¥1,000 in 1940 is worth ¥1,419,540 today
Japan prices rose 141,854.05% between 1940 and 2026 — an average of 8.81% a year over 86 years.
¥1,419,540¥1,000 in 1940 is now
141,854.05%Cumulative inflation
8.81%Average per year
16.26%Inflation in 1940
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¥1,000 in 1940 is worth ¥1,419,540 in 2026
Annual inflation rate
8.81%
Cumulative inflation
141,854.05%
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Inflation analysis
Japanese Yen amounts from 1940, in 2026 money
| In 1940 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| ¥10 | ¥14,195 |
| ¥20 | ¥28,391 |
| ¥50 | ¥70,977 |
| ¥100 | ¥141,954 |
| ¥200 | ¥283,908 |
| ¥500 | ¥709,770 |
| ¥1,000 | ¥1,419,540 |
| ¥2,000 | ¥2,839,081 |
| ¥5,000 | ¥7,097,702 |
| ¥10,000 | ¥14,195,405 |
| ¥20,000 | ¥28,390,809 |
| ¥50,000 | ¥70,977,023 |
| ¥100,000 | ¥141,954,046 |
| ¥500,000 | ¥709,770,230 |
| ¥1,000,000 | ¥1,419,540,460 |
| ¥10,000,000 | ¥14,195,404,596 |
| ¥100,000,000 | ¥141,954,045,957 |
1940 to any later year
Between 1940 and 2000, cumulative inflation in Japan was 120,705.84%, so ¥1,000 in 1940 was worth ¥1,208,058 by 2000. From 1940 to 2026 it is 141,854.05%.
| Range | ¥1,000 in 1940 becomes | Cumulative inflation | Average per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 to 1950 | ¥149,305 | 14,830.53% | 64.97% |
| 1940 to 1960 | ¥223,244 | 22,224.44% | 31.05% |
| 1940 to 1970 | ¥384,433 | 38,343.30% | 21.94% |
| 1940 to 1980 | ¥907,949 | 90,694.87% | 18.56% |
| 1940 to 1990 | ¥1,112,357 | 111,135.65% | 15.06% |
| 1940 to 2000 | ¥1,208,058 | 120,705.84% | 12.56% |
| 1940 to 2010 | ¥1,176,669 | 117,566.94% | 10.63% |
| 1940 to 2020 | ¥1,240,891 | 123,989.09% | 9.31% |
| 1940 to 2024 | ¥1,346,272 | 134,527.20% | 8.96% |
| 1940 to 2025 | ¥1,388,983 | 138,798.28% | 8.89% |
| 1940 to 2026 | ¥1,419,540 | 141,854.05% | 8.81% |
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Year by year, 1940 to 2026
How ¥1,000 from 1940 changed in value each year, alongside Japan's annual inflation rate.
| 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 | — | ¥1,419,540 |
Questions about 1940
- How much is ¥1,000 in 1940 worth today?
- ¥1,000 in 1940 has the same purchasing power as ¥1,419,540 in 2026, the most recent year of Japan CPI data. Prices rose 141,854.05% in total over those 86 years.
- How much is ¥100,000 from 1940 worth today?
- ¥100,000 in 1940 is worth ¥141,954,046 in 2026 money, after 141,854.05% cumulative inflation in Japan.
- What was the inflation rate in Japan in 1940?
- Inflation in Japan was 16.26% in 1940, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1939.
- What is the average inflation rate since 1940?
- Japan inflation has averaged 8.81% a year between 1940 and 2026. Compounded over 86 years that produces a total price increase of 141,854.05%.
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