Rs 100.00 in 1978 is worth Rs 8,934 today
Sri Lanka prices rose 8,833.75% between 1978 and 2025 — an average of 10.03% a year over 47 years.
Rs 8,934Rs 100.00 in 1978 is now
8,833.75%Cumulative inflation
10.03%Average per year
12.14%Inflation in 1978
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Results
Rs 100.00 in 1978 is worth Rs 8,934 in 2025
Annual inflation rate
10.03%
Cumulative inflation
8,833.75%
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Inflation analysis
Sri Lankan Rupee amounts from 1978, in 2025 money
| In 1978 | In 2025 |
|---|---|
| Rs 1.00 | Rs 89.34 |
| Rs 5.00 | Rs 446.69 |
| Rs 10.00 | Rs 893.37 |
| Rs 25.00 | Rs 2,233 |
| Rs 50.00 | Rs 4,467 |
| Rs 100.00 | Rs 8,934 |
| Rs 500.00 | Rs 44,669 |
| Rs 1,000 | Rs 89,337 |
| Rs 5,000 | Rs 446,687 |
| Rs 10,000 | Rs 893,375 |
| Rs 50,000 | Rs 4,466,874 |
| Rs 100,000 | Rs 8,933,748 |
| Rs 1,000,000 | Rs 89,337,477 |
Year by year, 1978 to 2025
How Rs 100.00 from 1978 changed in value each year, alongside Sri Lanka's annual inflation rate.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | Rs 100.00 then, in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 222.54 | -4.76% | Rs 100.00 |
| 2024 | 233.67 | -0.43% | Rs 95.24 |
| 2023 | 234.68 | 16.54% | Rs 94.83 |
| 2022 | 201.37 | 49.72% | Rs 110.51 |
| 2021 | 134.50 | 7.01% | Rs 165.46 |
| 2020 | 125.68 | 6.15% | Rs 177.07 |
| 2019 | 118.39 | 3.53% | Rs 187.96 |
| 2018 | 114.36 | 2.14% | Rs 194.60 |
| 2017 | 111.97 | 7.70% | Rs 198.75 |
| 2016 | 103.96 | 3.96% | Rs 214.06 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 3.77% | Rs 222.54 |
| 2014 | 96.37 | 3.18% | Rs 230.92 |
| 2013 | 93.40 | 6.91% | Rs 238.26 |
| 2012 | 87.36 | 7.54% | Rs 254.73 |
| 2011 | 81.24 | 6.72% | Rs 273.94 |
| 2010 | 76.12 | 6.22% | Rs 292.34 |
| 2009 | 71.67 | 3.46% | Rs 310.52 |
| 2008 | 69.27 | 22.56% | Rs 321.27 |
| 2007 | 56.51 | 15.84% | Rs 393.77 |
| 2006 | 48.79 | 10.02% | Rs 456.15 |
| 2005 | 44.34 | 11.64% | Rs 501.86 |
| 2004 | 39.72 | 7.58% | Rs 560.27 |
| 2003 | 36.92 | 6.31% | Rs 602.72 |
| 2002 | 34.73 | 9.55% | Rs 640.78 |
| 2001 | 31.70 | 14.16% | Rs 701.98 |
| 2000 | 27.77 | 6.18% | Rs 801.37 |
| 1999 | 26.15 | 4.69% | Rs 850.86 |
| 1998 | 24.98 | 9.36% | Rs 890.78 |
| 1997 | 22.84 | 9.57% | Rs 974.20 |
| 1996 | 20.85 | 15.94% | Rs 1,067 |
| 1995 | 17.98 | 7.67% | Rs 1,238 |
| 1994 | 16.70 | 8.45% | Rs 1,333 |
| 1993 | 15.40 | 11.75% | Rs 1,445 |
| 1992 | 13.78 | 11.38% | Rs 1,615 |
| 1991 | 12.37 | 12.19% | Rs 1,799 |
| 1990 | 11.03 | 21.50% | Rs 2,018 |
| 1989 | 9.08 | 11.57% | Rs 2,452 |
| 1988 | 8.14 | 13.99% | Rs 2,735 |
| 1987 | 7.14 | 7.72% | Rs 3,118 |
| 1986 | 6.63 | 7.98% | Rs 3,359 |
| 1985 | 6.14 | 1.48% | Rs 3,626 |
| 1984 | 6.05 | 16.64% | Rs 3,680 |
| 1983 | 5.18 | 13.96% | Rs 4,293 |
| 1982 | 4.55 | 10.83% | Rs 4,892 |
| 1981 | 4.10 | 17.97% | Rs 5,422 |
| 1980 | 3.48 | 26.15% | Rs 6,396 |
| 1979 | 2.76 | 10.73% | Rs 8,068 |
| 1978 | 2.49 | — | Rs 8,934 |
Questions about 1978
- How much is Rs 100.00 in 1978 worth today?
- Rs 100.00 in 1978 has the same purchasing power as Rs 8,934 in 2025, the most recent year of Sri Lanka CPI data. Prices rose 8,833.75% in total over those 47 years.
- What was the inflation rate in Sri Lanka in 1978?
- Inflation in Sri Lanka was 12.14% in 1978, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1977.
- What is the average inflation rate since 1978?
- Sri Lanka inflation has averaged 10.03% a year between 1978 and 2025. Compounded over 47 years that produces a total price increase of 8,833.75%.
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