How much is MUR 1,000 in 1979 worth today?

MUR 1,000 in 1979 has the same purchasing power as MUR 19,179 in 2026, the most recent year of Mauritius CPI data. Prices rose 1,817.87% in total over those 47 years.

How much is MUR 100,000 from 1979 worth today?

MUR 100,000 in 1979 is worth MUR 1,917,870 in 2026 money, after 1,817.87% cumulative inflation in Mauritius.

What was the inflation rate in Mauritius in 1979?

Inflation in Mauritius was 14.47% in 1979, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1978.

What is the average inflation rate since 1979?

Mauritius inflation has averaged 6.49% a year between 1979 and 2026. Compounded over 47 years that produces a total price increase of 1,817.87%.

MUR 1,000 in 1979 is worth MUR 19,179 today

Mauritius prices rose 1,817.87% between 1979 and 2026 — an average of 6.49% a year over 47 years.

MUR 19,179MUR 1,000 in 1979 is now

1,817.87%Cumulative inflation

6.49%Average per year

14.47%Inflation in 1979

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MUR 1,000 in 1979 is worth MUR 19,179 in 2026

Annual inflation rate 6.49%

Cumulative inflation 1,817.87%

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Mauritian Rupee amounts from 1979, in 2026 money

Mauritian Rupee amounts from 1979 converted to 2026
In 1979	In 2026
MUR 10	MUR 191.79
MUR 20	MUR 383.57
MUR 50	MUR 958.93
MUR 100	MUR 1,918
MUR 200	MUR 3,836
MUR 500	MUR 9,589
MUR 1,000	MUR 19,179
MUR 2,000	MUR 38,357
MUR 5,000	MUR 95,893
MUR 10,000	MUR 191,787
MUR 20,000	MUR 383,574
MUR 50,000	MUR 958,935
MUR 100,000	MUR 1,917,870
MUR 500,000	MUR 9,589,350
MUR 1,000,000	MUR 19,178,699
MUR 10,000,000	MUR 191,786,991
MUR 100,000,000	MUR 1,917,869,913

1979 to any later year

Between 1979 and 2020, cumulative inflation in Mauritius was 1,295.74%, so MUR 1,000 in 1979 was worth MUR 13,957 by 2020. From 1979 to 2026 it is 1,817.87%.

MUR 1,000 from 1979, valued at later years
Range	MUR 1,000 in 1979 becomes	Cumulative inflation	Average per year
1979 to 1980	MUR 1,420	42.00%	42.00%
1979 to 1990	MUR 3,124	212.42%	10.91%
1979 to 2000	MUR 5,959	495.86%	8.87%
1979 to 2010	MUR 10,473	947.33%	7.87%
1979 to 2020	MUR 13,957	1,295.74%	6.64%
1979 to 2024	MUR 17,839	1,683.91%	6.61%
1979 to 2025	MUR 18,494	1,749.44%	6.55%
1979 to 2026	MUR 19,179	1,817.87%	6.49%

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Year by year, 1979 to 2026

How MUR 1,000 from 1979 changed in value each year, alongside Mauritius's annual inflation rate.

Mauritius inflation and the value of MUR 1,000 from 1979
Year	CPI index	Inflation	MUR 1,000 then, in 2026
2026	152.92	3.70%	MUR 1,000.00
2025	147.46	3.67%	MUR 1,037
2024	142.23	3.60%	MUR 1,075
2023	137.29	7.05%	MUR 1,114
2022	128.24	10.77%	MUR 1,192
2021	115.77	4.03%	MUR 1,321
2020	111.29	2.58%	MUR 1,374
2019	108.49	0.41%	MUR 1,410
2018	108.05	3.22%	MUR 1,415
2017	104.68	3.67%	MUR 1,461
2016	100.98	0.98%	MUR 1,514
2015	100.00	1.29%	MUR 1,529
2014	98.73	3.22%	MUR 1,549
2013	95.65	3.54%	MUR 1,599
2012	92.38	3.85%	MUR 1,655
2011	88.95	6.52%	MUR 1,719
2010	83.51	2.93%	MUR 1,831
2009	81.13	2.52%	MUR 1,885
2008	79.14	9.73%	MUR 1,932
2007	72.12	8.83%	MUR 2,120
2006	66.27	8.91%	MUR 2,308
2005	60.84	4.94%	MUR 2,513
2004	57.98	4.71%	MUR 2,637
2003	55.37	3.92%	MUR 2,762
2002	53.28	6.42%	MUR 2,870
2001	50.07	5.39%	MUR 3,054
2000	47.51	4.20%	MUR 3,219
1999	45.59	6.91%	MUR 3,354
1998	42.65	6.81%	MUR 3,586
1997	39.93	6.83%	MUR 3,830
1996	37.37	6.55%	MUR 4,091
1995	35.08	6.03%	MUR 4,359
1994	33.08	7.32%	MUR 4,622
1993	30.82	10.52%	MUR 4,961
1992	27.89	4.64%	MUR 5,483
1991	26.65	7.00%	MUR 5,737
1990	24.91	13.49%	MUR 6,139
1989	21.95	12.67%	MUR 6,967
1988	19.48	9.16%	MUR 7,850
1987	17.85	0.52%	MUR 8,569
1986	17.75	1.63%	MUR 8,613
1985	17.47	6.70%	MUR 8,754
1984	16.37	7.39%	MUR 9,340
1983	15.25	5.59%	MUR 10,030
1982	14.44	11.42%	MUR 10,591
1981	12.96	14.46%	MUR 11,800
1980	11.32	42.00%	MUR 13,506
1979	7.97	—	MUR 19,179

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Questions about 1979

How much is MUR 1,000 in 1979 worth today?: MUR 1,000 in 1979 has the same purchasing power as MUR 19,179 in 2026, the most recent year of Mauritius CPI data. Prices rose 1,817.87% in total over those 47 years.
How much is MUR 100,000 from 1979 worth today?: MUR 100,000 in 1979 is worth MUR 1,917,870 in 2026 money, after 1,817.87% cumulative inflation in Mauritius.
What was the inflation rate in Mauritius in 1979?: Inflation in Mauritius was 14.47% in 1979, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1978.
What is the average inflation rate since 1979?: Mauritius inflation has averaged 6.49% a year between 1979 and 2026. Compounded over 47 years that produces a total price increase of 1,817.87%.

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