BWP 100.00 in 1988 is worth BWP 1,628 today
Botswana prices rose 1,528.40% between 1988 and 2026 — an average of 7.62% a year over 38 years.
BWP 1,628BWP 100.00 in 1988 is now
1,528.40%Cumulative inflation
7.62%Average per year
8.35%Inflation in 1988
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BWP 100.00 in 1988 is worth BWP 1,628 in 2026
Annual inflation rate
7.62%
Cumulative inflation
1,528.40%
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Inflation analysis
Botswanan Pula amounts from 1988, in 2026 money
| In 1988 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| BWP 1.00 | BWP 16.28 |
| BWP 5.00 | BWP 81.42 |
| BWP 10.00 | BWP 162.84 |
| BWP 25.00 | BWP 407.10 |
| BWP 50.00 | BWP 814.20 |
| BWP 100.00 | BWP 1,628 |
| BWP 500.00 | BWP 8,142 |
| BWP 1,000 | BWP 16,284 |
| BWP 5,000 | BWP 81,420 |
| BWP 10,000 | BWP 162,840 |
| BWP 50,000 | BWP 814,200 |
| BWP 100,000 | BWP 1,628,399 |
| BWP 1,000,000 | BWP 16,283,994 |
Year by year, 1988 to 2026
How BWP 100.00 from 1988 changed in value each year, alongside Botswana's annual inflation rate.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | BWP 100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 160.27 | 5.10% | BWP 100.00 |
| 2025 | 152.50 | 2.66% | BWP 105.10 |
| 2024 | 148.55 | 2.82% | BWP 107.90 |
| 2023 | 144.47 | 5.07% | BWP 110.94 |
| 2022 | 137.51 | 11.67% | BWP 116.56 |
| 2021 | 123.14 | 7.24% | BWP 130.16 |
| 2020 | 114.83 | 1.89% | BWP 139.58 |
| 2019 | 112.70 | 2.77% | BWP 142.22 |
| 2018 | 109.66 | 3.24% | BWP 146.16 |
| 2017 | 106.22 | 3.31% | BWP 150.89 |
| 2016 | 102.81 | 2.81% | BWP 155.89 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 3.06% | BWP 160.27 |
| 2014 | 97.03 | 4.40% | BWP 165.18 |
| 2013 | 92.94 | 5.88% | BWP 172.45 |
| 2012 | 87.77 | 7.54% | BWP 182.60 |
| 2011 | 81.62 | 8.46% | BWP 196.36 |
| 2010 | 75.25 | 6.95% | BWP 212.98 |
| 2009 | 70.36 | 8.03% | BWP 227.78 |
| 2008 | 65.14 | 12.70% | BWP 246.06 |
| 2007 | 57.79 | 7.08% | BWP 277.32 |
| 2006 | 53.97 | 11.56% | BWP 296.95 |
| 2005 | 48.38 | 8.61% | BWP 331.27 |
| 2004 | 44.55 | 6.95% | BWP 359.79 |
| 2003 | 41.65 | 9.19% | BWP 384.78 |
| 2002 | 38.15 | 8.03% | BWP 420.14 |
| 2001 | 35.31 | 6.56% | BWP 453.89 |
| 2000 | 33.14 | 8.60% | BWP 483.66 |
| 1999 | 30.51 | 7.75% | BWP 525.26 |
| 1998 | 28.32 | 6.66% | BWP 565.97 |
| 1997 | 26.55 | 8.72% | BWP 603.67 |
| 1996 | 24.42 | 10.08% | BWP 656.31 |
| 1995 | 22.18 | 10.51% | BWP 722.48 |
| 1994 | 20.07 | 10.54% | BWP 798.43 |
| 1993 | 18.16 | 14.33% | BWP 882.61 |
| 1992 | 15.88 | 16.17% | BWP 1,009 |
| 1991 | 13.67 | 11.77% | BWP 1,172 |
| 1990 | 12.23 | 11.40% | BWP 1,310 |
| 1989 | 10.98 | 11.58% | BWP 1,459 |
| 1988 | 9.84 | — | BWP 1,628 |
Questions about 1988
- How much is BWP 100.00 in 1988 worth today?
- BWP 100.00 in 1988 has the same purchasing power as BWP 1,628 in 2026, the most recent year of Botswana CPI data. Prices rose 1,528.40% in total over those 38 years.
- What was the inflation rate in Botswana in 1988?
- Inflation in Botswana was 8.35% in 1988, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1987.
- What is the average inflation rate since 1988?
- Botswana inflation has averaged 7.62% a year between 1988 and 2026. Compounded over 38 years that produces a total price increase of 1,528.40%.
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