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Value of $100 from 1990 to 2020
$100 in 1990 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $61,660,209,906.68 in 2020, an increase of $61,660,209,806.68 over 30 years. The bolivar had an average inflation rate of 96.34% per year between 1990 and 2020, producing a cumulative price increase of 61,660,209,806.68%.
This means that prices in 2020 are 616,602,099.07 times as high as average prices since 1990, according to the International Monetary Fund consumer price index.
The inflation rate in 1990 was 40.70%. The inflation rate in 2020 was 2360.00%. The 2020 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2,700.00% per year between 2020 and 2021.
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| Cumulative price change | 61,660,209,806.68% |
| Average inflation rate | 96.34% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $61,660,209,906.68 |
| Price difference $100 base | $61,660,209,806.68 |
| CPI in 1990 | 985.422 |
| CPI in 2020 | 607,613,152,011.000 |
| Inflation in 1990 | 40.70% |
| Inflation in 2020 | 2,360.00% |
| $100 in 1990 | $61,660,209,906.68 in 2020 |
Buying power of $100 in 1990
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1990 (price index tracking began in 1979).
For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $61,660,209,906.68 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $100 is equivalent to $61,660,209,906.68 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Venezuelan bolivar decreases over time. In other words, a bolivar will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a bolivar over time. By calculating the value in 1990 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 30 years.
According to the International Monetary Fund, each of these VEF amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1990 amounts in 2020 bolivars, based on the 61,660,209,806.68% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| $1 bolivar in 1990 | $616,602,099.07 bolivars in 2020 |
| $5 bolivars in 1990 | $3,083,010,495.33 bolivars in 2020 |
| $10 bolivars in 1990 | $6,166,020,990.67 bolivars in 2020 |
| $50 bolivars in 1990 | $30,830,104,953.34 bolivars in 2020 |
| $100 bolivars in 1990 | $61,660,209,906.68 bolivars in 2020 |
| $500 bolivars in 1990 | $308,301,049,533.39 bolivars in 2020 |
| $1,000 bolivars in 1990 | $616,602,099,066.79 bolivars in 2020 |
| $5,000 bolivars in 1990 | $3,083,010,495,333.95 bolivars in 2020 |
| $10,000 bolivars in 1990 | $6,166,020,990,667.90 bolivars in 2020 |
| $50,000 bolivars in 1990 | $30,830,104,953,339.49 bolivars in 2020 |
| $100,000 bolivars in 1990 | $61,660,209,906,678.98 bolivars in 2020 |
| $500,000 bolivars in 1990 | $308,301,049,533,394.94 bolivars in 2020 |
| $1,000,000 bolivars in 1990 | $616,602,099,066,789.88 bolivars in 2020 |
How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 1990 to 2020
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1990 and 2020:
CPI in 2020 CPI in 1990
×
1990 VEF value
=
2020 VEF value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Venezuelan CPI was 985.4218027 in the year 1990 and 607613152011 in 2020:
607613152011985.4218027
×
$100
=
$61,660,209,906.68
$100 in 1990 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $61,660,209,906.68 in 2020.
To get the total inflation rate for the 30 years between 1990 and 2020, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2020 - CPI in 1990CPI in 1990
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (30 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
607613152011 - 985.4218027985.4218027
×
100
=
61,660,209,807%
Data source & citation
Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Venezuela's annual (CPI) as provided by the International Monetary Fund.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$100 in 1990 → 2020 | Venezuela Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 16 Apr. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/venezuela/inflation/1990?amount=100&endYear=2020.
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| Cumulative price change | 61,660,209,806.68% |
| Average inflation rate | 96.34% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $61,660,209,906.68 |
| Price difference $100 base | $61,660,209,806.68 |
| CPI in 1990 | 985.422 |
| CPI in 2020 | 607,613,152,011.000 |
| Inflation in 1990 | 40.70% |
| Inflation in 2020 | 2,360.00% |
| $100 in 1990 | $61,660,209,906.68 in 2020 |