$1 in 1995 is worth $98,475,667.00 in 2020

👉 You may be interested in $1 in 1995 → 2021

Value of $1 from 1995 to 2020

$1 in 1995 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $98,475,667.00 in 2020, an increase of $98,475,666.00 over 25 years. The bolivar had an average inflation rate of 108.80% per year between 1995 and 2020, producing a cumulative price increase of 9,847,566,599.76%.

This means that prices in 2020 are 98,475,667.00 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 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.


Inflation from 1995 to 2020
Cumulative price change9,847,566,599.76%
Average inflation rate108.80%
Converted amount
$1 base
$98,475,667.00
Price difference
$1 base
$98,475,666.00
CPI in 19956,170.186
CPI in 2020607,613,152,011.000
Inflation in 199559.90%
Inflation in 20202,360.00%
$1 in 1995$98,475,667.00 in 2020

VEF inflation since 1995
Annual Rate, the International Monetary Fund CPI
Download

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 $98,475,667.00 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $1 is equivalent to $98,475,667.00 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 25 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:

Bolivar inflation: 1995-2020
YearBolivar ValueInflation Rate
1995$1.0059.90%
1996$2.0099.90%
1997$3.0050.00%
1998$4.0735.80%
1999$5.0323.60%
2000$5.8516.20%
2001$6.5812.50%
2002$8.0522.40%
2003$10.5631.10%
2004$12.8521.70%
2005$14.9016.00%
2006$16.9513.70%
2007$20.1218.70%
2008$26.4331.40%
2009$33.3026.00%
2010$42.7028.20%
2011$53.8426.10%
2012$65.2021.10%
2013$93.5643.50%
2014$147.1757.30%
2015$311.71111.80%
2016$1,104.68254.40%
2017$3,920.53254.90%
2018$20,849.35431.80%
2019$4,003,075.8919,100.00%
2020$98,475,667.002,360.00%
2021$2,757,318,675.932,700.00%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
Click to show 19 more rows

This conversion table shows various other 1995 amounts in 2020 bolivars, based on the 9,847,566,599.76% change in prices:

Conversion: 1995 bolivars in 2020
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 bolivar in 1995$98,475,667.00 bolivars in 2020
$5 bolivars in 1995$492,378,334.99 bolivars in 2020
$10 bolivars in 1995$984,756,669.98 bolivars in 2020
$50 bolivars in 1995$4,923,783,349.88 bolivars in 2020
$100 bolivars in 1995$9,847,566,699.76 bolivars in 2020
$500 bolivars in 1995$49,237,833,498.79 bolivars in 2020
$1,000 bolivars in 1995$98,475,666,997.58 bolivars in 2020
$5,000 bolivars in 1995$492,378,334,987.90 bolivars in 2020
$10,000 bolivars in 1995$984,756,669,975.80 bolivars in 2020
$50,000 bolivars in 1995$4,923,783,349,878.98 bolivars in 2020
$100,000 bolivars in 1995$9,847,566,699,757.95 bolivars in 2020
$500,000 bolivars in 1995$49,237,833,498,789.75 bolivars in 2020
$1,000,000 bolivars in 1995$98,475,666,997,579.50 bolivars in 2020

How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 1995 to 2020

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1995 and 2020:

CPI in 2020 CPI in 1995
×
1995 VEF value
=
2020 VEF value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Venezuelan CPI was 6170.185697 in the year 1995 and 607613152011 in 2020:

6076131520116170.185697
×
$1
=
$98,475,667.00

$1 in 1995 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $98,475,667.00 in 2020.

To get the total inflation rate for the 25 years between 1995 and 2020, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2020 - CPI in 1995CPI in 1995
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (25 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

607613152011 - 6170.1856976170.185697
×
100
=
9,847,566,600%

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 → 2020 | Venezuela Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 3 May. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/venezuela/inflation/1995?amount=1&endYear=2020.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.


Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

Email · LinkedIn · Twitter


» Read more about inflation and investment.

Inflation from 1995 to 2020
Cumulative price change9,847,566,599.76%
Average inflation rate108.80%
Converted amount
$1 base
$98,475,667.00
Price difference
$1 base
$98,475,666.00
CPI in 19956,170.186
CPI in 2020607,613,152,011.000
Inflation in 199559.90%
Inflation in 20202,360.00%
$1 in 1995$98,475,667.00 in 2020