Rs 100.00 in 1998 is worth Rs 890.78 today
Sri Lanka prices rose 790.78% between 1998 and 2025 — an average of 8.44% a year over 27 years.
Rs 890.78Rs 100.00 in 1998 is now
790.78%Cumulative inflation
8.44%Average per year
9.36%Inflation in 1998
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Rs 100.00 in 1998 is worth Rs 890.78 in 2025
Annual inflation rate
8.44%
Cumulative inflation
790.78%
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Inflation analysis
Sri Lankan Rupee amounts from 1998, in 2025 money
| In 1998 | In 2025 |
|---|---|
| Rs 1.00 | Rs 8.91 |
| Rs 5.00 | Rs 44.54 |
| Rs 10.00 | Rs 89.08 |
| Rs 25.00 | Rs 222.70 |
| Rs 50.00 | Rs 445.39 |
| Rs 100.00 | Rs 890.78 |
| Rs 500.00 | Rs 4,454 |
| Rs 1,000 | Rs 8,908 |
| Rs 5,000 | Rs 44,539 |
| Rs 10,000 | Rs 89,078 |
| Rs 50,000 | Rs 445,391 |
| Rs 100,000 | Rs 890,781 |
| Rs 1,000,000 | Rs 8,907,812 |
Year by year, 1998 to 2025
How Rs 100.00 from 1998 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 | — | Rs 890.78 |
Questions about 1998
- How much is Rs 100.00 in 1998 worth today?
- Rs 100.00 in 1998 has the same purchasing power as Rs 890.78 in 2025, the most recent year of Sri Lanka CPI data. Prices rose 790.78% in total over those 27 years.
- What was the inflation rate in Sri Lanka in 1998?
- Inflation in Sri Lanka was 9.36% in 1998, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1997.
- What is the average inflation rate since 1998?
- Sri Lanka inflation has averaged 8.44% a year between 1998 and 2025. Compounded over 27 years that produces a total price increase of 790.78%.
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