SZL 100.00 in 1978 is worth SZL 5,649 today
Eswatini prices rose 5,548.91% between 1978 and 2026 — an average of 8.77% a year over 48 years.
SZL 5,649SZL 100.00 in 1978 is now
5,548.91%Cumulative inflation
8.77%Average per year
8.52%Inflation in 1978
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SZL 100.00 in 1978 is worth SZL 5,649 in 2026
Annual inflation rate
8.77%
Cumulative inflation
5,548.91%
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Inflation analysis
Swazi Lilangeni amounts from 1978, in 2026 money
| In 1978 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| SZL 1.00 | SZL 56.49 |
| SZL 5.00 | SZL 282.45 |
| SZL 10.00 | SZL 564.89 |
| SZL 25.00 | SZL 1,412 |
| SZL 50.00 | SZL 2,824 |
| SZL 100.00 | SZL 5,649 |
| SZL 500.00 | SZL 28,245 |
| SZL 1,000 | SZL 56,489 |
| SZL 5,000 | SZL 282,445 |
| SZL 10,000 | SZL 564,891 |
| SZL 50,000 | SZL 2,824,454 |
| SZL 100,000 | SZL 5,648,908 |
| SZL 1,000,000 | SZL 56,489,079 |
Year by year, 1978 to 2026
How SZL 100.00 from 1978 changed in value each year, alongside Eswatini's annual inflation rate.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | SZL 100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 161.94 | 3.50% | SZL 100.00 |
| 2025 | 156.46 | 3.10% | SZL 103.50 |
| 2024 | 151.76 | 4.00% | SZL 106.71 |
| 2023 | 145.92 | 4.90% | SZL 110.98 |
| 2022 | 139.10 | 4.80% | SZL 116.41 |
| 2021 | 132.73 | 3.70% | SZL 122.00 |
| 2020 | 128.00 | 3.90% | SZL 126.52 |
| 2019 | 123.19 | 2.60% | SZL 131.45 |
| 2018 | 120.07 | 4.82% | SZL 134.87 |
| 2017 | 114.56 | 6.22% | SZL 141.36 |
| 2016 | 107.85 | 7.85% | SZL 150.15 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 4.95% | SZL 161.94 |
| 2014 | 95.28 | 5.68% | SZL 169.96 |
| 2013 | 90.16 | 5.62% | SZL 179.61 |
| 2012 | 85.36 | 8.94% | SZL 189.71 |
| 2011 | 78.36 | 6.11% | SZL 206.67 |
| 2010 | 73.85 | 4.51% | SZL 219.29 |
| 2009 | 70.66 | 7.45% | SZL 229.18 |
| 2008 | 65.76 | 12.66% | SZL 246.25 |
| 2007 | 58.37 | 8.08% | SZL 277.42 |
| 2006 | 54.01 | 5.30% | SZL 299.82 |
| 2005 | 51.29 | 4.77% | SZL 315.72 |
| 2004 | 48.95 | 3.45% | SZL 330.80 |
| 2003 | 47.32 | 7.29% | SZL 342.19 |
| 2002 | 44.11 | 12.02% | SZL 367.14 |
| 2001 | 39.38 | 5.94% | SZL 411.27 |
| 2000 | 37.17 | 12.21% | SZL 435.71 |
| 1999 | 33.12 | 6.09% | SZL 488.90 |
| 1998 | 31.22 | 8.11% | SZL 518.67 |
| 1997 | 28.88 | 7.13% | SZL 560.73 |
| 1996 | 26.96 | 6.43% | SZL 600.69 |
| 1995 | 25.33 | 12.29% | SZL 639.28 |
| 1994 | 22.56 | 13.77% | SZL 717.84 |
| 1993 | 19.83 | 12.02% | SZL 816.68 |
| 1992 | 17.70 | 7.56% | SZL 914.88 |
| 1991 | 16.46 | 8.93% | SZL 984.02 |
| 1990 | 15.11 | 13.09% | SZL 1,072 |
| 1989 | 13.36 | 7.55% | SZL 1,212 |
| 1988 | 12.42 | 20.39% | SZL 1,304 |
| 1987 | 10.32 | 13.38% | SZL 1,570 |
| 1986 | 9.10 | 13.74% | SZL 1,780 |
| 1985 | 8.00 | 20.46% | SZL 2,024 |
| 1984 | 6.64 | 12.94% | SZL 2,438 |
| 1983 | 5.88 | 11.57% | SZL 2,754 |
| 1982 | 5.27 | 10.81% | SZL 3,072 |
| 1981 | 4.76 | 20.06% | SZL 3,404 |
| 1980 | 3.96 | 18.68% | SZL 4,087 |
| 1979 | 3.34 | 16.45% | SZL 4,851 |
| 1978 | 2.87 | — | SZL 5,649 |
Questions about 1978
- How much is SZL 100.00 in 1978 worth today?
- SZL 100.00 in 1978 has the same purchasing power as SZL 5,649 in 2026, the most recent year of Eswatini CPI data. Prices rose 5,548.91% in total over those 48 years.
- What was the inflation rate in Eswatini in 1978?
- Inflation in Eswatini was 8.52% in 1978, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1977.
- What is the average inflation rate since 1978?
- Eswatini inflation has averaged 8.77% a year between 1978 and 2026. Compounded over 48 years that produces a total price increase of 5,548.91%.
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