PGK 100.00 in 1978 is worth PGK 1,979 today
Papua New Guinea prices rose 1,879.47% between 1978 and 2026 — an average of 6.42% a year over 48 years.
PGK 1,979PGK 100.00 in 1978 is now
1,879.47%Cumulative inflation
6.42%Average per year
5.80%Inflation in 1978
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PGK 100.00 in 1978 is worth PGK 1,979 in 2026
Annual inflation rate
6.42%
Cumulative inflation
1,879.47%
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Inflation analysis
Papua New Guinean Kina amounts from 1978, in 2026 money
| In 1978 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| PGK 1.00 | PGK 19.79 |
| PGK 5.00 | PGK 98.97 |
| PGK 10.00 | PGK 197.95 |
| PGK 25.00 | PGK 494.87 |
| PGK 50.00 | PGK 989.73 |
| PGK 100.00 | PGK 1,979 |
| PGK 500.00 | PGK 9,897 |
| PGK 1,000 | PGK 19,795 |
| PGK 5,000 | PGK 98,973 |
| PGK 10,000 | PGK 197,947 |
| PGK 50,000 | PGK 989,733 |
| PGK 100,000 | PGK 1,979,466 |
| PGK 1,000,000 | PGK 19,794,663 |
Year by year, 1978 to 2026
How PGK 100.00 from 1978 changed in value each year, alongside Papua New Guinea's annual inflation rate.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | PGK 100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 158.75 | 5.00% | PGK 100.00 |
| 2025 | 151.19 | 4.42% | PGK 105.00 |
| 2024 | 144.79 | 0.60% | PGK 109.64 |
| 2023 | 143.92 | 2.30% | PGK 110.30 |
| 2022 | 140.69 | 5.25% | PGK 112.84 |
| 2021 | 133.67 | 4.48% | PGK 118.77 |
| 2020 | 127.93 | 4.87% | PGK 124.09 |
| 2019 | 121.99 | 3.93% | PGK 130.14 |
| 2018 | 117.38 | 4.37% | PGK 135.25 |
| 2017 | 112.46 | 5.42% | PGK 141.17 |
| 2016 | 106.67 | 6.67% | PGK 148.82 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 6.00% | PGK 158.75 |
| 2014 | 94.34 | 5.22% | PGK 168.27 |
| 2013 | 89.66 | 4.96% | PGK 177.06 |
| 2012 | 85.42 | 4.54% | PGK 185.84 |
| 2011 | 81.72 | 4.44% | PGK 194.27 |
| 2010 | 78.24 | 6.01% | PGK 202.90 |
| 2009 | 73.80 | 6.92% | PGK 215.10 |
| 2008 | 69.03 | 10.76% | PGK 229.98 |
| 2007 | 62.32 | 0.91% | PGK 254.73 |
| 2006 | 61.76 | 2.37% | PGK 257.05 |
| 2005 | 60.33 | 1.78% | PGK 263.14 |
| 2004 | 59.27 | 2.16% | PGK 267.83 |
| 2003 | 58.02 | 14.71% | PGK 273.61 |
| 2002 | 50.58 | 11.80% | PGK 313.85 |
| 2001 | 45.24 | 9.30% | PGK 350.89 |
| 2000 | 41.39 | 15.60% | PGK 383.51 |
| 1999 | 35.81 | 14.93% | PGK 443.33 |
| 1998 | 31.16 | 13.57% | PGK 509.53 |
| 1997 | 27.43 | 3.96% | PGK 578.69 |
| 1996 | 26.39 | 11.62% | PGK 601.63 |
| 1995 | 23.64 | 17.28% | PGK 671.56 |
| 1994 | 20.16 | 2.85% | PGK 787.62 |
| 1993 | 19.60 | 4.97% | PGK 810.09 |
| 1992 | 18.67 | 4.31% | PGK 850.38 |
| 1991 | 17.90 | 6.97% | PGK 887.03 |
| 1990 | 16.73 | 6.95% | PGK 948.82 |
| 1989 | 15.64 | 4.48% | PGK 1,015 |
| 1988 | 14.97 | 5.45% | PGK 1,060 |
| 1987 | 14.20 | 3.34% | PGK 1,118 |
| 1986 | 13.74 | 5.45% | PGK 1,155 |
| 1985 | 13.03 | 3.71% | PGK 1,218 |
| 1984 | 12.56 | 7.42% | PGK 1,264 |
| 1983 | 11.70 | 7.90% | PGK 1,357 |
| 1982 | 10.84 | 5.54% | PGK 1,465 |
| 1981 | 10.27 | 8.05% | PGK 1,546 |
| 1980 | 9.51 | 12.06% | PGK 1,670 |
| 1979 | 8.48 | 5.77% | PGK 1,872 |
| 1978 | 8.02 | — | PGK 1,979 |
Questions about 1978
- How much is PGK 100.00 in 1978 worth today?
- PGK 100.00 in 1978 has the same purchasing power as PGK 1,979 in 2026, the most recent year of Papua New Guinea CPI data. Prices rose 1,879.47% in total over those 48 years.
- What was the inflation rate in Papua New Guinea in 1978?
- Inflation in Papua New Guinea was 5.80% in 1978, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1977.
- What is the average inflation rate since 1978?
- Papua New Guinea inflation has averaged 6.42% a year between 1978 and 2026. Compounded over 48 years that produces a total price increase of 1,879.47%.
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