1993 are 817.72 times as high as average prices since 1979, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Poland.
The inflation rate in 1979 was 7.03%. The inflation rate in 1993 was 36.96%. The 1993 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 6.38% per year between 1993 and 2024.
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| Cumulative price change | 81,671.59% |
| Average inflation rate | 61.45% |
| Converted amount zł4 base | zł3,270.86 |
| Price difference zł4 base | zł3,266.86 |
| CPI in 1979 | 0.028 |
| CPI in 1993 | 22.846 |
| Inflation in 1979 | 7.03% |
| Inflation in 1993 | 36.96% |
| zł4 in 1979 | zł3,270.86 in 1993 |
Buying power of zł4 in 1979
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for zł4 in 1979 (price index tracking began in 1970).
For example, if you started with zł4, you would need to end with zł3,270.86 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When zł4 is equivalent to zł3,270.86 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 1979 dollars, the chart below shows how zł4 is worth less over 14 years.
According to the OECD and 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 1979 amounts in 1993 zloty, based on the 81,671.59% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| zł1 zloty in 1979 | zł817.72 zloty in 1993 |
| zł5 zloty in 1979 | zł4,088.58 zloty in 1993 |
| zł10 zloty in 1979 | zł8,177.16 zloty in 1993 |
| zł50 zloty in 1979 | zł40,885.79 zloty in 1993 |
| zł100 zloty in 1979 | zł81,771.59 zloty in 1993 |
| zł500 zloty in 1979 | zł408,857.93 zloty in 1993 |
| zł1,000 zloty in 1979 | zł817,715.86 zloty in 1993 |
| zł5,000 zloty in 1979 | zł4,088,579.29 zloty in 1993 |
| zł10,000 zloty in 1979 | zł8,177,158.58 zloty in 1993 |
| zł50,000 zloty in 1979 | zł40,885,792.90 zloty in 1993 |
| zł100,000 zloty in 1979 | zł81,771,585.80 zloty in 1993 |
| zł500,000 zloty in 1979 | zł408,857,929.02 zloty in 1993 |
| zł1,000,000 zloty in 1979 | zł817,715,858.04 zloty in 1993 |
How to calculate inflation rate for zł4, 1979 to 1993
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1979 and 1993:
CPI in 1993 CPI in 1979
×
1979 PLN value
=
1993 PLN value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Polish CPI was 0.027938983664540274 in the year 1979 and 22.84615 in 1993:
22.846150.027938983664540274
×
zł4
=
zł3,270.86
zł4 in 1979 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as zł3,270.86 in 1993.
To get the total inflation rate for the 14 years between 1979 and 1993, we use the following formula:
CPI in 1993 - CPI in 1979CPI in 1979
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (14 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
22.84615 - 0.0279389836645402740.027938983664540274
×
100
=
81,672%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “zł4 in 1979 → 1993 | Poland Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 20 Dec. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/poland/inflation/1979?amount=4&endYear=1993.
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| Cumulative price change | 81,671.59% |
| Average inflation rate | 61.45% |
| Converted amount zł4 base | zł3,270.86 |
| Price difference zł4 base | zł3,266.86 |
| CPI in 1979 | 0.028 |
| CPI in 1993 | 22.846 |
| Inflation in 1979 | 7.03% |
| Inflation in 1993 | 36.96% |
| zł4 in 1979 | zł3,270.86 in 1993 |