Result: ₽100 in 1993 → ₽37,780.36 in 2021
₽100 in 1993 is equivalent in purchasing power to about ₽37,780.36 today, an increase of ₽37,680.36 over 28 years. The ruble had an average inflation rate of 23.61% per year between 1993 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 37,680.36%.
This means that today's prices are 377.80 times higher than average prices since 1993, according to the World Bank consumer price index for Russia. A ruble today only buys 0.26% of what it could buy back then.
The 1993 inflation rate was 874.25%. The current year-over-year inflation rate (2020 to 2021) is now 4.47%1. If this number holds, ₽100 today will be equivalent in buying power to ₽104.47 next year.
Cumulative price change | 37,680.36% |
Average inflation rate | 23.61% |
Converted amount (₽100 base) | ₽37,780.36 |
Price difference (₽100 base) | ₽37,680.36 |
CPI in 1993 | 0.522 |
CPI in 2021 | 197.272 |
Inflation in 1993 | 874.25% |
Inflation in 2021 | 4.47% |
₽100 in 1993 | ₽37,780.36 in 2021 |
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for ₽100 in 1993 (price index tracking began in 1992).
For example, if you started with ₽100, you would need to end with ₽37,780.36 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When ₽100 is equivalent to ₽37,780.36 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Russian ruble decreases over time. In other words, a ruble will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a ruble over time. By calculating the value in 1993 dollars, the chart below shows how ₽100 is worth less over 28 years.
According to the World Bank, each of these RUB amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1993 amounts in today's rubles, based on the 37,680.36% change in prices:
Initial value | Equivalent value |
---|---|
₽1 ruble in 1993 | ₽377.80 rubles today |
₽5 rubles in 1993 | ₽1,889.02 rubles today |
₽10 rubles in 1993 | ₽3,778.04 rubles today |
₽50 rubles in 1993 | ₽18,890.18 rubles today |
₽100 rubles in 1993 | ₽37,780.36 rubles today |
₽500 rubles in 1993 | ₽188,901.78 rubles today |
₽1,000 rubles in 1993 | ₽377,803.56 rubles today |
₽5,000 rubles in 1993 | ₽1,889,017.78 rubles today |
₽10,000 rubles in 1993 | ₽3,778,035.56 rubles today |
₽50,000 rubles in 1993 | ₽18,890,177.79 rubles today |
₽100,000 rubles in 1993 | ₽37,780,355.58 rubles today |
₽500,000 rubles in 1993 | ₽188,901,777.92 rubles today |
₽1,000,000 rubles in 1993 | ₽377,803,555.85 rubles today |
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1993 and today:
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Russian CPI was 0.522154633 in the year 1993 and 197.27187705051426 in 2021:
₽100 in 1993 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as ₽37,780.36 in 2021.
To get the total inflation rate for the 28 years between 1993 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: “Russia Inflation Calculator: World Bank data, 1993-2021 (RUB).” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 17 Feb. 2021, https://www.officialdata.org/russia/inflation.
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Cumulative price change | 37,680.36% |
Average inflation rate | 23.61% |
Converted amount (₽100 base) | ₽37,780.36 |
Price difference (₽100 base) | ₽37,680.36 |
CPI in 1993 | 0.522 |
CPI in 2021 | 197.272 |
Inflation in 1993 | 874.25% |
Inflation in 2021 | 4.47% |
₽100 in 1993 | ₽37,780.36 in 2021 |