How much is ¥1,000 in 1870 worth today?

¥1,000 in 1870 has the same purchasing power as ¥6,930,122 in 2026, the most recent year of Japan CPI data. Prices rose 692,912.17% in total over those 156 years.

How much is ¥100,000 from 1870 worth today?

¥100,000 in 1870 is worth ¥693,012,169 in 2026 money, after 692,912.17% cumulative inflation in Japan.

What was the inflation rate in Japan in 1870?

1870 is the first year of the Japan series, so there is no prior year to measure an annual rate against.

What is the average inflation rate since 1870?

Japan inflation has averaged 5.83% a year between 1870 and 2026. Compounded over 156 years that produces a total price increase of 692,912.17%.

¥1,000 in 1870 is worth ¥6,930,122 today

Japan prices rose 692,912.17% between 1870 and 2026 — an average of 5.83% a year over 156 years.

¥6,930,122¥1,000 in 1870 is now

692,912.17%Cumulative inflation

5.83%Average per year

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¥1,000 in 1870 is worth ¥6,930,122 in 2026

Annual inflation rate 5.83%

Cumulative inflation 692,912.17%

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Japanese Yen amounts from 1870, in 2026 money

Japanese Yen amounts from 1870 converted to 2026
In 1870	In 2026
¥10	¥69,301
¥20	¥138,602
¥50	¥346,506
¥100	¥693,012
¥200	¥1,386,024
¥500	¥3,465,061
¥1,000	¥6,930,122
¥2,000	¥13,860,243
¥5,000	¥34,650,608
¥10,000	¥69,301,217
¥20,000	¥138,602,434
¥50,000	¥346,506,085
¥100,000	¥693,012,169
¥500,000	¥3,465,060,845
¥1,000,000	¥6,930,121,690
¥10,000,000	¥69,301,216,900
¥100,000,000	¥693,012,169,005

1870 to any later year

Between 1870 and 1980, cumulative inflation in Japan was 443,155.77%, so ¥1,000 in 1870 was worth ¥4,432,558 by 1980. From 1870 to 2026 it is 692,912.17%.

¥1,000 from 1870, valued at later years
Range	¥1,000 in 1870 becomes	Cumulative inflation	Average per year
1870 to 1880	¥1,178	17.84%	1.66%
1870 to 1900	¥1,505	50.50%	1.37%
1870 to 1920	¥4,473	347.26%	3.04%
1870 to 1940	¥4,882	388.19%	2.29%
1870 to 1960	¥1,089,867	108,886.74%	8.08%
1870 to 1980	¥4,432,558	443,155.77%	7.93%
1870 to 2000	¥5,897,677	589,667.75%	6.91%
1870 to 2020	¥6,057,964	605,696.37%	5.98%
1870 to 2024	¥6,572,429	657,142.87%	5.87%
1870 to 2025	¥6,780,941	677,994.10%	5.86%
1870 to 2026	¥6,930,122	692,912.17%	5.83%

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Year by year, 1870 to 2026

How ¥1,000 from 1870 changed in value each year, alongside Japan's annual inflation rate.

Japan inflation and the value of ¥1,000 from 1870
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

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Questions about 1870

How much is ¥1,000 in 1870 worth today?: ¥1,000 in 1870 has the same purchasing power as ¥6,930,122 in 2026, the most recent year of Japan CPI data. Prices rose 692,912.17% in total over those 156 years.
How much is ¥100,000 from 1870 worth today?: ¥100,000 in 1870 is worth ¥693,012,169 in 2026 money, after 692,912.17% cumulative inflation in Japan.
What was the inflation rate in Japan in 1870?: 1870 is the first year of the Japan series, so there is no prior year to measure an annual rate against.
What is the average inflation rate since 1870?: Japan inflation has averaged 5.83% a year between 1870 and 2026. Compounded over 156 years that produces a total price increase of 692,912.17%.

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