MUR 100.00 in 1979 is worth MUR 1,918 today
Mauritius prices rose 1,817.87% between 1979 and 2026 — an average of 6.49% a year over 47 years.
MUR 1,918MUR 100.00 in 1979 is now
1,817.87%Cumulative inflation
6.49%Average per year
14.47%Inflation in 1979
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MUR 100.00 in 1979 is worth MUR 1,918 in 2026
Annual inflation rate
6.49%
Cumulative inflation
1,817.87%
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Inflation analysis
Mauritian Rupee amounts from 1979, in 2026 money
| In 1979 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| MUR 1.00 | MUR 19.18 |
| MUR 5.00 | MUR 95.89 |
| MUR 10.00 | MUR 191.79 |
| MUR 25.00 | MUR 479.47 |
| MUR 50.00 | MUR 958.93 |
| MUR 100.00 | MUR 1,918 |
| MUR 500.00 | MUR 9,589 |
| MUR 1,000 | MUR 19,179 |
| MUR 5,000 | MUR 95,893 |
| MUR 10,000 | MUR 191,787 |
| MUR 50,000 | MUR 958,935 |
| MUR 100,000 | MUR 1,917,870 |
| MUR 1,000,000 | MUR 19,178,699 |
Year by year, 1979 to 2026
How MUR 100.00 from 1979 changed in value each year, alongside Mauritius's annual inflation rate.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | MUR 100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 152.92 | 3.70% | MUR 100.00 |
| 2025 | 147.46 | 3.67% | MUR 103.70 |
| 2024 | 142.23 | 3.60% | MUR 107.51 |
| 2023 | 137.29 | 7.05% | MUR 111.38 |
| 2022 | 128.24 | 10.77% | MUR 119.24 |
| 2021 | 115.77 | 4.03% | MUR 132.09 |
| 2020 | 111.29 | 2.58% | MUR 137.41 |
| 2019 | 108.49 | 0.41% | MUR 140.95 |
| 2018 | 108.05 | 3.22% | MUR 141.53 |
| 2017 | 104.68 | 3.67% | MUR 146.08 |
| 2016 | 100.98 | 0.98% | MUR 151.43 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 1.29% | MUR 152.92 |
| 2014 | 98.73 | 3.22% | MUR 154.88 |
| 2013 | 95.65 | 3.54% | MUR 159.87 |
| 2012 | 92.38 | 3.85% | MUR 165.53 |
| 2011 | 88.95 | 6.52% | MUR 171.91 |
| 2010 | 83.51 | 2.93% | MUR 183.12 |
| 2009 | 81.13 | 2.52% | MUR 188.49 |
| 2008 | 79.14 | 9.73% | MUR 193.23 |
| 2007 | 72.12 | 8.83% | MUR 212.04 |
| 2006 | 66.27 | 8.91% | MUR 230.76 |
| 2005 | 60.84 | 4.94% | MUR 251.32 |
| 2004 | 57.98 | 4.71% | MUR 263.73 |
| 2003 | 55.37 | 3.92% | MUR 276.15 |
| 2002 | 53.28 | 6.42% | MUR 286.98 |
| 2001 | 50.07 | 5.39% | MUR 305.41 |
| 2000 | 47.51 | 4.20% | MUR 321.86 |
| 1999 | 45.59 | 6.91% | MUR 335.38 |
| 1998 | 42.65 | 6.81% | MUR 358.55 |
| 1997 | 39.93 | 6.83% | MUR 382.97 |
| 1996 | 37.37 | 6.55% | MUR 409.14 |
| 1995 | 35.08 | 6.03% | MUR 435.95 |
| 1994 | 33.08 | 7.32% | MUR 462.23 |
| 1993 | 30.82 | 10.52% | MUR 496.08 |
| 1992 | 27.89 | 4.64% | MUR 548.26 |
| 1991 | 26.65 | 7.00% | MUR 573.72 |
| 1990 | 24.91 | 13.49% | MUR 613.88 |
| 1989 | 21.95 | 12.67% | MUR 696.68 |
| 1988 | 19.48 | 9.16% | MUR 784.95 |
| 1987 | 17.85 | 0.52% | MUR 856.85 |
| 1986 | 17.75 | 1.63% | MUR 861.30 |
| 1985 | 17.47 | 6.70% | MUR 875.36 |
| 1984 | 16.37 | 7.39% | MUR 934.00 |
| 1983 | 15.25 | 5.59% | MUR 1,003 |
| 1982 | 14.44 | 11.42% | MUR 1,059 |
| 1981 | 12.96 | 14.46% | MUR 1,180 |
| 1980 | 11.32 | 42.00% | MUR 1,351 |
| 1979 | 7.97 | — | MUR 1,918 |
Questions about 1979
- How much is MUR 100.00 in 1979 worth today?
- MUR 100.00 in 1979 has the same purchasing power as MUR 1,918 in 2026, the most recent year of Mauritius CPI data. Prices rose 1,817.87% in total over those 47 years.
- 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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