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Value of $1 from 1995 to 2019
$1 in 1995 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $4,003,075.89 in 2019, an increase of $4,003,074.89 over 24 years. The bolivar had an average inflation rate of 88.41% per year between 1995 and 2019, producing a cumulative price increase of 400,307,489.41%.
This means that prices in 2019 are 4,003,075.89 times as high as average prices since 1995, according to the International Monetary Fund consumer price index.
The inflation rate in 1995 was 59.90%. The inflation rate in 2019 was 19100.00%. The 2019 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2,524.50% per year between 2019 and 2021.
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| Cumulative price change | 400,307,489.41% |
| Average inflation rate | 88.41% |
| Converted amount $1 base | $4,003,075.89 |
| Price difference $1 base | $4,003,074.89 |
| CPI in 1995 | 6,170.186 |
| CPI in 2019 | 24,699,721,626.000 |
| Inflation in 1995 | 59.90% |
| Inflation in 2019 | 19,100.00% |
| $1 in 1995 | $4,003,075.89 in 2019 |
Buying power of $1 in 1995
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $1 in 1995 (price index tracking began in 1979).
For example, if you started with $1, you would need to end with $4,003,075.89 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $1 is equivalent to $4,003,075.89 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 1995 dollars, the chart below shows how $1 is worth less over 24 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 1995 amounts in 2019 bolivars, based on the 400,307,489.41% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| $1 bolivar in 1995 | $4,003,075.89 bolivars in 2019 |
| $5 bolivars in 1995 | $20,015,379.47 bolivars in 2019 |
| $10 bolivars in 1995 | $40,030,758.94 bolivars in 2019 |
| $50 bolivars in 1995 | $200,153,794.71 bolivars in 2019 |
| $100 bolivars in 1995 | $400,307,589.41 bolivars in 2019 |
| $500 bolivars in 1995 | $2,001,537,947.07 bolivars in 2019 |
| $1,000 bolivars in 1995 | $4,003,075,894.14 bolivars in 2019 |
| $5,000 bolivars in 1995 | $20,015,379,470.68 bolivars in 2019 |
| $10,000 bolivars in 1995 | $40,030,758,941.35 bolivars in 2019 |
| $50,000 bolivars in 1995 | $200,153,794,706.77 bolivars in 2019 |
| $100,000 bolivars in 1995 | $400,307,589,413.54 bolivars in 2019 |
| $500,000 bolivars in 1995 | $2,001,537,947,067.72 bolivars in 2019 |
| $1,000,000 bolivars in 1995 | $4,003,075,894,135.44 bolivars in 2019 |
How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 1995 to 2019
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1995 and 2019:
CPI in 2019 CPI in 1995
×
1995 VEF value
=
2019 VEF value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Venezuelan CPI was 6170.185697 in the year 1995 and 24699721626 in 2019:
246997216266170.185697
×
$1
=
$4,003,075.89
$1 in 1995 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $4,003,075.89 in 2019.
To get the total inflation rate for the 24 years between 1995 and 2019, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2019 - CPI in 1995CPI in 1995
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (24 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
24699721626 - 6170.1856976170.185697
×
100
=
400,307,489%
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: “$1 in 1995 → 2019 | Venezuela Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 19 Dec. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/venezuela/inflation/1995?amount=1&endYear=2019.
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| Cumulative price change | 400,307,489.41% |
| Average inflation rate | 88.41% |
| Converted amount $1 base | $4,003,075.89 |
| Price difference $1 base | $4,003,074.89 |
| CPI in 1995 | 6,170.186 |
| CPI in 2019 | 24,699,721,626.000 |
| Inflation in 1995 | 59.90% |
| Inflation in 2019 | 19,100.00% |
| $1 in 1995 | $4,003,075.89 in 2019 |