Ft 100.00 in 1979 is worth Ft 6,540 today
Hungary prices rose 6,439.70% between 1979 and 2026 — an average of 9.30% a year over 47 years.
Ft 6,540Ft 100.00 in 1979 is now
6,439.70%Cumulative inflation
9.30%Average per year
8.98%Inflation in 1979
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Ft 100.00 in 1979 is worth Ft 6,540 in 2026
Annual inflation rate
9.30%
Cumulative inflation
6,439.70%
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Inflation analysis
Hungarian Forint amounts from 1979, in 2026 money
| In 1979 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| Ft 1.00 | Ft 65.40 |
| Ft 5.00 | Ft 326.99 |
| Ft 10.00 | Ft 653.97 |
| Ft 25.00 | Ft 1,635 |
| Ft 50.00 | Ft 3,270 |
| Ft 100.00 | Ft 6,540 |
| Ft 500.00 | Ft 32,699 |
| Ft 1,000 | Ft 65,397 |
| Ft 5,000 | Ft 326,985 |
| Ft 10,000 | Ft 653,970 |
| Ft 50,000 | Ft 3,269,852 |
| Ft 100,000 | Ft 6,539,705 |
| Ft 1,000,000 | Ft 65,397,049 |
Year by year, 1979 to 2026
How Ft 100.00 from 1979 changed in value each year, alongside Hungary's annual inflation rate.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | Ft 100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 178.95 | 3.80% | Ft 100.00 |
| 2025 | 172.40 | 4.41% | Ft 103.80 |
| 2024 | 165.11 | 3.70% | Ft 108.38 |
| 2023 | 159.22 | 17.12% | Ft 112.39 |
| 2022 | 135.94 | 14.61% | Ft 131.64 |
| 2021 | 118.61 | 5.11% | Ft 150.87 |
| 2020 | 112.84 | 3.33% | Ft 158.58 |
| 2019 | 109.21 | 3.34% | Ft 163.86 |
| 2018 | 105.68 | 2.85% | Ft 169.33 |
| 2017 | 102.75 | 2.35% | Ft 174.15 |
| 2016 | 100.39 | 0.39% | Ft 178.24 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | -0.06% | Ft 178.95 |
| 2014 | 100.06 | -0.23% | Ft 178.84 |
| 2013 | 100.29 | 1.73% | Ft 178.43 |
| 2012 | 98.58 | 5.65% | Ft 181.52 |
| 2011 | 93.31 | 3.93% | Ft 191.78 |
| 2010 | 89.78 | 4.86% | Ft 199.32 |
| 2009 | 85.62 | 4.21% | Ft 209.00 |
| 2008 | 82.16 | 6.04% | Ft 217.80 |
| 2007 | 77.48 | 7.96% | Ft 230.96 |
| 2006 | 71.77 | 3.93% | Ft 249.34 |
| 2005 | 69.05 | 3.56% | Ft 259.14 |
| 2004 | 66.68 | 6.74% | Ft 268.37 |
| 2003 | 62.47 | 4.66% | Ft 286.47 |
| 2002 | 59.68 | 5.27% | Ft 299.82 |
| 2001 | 56.70 | 9.12% | Ft 315.61 |
| 2000 | 51.96 | 9.80% | Ft 344.39 |
| 1999 | 47.32 | 10.00% | Ft 378.15 |
| 1998 | 43.02 | 14.15% | Ft 415.95 |
| 1997 | 37.69 | 18.31% | Ft 474.83 |
| 1996 | 31.86 | 23.47% | Ft 561.75 |
| 1995 | 25.80 | 28.31% | Ft 693.58 |
| 1994 | 20.11 | 18.87% | Ft 889.90 |
| 1993 | 16.92 | 22.46% | Ft 1,058 |
| 1992 | 13.81 | 23.66% | Ft 1,295 |
| 1991 | 11.17 | 34.82% | Ft 1,602 |
| 1990 | 8.29 | 28.37% | Ft 2,160 |
| 1989 | 6.45 | 17.15% | Ft 2,772 |
| 1988 | 5.51 | 15.72% | Ft 3,248 |
| 1987 | 4.76 | 8.67% | Ft 3,758 |
| 1986 | 4.38 | 5.29% | Ft 4,084 |
| 1985 | 4.16 | 6.94% | Ft 4,301 |
| 1984 | 3.89 | 8.47% | Ft 4,599 |
| 1983 | 3.59 | 7.28% | Ft 4,989 |
| 1982 | 3.34 | 6.84% | Ft 5,352 |
| 1981 | 3.13 | 4.66% | Ft 5,718 |
| 1980 | 2.99 | 9.29% | Ft 5,984 |
| 1979 | 2.74 | — | Ft 6,540 |
Questions about 1979
- How much is Ft 100.00 in 1979 worth today?
- Ft 100.00 in 1979 has the same purchasing power as Ft 6,540 in 2026, the most recent year of Hungary CPI data. Prices rose 6,439.70% in total over those 47 years.
- What was the inflation rate in Hungary in 1979?
- Inflation in Hungary was 8.98% in 1979, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1978.
- What is the average inflation rate since 1979?
- Hungary inflation has averaged 9.30% a year between 1979 and 2026. Compounded over 47 years that produces a total price increase of 6,439.70%.
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