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¥1,000 in 1870 has the same buying power as ¥6,930,122 in 2026.
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Inflation analysis
Inflation in Japan
Japan inflation is 2.20% in 2026, following 3.17% in 2025. 157 years of data are available, from 1870.
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.
Cumulative Japan inflation over common spans
How much prices have risen in total over the last few years and decades, and what ¥1,000 at the start of each span is worth in 2026 money.
| Range | Years | Cumulative inflation | Average per year | ¥1,000 becomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 to 2026 | 1 | 2.20% | 2.20% | ¥1,022 |
| 2023 to 2026 | 3 | 8.33% | 2.70% | ¥1,083 |
| 2021 to 2026 | 5 | 14.66% | 2.77% | ¥1,147 |
| 2016 to 2026 | 10 | 16.60% | 1.55% | ¥1,166 |
| 2011 to 2026 | 15 | 20.97% | 1.28% | ¥1,210 |
| 2006 to 2026 | 20 | 19.84% | 0.91% | ¥1,198 |
| 2001 to 2026 | 25 | 18.38% | 0.68% | ¥1,184 |
| 1996 to 2026 | 30 | 19.13% | 0.59% | ¥1,191 |
| 1986 to 2026 | 40 | 35.62% | 0.76% | ¥1,356 |
| 1976 to 2026 | 50 | 96.96% | 1.36% | ¥1,970 |
Japan CPI and inflation rate by year
The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1870 to 2026. The final column shows what ¥1,000 in that year is worth in 2026 money.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | ¥1,000 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116.45 | 2.20% | ¥1,000 |
| 2025 | 113.95 | 3.17% | ¥1,022 |
| 2024 | 110.44 | 2.74% | ¥1,054 |
| 2023 | 107.50 | 3.27% | ¥1,083 |
| 2022 | 104.10 | 2.50% | ¥1,119 |
| 2021 | 101.56 | -0.23% | ¥1,147 |
| 2020 | 101.80 | -0.02% | ¥1,144 |
| 2019 | 101.82 | 0.47% | ¥1,144 |
| 2018 | 101.35 | 0.99% | ¥1,149 |
| 2017 | 100.36 | 0.48% | ¥1,160 |
| 2016 | 99.87 | -0.13% | ¥1,166 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 0.80% | ¥1,165 |
| 2014 | 99.21 | 2.76% | ¥1,174 |
| 2013 | 96.55 | 0.34% | ¥1,206 |
| 2012 | 96.22 | -0.04% | ¥1,210 |
| 2011 | 96.27 | -0.27% | ¥1,210 |
| 2010 | 96.53 | -0.73% | ¥1,206 |
| 2009 | 97.24 | -1.35% | ¥1,198 |
| 2008 | 98.57 | 1.38% | ¥1,181 |
| 2007 | 97.23 | 0.06% | ¥1,198 |
| 2006 | 97.17 | 0.25% | ¥1,198 |
| 2005 | 96.93 | -0.28% | ¥1,201 |
| 2004 | 97.20 | -0.01% | ¥1,198 |
| 2003 | 97.21 | -0.26% | ¥1,198 |
| 2002 | 97.46 | -0.92% | ¥1,195 |
| 2001 | 98.37 | -0.74% | ¥1,184 |
| 2000 | 99.11 | -0.68% | ¥1,175 |
| 1999 | 99.78 | -0.34% | ¥1,167 |
| 1998 | 100.12 | 0.66% | ¥1,163 |
| 1997 | 99.46 | 1.75% | ¥1,171 |
| 1996 | 97.75 | 0.14% | ¥1,191 |
| 1995 | 97.62 | -0.13% | ¥1,193 |
| 1994 | 97.75 | 0.70% | ¥1,191 |
| 1993 | 97.07 | 1.24% | ¥1,200 |
| 1992 | 95.88 | 1.76% | ¥1,215 |
| 1991 | 94.22 | 3.25% | ¥1,236 |
| 1990 | 91.25 | 3.08% | ¥1,276 |
| 1989 | 88.53 | 2.27% | ¥1,315 |
| 1988 | 86.56 | 0.68% | ¥1,345 |
| 1987 | 85.98 | 0.13% | ¥1,354 |
| 1986 | 85.87 | 0.60% | ¥1,356 |
| 1985 | 85.36 | 2.03% | ¥1,364 |
| 1984 | 83.66 | 2.26% | ¥1,392 |
| 1983 | 81.81 | 1.90% | ¥1,423 |
| 1982 | 80.29 | 2.74% | ¥1,450 |
| 1981 | 78.14 | 4.91% | ¥1,490 |
| 1980 | 74.49 | 7.78% | ¥1,563 |
| 1979 | 69.11 | 3.70% | ¥1,685 |
| 1978 | 66.64 | 4.21% | ¥1,747 |
| 1977 | 63.95 | 8.16% | ¥1,821 |
| 1976 | 59.12 | 9.37% | ¥1,970 |
| 1975 | 54.06 | 11.73% | ¥2,154 |
| 1974 | 48.38 | 23.22% | ¥2,407 |
| 1973 | 39.26 | 11.61% | ¥2,966 |
| 1972 | 35.18 | 4.84% | ¥3,310 |
| 1971 | 33.55 | 6.40% | ¥3,471 |
| 1970 | 31.54 | 6.92% | ¥3,693 |
| 1969 | 29.50 | 5.25% | ¥3,948 |
| 1968 | 28.02 | 5.34% | ¥4,156 |
| 1967 | 26.60 | 3.99% | ¥4,377 |
| 1966 | 25.58 | 5.04% | ¥4,552 |
| 1965 | 24.36 | 6.66% | ¥4,782 |
| 1964 | 22.84 | 3.80% | ¥5,100 |
| 1963 | 22.00 | 6.71% | ¥5,294 |
| 1962 | 20.62 | 6.84% | ¥5,649 |
| 1961 | 19.30 | 5.37% | ¥6,035 |
| 1960 | 18.31 | 3.57% | ¥6,359 |
| 1959 | 17.68 | 0.87% | ¥6,586 |
| 1958 | 17.53 | -0.43% | ¥6,643 |
| 1957 | 17.61 | 3.11% | ¥6,614 |
| 1956 | 17.08 | 0.45% | ¥6,820 |
| 1955 | 17.00 | -1.19% | ¥6,851 |
| 1954 | 17.20 | 6.43% | ¥6,769 |
| 1953 | 16.16 | 6.55% | ¥7,204 |
| 1952 | 15.17 | 4.99% | ¥7,677 |
| 1951 | 14.45 | 17.97% | ¥8,060 |
| 1950 | 12.25 | -6.87% | ¥9,508 |
| 1949 | 13.15 | 31.89% | ¥8,855 |
| 1948 | 9.97 | 75.93% | ¥11,678 |
| 1947 | 5.67 | 125.33% | ¥20,545 |
| 1946 | 2.52 | 90.70% | ¥46,294 |
| 1945 | 1.32 | 975.64% | ¥88,285 |
| 1944 | 0.12 | 35.29% | ¥949,625 |
| 1943 | 0.09 | 6.04% | ¥1,284,768 |
| 1942 | 0.09 | 2.76% | ¥1,362,397 |
| 1941 | 0.08 | 1.40% | ¥1,399,948 |
| 1940 | 0.08 | 16.26% | ¥1,419,540 |
| 1939 | 0.07 | 11.82% | ¥1,650,374 |
| 1938 | 0.06 | 9.60% | ¥1,845,410 |
| 1937 | 0.06 | 7.80% | ¥2,022,536 |
| 1936 | 0.05 | 2.31% | ¥2,180,355 |
| 1935 | 0.05 | 2.47% | ¥2,230,802 |
| 1934 | 0.05 | 1.41% | ¥2,285,999 |
| 1933 | 0.05 | 3.05% | ¥2,318,275 |
| 1932 | 0.05 | 1.11% | ¥2,389,078 |
| 1931 | 0.05 | -11.53% | ¥2,415,700 |
| 1930 | 0.05 | -10.16% | ¥2,137,223 |
| 1929 | 0.06 | -2.29% | ¥1,920,086 |
| 1928 | 0.06 | -3.80% | ¥1,876,099 |
| 1927 | 0.06 | -1.53% | ¥1,804,841 |
| 1926 | 0.07 | -4.54% | ¥1,777,183 |
| 1925 | 0.07 | 1.21% | ¥1,696,551 |
| 1924 | 0.07 | 0.89% | ¥1,717,103 |
| 1923 | 0.07 | -0.90% | ¥1,732,440 |
| 1922 | 0.07 | -1.52% | ¥1,716,836 |
| 1921 | 0.07 | -8.36% | ¥1,690,756 |
| 1920 | 0.08 | 4.60% | ¥1,549,452 |
| 1919 | 0.07 | 33.05% | ¥1,620,776 |
| 1918 | 0.05 | 34.60% | ¥2,156,398 |
| 1917 | 0.04 | 22.67% | ¥2,902,561 |
| 1916 | 0.03 | 8.04% | ¥3,560,662 |
| 1915 | 0.03 | -6.40% | ¥3,846,853 |
| 1914 | 0.03 | -7.88% | ¥3,600,474 |
| 1913 | 0.04 | 3.03% | ¥3,316,756 |
| 1912 | 0.03 | 5.55% | ¥3,417,223 |
| 1911 | 0.03 | 7.46% | ¥3,606,738 |
| 1910 | 0.03 | 0.26% | ¥3,875,621 |
| 1909 | 0.03 | -3.88% | ¥3,885,610 |
| 1908 | 0.03 | -3.45% | ¥3,734,665 |
| 1907 | 0.03 | 10.46% | ¥3,605,954 |
| 1906 | 0.03 | 1.97% | ¥3,983,135 |
| 1905 | 0.03 | 3.85% | ¥4,061,666 |
| 1904 | 0.03 | 2.32% | ¥4,218,182 |
| 1903 | 0.03 | 5.00% | ¥4,315,883 |
| 1902 | 0.03 | 3.87% | ¥4,531,707 |
| 1901 | 0.02 | -2.18% | ¥4,707,290 |
| 1900 | 0.03 | 12.35% | ¥4,604,687 |
| 1899 | 0.02 | -5.64% | ¥5,173,540 |
| 1898 | 0.02 | 8.46% | ¥4,881,890 |
| 1897 | 0.02 | 11.42% | ¥5,294,949 |
| 1896 | 0.02 | 10.04% | ¥5,899,602 |
| 1895 | 0.02 | 9.45% | ¥6,491,987 |
| 1894 | 0.02 | 3.18% | ¥7,105,305 |
| 1893 | 0.02 | 1.21% | ¥7,331,468 |
| 1892 | 0.02 | -6.76% | ¥7,420,036 |
| 1891 | 0.02 | -4.20% | ¥6,918,557 |
| 1890 | 0.02 | 6.63% | ¥6,628,210 |
| 1889 | 0.02 | 5.89% | ¥7,067,454 |
| 1888 | 0.02 | -1.71% | ¥7,483,656 |
| 1887 | 0.02 | 6.34% | ¥7,355,858 |
| 1886 | 0.01 | -11.81% | ¥7,822,538 |
| 1885 | 0.02 | 0.04% | ¥6,898,411 |
| 1884 | 0.02 | -3.26% | ¥6,901,282 |
| 1883 | 0.02 | -14.08% | ¥6,676,241 |
| 1882 | 0.02 | -6.94% | ¥5,736,348 |
| 1881 | 0.02 | 10.16% | ¥5,338,414 |
| 1880 | 0.02 | 14.56% | ¥5,880,774 |
| 1879 | 0.02 | 33.31% | ¥6,737,266 |
| 1878 | 0.01 | 11.94% | ¥8,981,198 |
| 1877 | 0.01 | 3.19% | ¥10,053,823 |
| 1876 | 0.01 | -16.31% | ¥10,374,589 |
| 1875 | 0.01 | 10.37% | ¥8,682,608 |
| 1874 | 0.01 | 16.22% | ¥9,583,231 |
| 1873 | 0.01 | 1.50% | ¥11,137,529 |
| 1872 | 0.01 | -26.91% | ¥11,304,554 |
| 1871 | 0.01 | -16.13% | ¥8,262,970 |
| 1870 | 0.02 | — | ¥6,930,122 |
Popular Japanese Yen comparisons
- ¥1,000 in 2025 → ¥1,022
- ¥1,000 in 2024 → ¥1,054
- ¥1,000 in 2023 → ¥1,083
- ¥1,000 in 2022 → ¥1,119
- ¥1,000 in 2021 → ¥1,147
- ¥1,000 in 2010 → ¥1,206
- ¥1,000 in 2000 → ¥1,175
- ¥1,000 in 1990 → ¥1,276
- ¥1,000 in 1980 → ¥1,563
- ¥1,000 in 1970 → ¥3,693
- ¥1,000 in 1960 → ¥6,359
- ¥1,000 in 1950 → ¥9,508
- ¥1,000 in 1940 → ¥1,419,540
- ¥1,000 in 1930 → ¥2,137,223
- ¥1,000 in 1920 → ¥1,549,452
- ¥1,000 in 1910 → ¥3,875,621
- ¥1,000 in 1900 → ¥4,604,687
- ¥1,000 in 1890 → ¥6,628,210
- ¥1,000 in 1880 → ¥5,880,774
- ¥1,000 in 1870 → ¥6,930,122
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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?
- ¥1,000 in 1870 has the same purchasing power as ¥6,930,122 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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