Japanese Yen Inflation Calculator
¥100.00 in 1870 has the same buying power as ¥693,012 in 2026.
¥693,012¥100.00 in 1870 is now
692,912.17%Cumulative inflation
5.83%Average per year
157Years of data
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Results
¥100.00 in 2001 is worth ¥118.38 in 2026
Annual inflation rate
0.68%
Cumulative inflation
18.38%
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Inflation analysis
Inflation in Japan
Japan is the great exception among large economies. After the asset price bubble collapsed in 1990, the country experienced roughly two decades in which prices were flat or falling. An amount of yen saved in the late 1990s often retained or gained purchasing power — the opposite of the pattern almost everywhere else.
This makes Japanese historical comparisons behave differently from other currencies: the large price increases are concentrated in the 1960s and 1970s, when Japan was industrialising rapidly, rather than in recent decades. Inflation only returned meaningfully in 2022 and 2023, driven by import costs and a weak yen.
The Bank of Japan targets 2% inflation, a goal formally adopted in 2013.
Japan CPI and inflation rate by year
The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1870 to 2026. The final column shows what ¥100.00 in that year is worth in 2026 money.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | ¥100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116.45 | 2.20% | ¥100.00 |
| 2025 | 113.95 | 3.17% | ¥102.20 |
| 2024 | 110.44 | 2.74% | ¥105.44 |
| 2023 | 107.50 | 3.27% | ¥108.33 |
| 2022 | 104.10 | 2.50% | ¥111.87 |
| 2021 | 101.56 | -0.23% | ¥114.66 |
| 2020 | 101.80 | -0.02% | ¥114.40 |
| 2019 | 101.82 | 0.47% | ¥114.37 |
| 2018 | 101.35 | 0.99% | ¥114.90 |
| 2017 | 100.36 | 0.48% | ¥116.04 |
| 2016 | 99.87 | -0.13% | ¥116.60 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 0.80% | ¥116.45 |
| 2014 | 99.21 | 2.76% | ¥117.38 |
| 2013 | 96.55 | 0.34% | ¥120.62 |
| 2012 | 96.22 | -0.04% | ¥121.02 |
| 2011 | 96.27 | -0.27% | ¥120.97 |
| 2010 | 96.53 | -0.73% | ¥120.64 |
| 2009 | 97.24 | -1.35% | ¥119.76 |
| 2008 | 98.57 | 1.38% | ¥118.14 |
| 2007 | 97.23 | 0.06% | ¥119.77 |
| 2006 | 97.17 | 0.25% | ¥119.84 |
| 2005 | 96.93 | -0.28% | ¥120.14 |
| 2004 | 97.20 | -0.01% | ¥119.80 |
| 2003 | 97.21 | -0.26% | ¥119.79 |
| 2002 | 97.46 | -0.92% | ¥119.49 |
| 2001 | 98.37 | -0.74% | ¥118.38 |
| 2000 | 99.11 | -0.68% | ¥117.51 |
| 1999 | 99.78 | -0.34% | ¥116.71 |
| 1998 | 100.12 | 0.66% | ¥116.31 |
| 1997 | 99.46 | 1.75% | ¥117.08 |
| 1996 | 97.75 | 0.14% | ¥119.13 |
| 1995 | 97.62 | -0.13% | ¥119.29 |
| 1994 | 97.75 | 0.70% | ¥119.14 |
| 1993 | 97.07 | 1.24% | ¥119.97 |
| 1992 | 95.88 | 1.76% | ¥121.46 |
| 1991 | 94.22 | 3.25% | ¥123.60 |
| 1990 | 91.25 | 3.08% | ¥127.62 |
| 1989 | 88.53 | 2.27% | ¥131.54 |
| 1988 | 86.56 | 0.68% | ¥134.53 |
| 1987 | 85.98 | 0.13% | ¥135.45 |
| 1986 | 85.87 | 0.60% | ¥135.62 |
| 1985 | 85.36 | 2.03% | ¥136.42 |
| 1984 | 83.66 | 2.26% | ¥139.20 |
| 1983 | 81.81 | 1.90% | ¥142.35 |
| 1982 | 80.29 | 2.74% | ¥145.05 |
| 1981 | 78.14 | 4.91% | ¥149.03 |
| 1980 | 74.49 | 7.78% | ¥156.35 |
| 1979 | 69.11 | 3.70% | ¥168.51 |
| 1978 | 66.64 | 4.21% | ¥174.75 |
| 1977 | 63.95 | 8.16% | ¥182.10 |
| 1976 | 59.12 | 9.37% | ¥196.96 |
| 1975 | 54.06 | 11.73% | ¥215.43 |
| 1974 | 48.38 | 23.22% | ¥240.70 |
| 1973 | 39.26 | 11.61% | ¥296.60 |
| 1972 | 35.18 | 4.84% | ¥331.03 |
| 1971 | 33.55 | 6.40% | ¥347.06 |
| 1970 | 31.54 | 6.92% | ¥369.26 |
| 1969 | 29.50 | 5.25% | ¥394.82 |
| 1968 | 28.02 | 5.34% | ¥415.55 |
| 1967 | 26.60 | 3.99% | ¥437.74 |
| 1966 | 25.58 | 5.04% | ¥455.20 |
| 1965 | 24.36 | 6.66% | ¥478.15 |
| 1964 | 22.84 | 3.80% | ¥509.98 |
| 1963 | 22.00 | 6.71% | ¥529.36 |
| 1962 | 20.62 | 6.84% | ¥564.86 |
| 1961 | 19.30 | 5.37% | ¥603.47 |
| 1960 | 18.31 | 3.57% | ¥635.87 |
| 1959 | 17.68 | 0.87% | ¥658.60 |
| 1958 | 17.53 | -0.43% | ¥664.30 |
| 1957 | 17.61 | 3.11% | ¥661.44 |
| 1956 | 17.08 | 0.45% | ¥682.01 |
| 1955 | 17.00 | -1.19% | ¥685.06 |
| 1954 | 17.20 | 6.43% | ¥676.90 |
| 1953 | 16.16 | 6.55% | ¥720.44 |
| 1952 | 15.17 | 4.99% | ¥767.65 |
| 1951 | 14.45 | 17.97% | ¥805.95 |
| 1950 | 12.25 | -6.87% | ¥950.76 |
| 1949 | 13.15 | 31.89% | ¥885.48 |
| 1948 | 9.97 | 75.93% | ¥1,168 |
| 1947 | 5.67 | 125.33% | ¥2,055 |
| 1946 | 2.52 | 90.70% | ¥4,629 |
| 1945 | 1.32 | 975.64% | ¥8,828 |
| 1944 | 0.12 | 35.29% | ¥94,963 |
| 1943 | 0.09 | 6.04% | ¥128,477 |
| 1942 | 0.09 | 2.76% | ¥136,240 |
| 1941 | 0.08 | 1.40% | ¥139,995 |
| 1940 | 0.08 | 16.26% | ¥141,954 |
| 1939 | 0.07 | 11.82% | ¥165,037 |
| 1938 | 0.06 | 9.60% | ¥184,541 |
| 1937 | 0.06 | 7.80% | ¥202,254 |
| 1936 | 0.05 | 2.31% | ¥218,036 |
| 1935 | 0.05 | 2.47% | ¥223,080 |
| 1934 | 0.05 | 1.41% | ¥228,600 |
| 1933 | 0.05 | 3.05% | ¥231,828 |
| 1932 | 0.05 | 1.11% | ¥238,908 |
| 1931 | 0.05 | -11.53% | ¥241,570 |
| 1930 | 0.05 | -10.16% | ¥213,722 |
| 1929 | 0.06 | -2.29% | ¥192,009 |
| 1928 | 0.06 | -3.80% | ¥187,610 |
| 1927 | 0.06 | -1.53% | ¥180,484 |
| 1926 | 0.07 | -4.54% | ¥177,718 |
| 1925 | 0.07 | 1.21% | ¥169,655 |
| 1924 | 0.07 | 0.89% | ¥171,710 |
| 1923 | 0.07 | -0.90% | ¥173,244 |
| 1922 | 0.07 | -1.52% | ¥171,684 |
| 1921 | 0.07 | -8.36% | ¥169,076 |
| 1920 | 0.08 | 4.60% | ¥154,945 |
| 1919 | 0.07 | 33.05% | ¥162,078 |
| 1918 | 0.05 | 34.60% | ¥215,640 |
| 1917 | 0.04 | 22.67% | ¥290,256 |
| 1916 | 0.03 | 8.04% | ¥356,066 |
| 1915 | 0.03 | -6.40% | ¥384,685 |
| 1914 | 0.03 | -7.88% | ¥360,047 |
| 1913 | 0.04 | 3.03% | ¥331,676 |
| 1912 | 0.03 | 5.55% | ¥341,722 |
| 1911 | 0.03 | 7.46% | ¥360,674 |
| 1910 | 0.03 | 0.26% | ¥387,562 |
| 1909 | 0.03 | -3.88% | ¥388,561 |
| 1908 | 0.03 | -3.45% | ¥373,467 |
| 1907 | 0.03 | 10.46% | ¥360,595 |
| 1906 | 0.03 | 1.97% | ¥398,313 |
| 1905 | 0.03 | 3.85% | ¥406,167 |
| 1904 | 0.03 | 2.32% | ¥421,818 |
| 1903 | 0.03 | 5.00% | ¥431,588 |
| 1902 | 0.03 | 3.87% | ¥453,171 |
| 1901 | 0.02 | -2.18% | ¥470,729 |
| 1900 | 0.03 | 12.35% | ¥460,469 |
| 1899 | 0.02 | -5.64% | ¥517,354 |
| 1898 | 0.02 | 8.46% | ¥488,189 |
| 1897 | 0.02 | 11.42% | ¥529,495 |
| 1896 | 0.02 | 10.04% | ¥589,960 |
| 1895 | 0.02 | 9.45% | ¥649,199 |
| 1894 | 0.02 | 3.18% | ¥710,530 |
| 1893 | 0.02 | 1.21% | ¥733,147 |
| 1892 | 0.02 | -6.76% | ¥742,004 |
| 1891 | 0.02 | -4.20% | ¥691,856 |
| 1890 | 0.02 | 6.63% | ¥662,821 |
| 1889 | 0.02 | 5.89% | ¥706,745 |
| 1888 | 0.02 | -1.71% | ¥748,366 |
| 1887 | 0.02 | 6.34% | ¥735,586 |
| 1886 | 0.01 | -11.81% | ¥782,254 |
| 1885 | 0.02 | 0.04% | ¥689,841 |
| 1884 | 0.02 | -3.26% | ¥690,128 |
| 1883 | 0.02 | -14.08% | ¥667,624 |
| 1882 | 0.02 | -6.94% | ¥573,635 |
| 1881 | 0.02 | 10.16% | ¥533,841 |
| 1880 | 0.02 | 14.56% | ¥588,077 |
| 1879 | 0.02 | 33.31% | ¥673,727 |
| 1878 | 0.01 | 11.94% | ¥898,120 |
| 1877 | 0.01 | 3.19% | ¥1,005,382 |
| 1876 | 0.01 | -16.31% | ¥1,037,459 |
| 1875 | 0.01 | 10.37% | ¥868,261 |
| 1874 | 0.01 | 16.22% | ¥958,323 |
| 1873 | 0.01 | 1.50% | ¥1,113,753 |
| 1872 | 0.01 | -26.91% | ¥1,130,455 |
| 1871 | 0.01 | -16.13% | ¥826,297 |
| 1870 | 0.02 | — | ¥693,012 |
Popular Japanese Yen comparisons
- ¥100.00 in 2025 → ¥102.20
- ¥100.00 in 2024 → ¥105.44
- ¥100.00 in 2023 → ¥108.33
- ¥100.00 in 2022 → ¥111.87
- ¥100.00 in 2021 → ¥114.66
- ¥100.00 in 2010 → ¥120.64
- ¥100.00 in 2000 → ¥117.51
- ¥100.00 in 1990 → ¥127.62
- ¥100.00 in 1980 → ¥156.35
- ¥100.00 in 1970 → ¥369.26
- ¥100.00 in 1960 → ¥635.87
- ¥100.00 in 1950 → ¥950.76
- ¥100.00 in 1940 → ¥141,954
- ¥100.00 in 1930 → ¥213,722
- ¥100.00 in 1920 → ¥154,945
- ¥100.00 in 1910 → ¥387,562
- ¥100.00 in 1900 → ¥460,469
- ¥100.00 in 1890 → ¥662,821
- ¥100.00 in 1880 → ¥588,077
- ¥100.00 in 1870 → ¥693,012
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Japan inflation FAQ
- What is the current inflation rate in Japan?
- Japan inflation was 2.20% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025. The Bank of Japan targets 2% inflation, a goal formally adopted in 2013.
- How much has Japanese Yen lost in value since 1870?
- ¥100.00 in 1870 has the same purchasing power as ¥693,012 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 692,912.17% over 156 years, an average of 5.83% per year.
- What years does this Japan inflation calculator cover?
- This calculator covers 157 years, from 1870 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
- Can Japanese Yen inflation be negative?
- Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Japanese Yen gained purchasing power over that year. Japan recorded deflation in 43 of the 156 years measured here, most recently in 2021. The steepest fall was -26.91% in 1872.
- What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?
- The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.
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