Result: zł100 in 1980 → zł507,793.35 in 2024
zł100 in 1980 is equivalent in purchasing power to about zł507,793.35 today, an increase of zł507,693.35 over 44 years. The zloty had an average inflation rate of 21.40% per year between 1980 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 507,693.35%.
This means that today's prices are 5,077.93 times as high as average prices since 1980, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Poland. A zloty today only buys 0.020% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 1980 was 9.68%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 6.09%. If this number holds, zł100 today will be equivalent in buying power to zł106.09 next year.
Cumulative price change | 507,693.35% |
Average inflation rate | 21.40% |
Converted amount zł100 base | zł507,793.35 |
Price difference zł100 base | zł507,693.35 |
CPI in 1980 | 0.031 |
CPI in 2024 | 155.609 |
Inflation in 1980 | 9.68% |
Inflation in 2024 | 6.09% |
zł100 in 1980 | zł507,793.35 in 2024 |
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for zł100 in 1980 (price index tracking began in 1970).
For example, if you started with zł100, you would need to end with zł507,793.35 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When zł100 is equivalent to zł507,793.35 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 1980 dollars, the chart below shows how zł100 is worth less over 44 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 1980 amounts in today's zloty, based on the 507,693.35% change in prices:
Initial value | Equivalent value |
---|---|
zł1 zloty in 1980 | zł5,077.93 zloty today |
zł5 zloty in 1980 | zł25,389.67 zloty today |
zł10 zloty in 1980 | zł50,779.34 zloty today |
zł50 zloty in 1980 | zł253,896.68 zloty today |
zł100 zloty in 1980 | zł507,793.35 zloty today |
zł500 zloty in 1980 | zł2,538,966.77 zloty today |
zł1,000 zloty in 1980 | zł5,077,933.54 zloty today |
zł5,000 zloty in 1980 | zł25,389,667.68 zloty today |
zł10,000 zloty in 1980 | zł50,779,335.35 zloty today |
zł50,000 zloty in 1980 | zł253,896,676.76 zloty today |
zł100,000 zloty in 1980 | zł507,793,353.53 zloty today |
zł500,000 zloty in 1980 | zł2,538,966,767.65 zloty today |
zł1,000,000 zloty in 1980 | zł5,077,933,535.29 zloty today |
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1980 and today:
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Polish CPI was 0.030644235365094318 in the year 1980 and 155.6093904237356 in 2024:
zł100 in 1980 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as zł507,793.35 in 2024.
To get the total inflation rate for the 44 years between 1980 and 2024, we use the following formula:
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Value of 1980 Polish Zloty today | Poland Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 15 Jun. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/poland/inflation/1980.
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Cumulative price change | 507,693.35% |
Average inflation rate | 21.40% |
Converted amount zł100 base | zł507,793.35 |
Price difference zł100 base | zł507,693.35 |
CPI in 1980 | 0.031 |
CPI in 2024 | 155.609 |
Inflation in 1980 | 9.68% |
Inflation in 2024 | 6.09% |
zł100 in 1980 | zł507,793.35 in 2024 |