CHF 100.00 in 1940 is worth CHF 737.46 today
Switzerland prices rose 637.46% between 1940 and 2026 — an average of 2.35% a year over 86 years.
CHF 737.46CHF 100.00 in 1940 is now
637.46%Cumulative inflation
2.35%Average per year
9.42%Inflation in 1940
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CHF 100.00 in 1940 is worth CHF 737.46 in 2026
Annual inflation rate
2.35%
Cumulative inflation
637.46%
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Inflation analysis
Swiss Franc amounts from 1940, in 2026 money
| In 1940 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| CHF 1.00 | CHF 7.37 |
| CHF 5.00 | CHF 36.87 |
| CHF 10.00 | CHF 73.75 |
| CHF 25.00 | CHF 184.37 |
| CHF 50.00 | CHF 368.73 |
| CHF 100.00 | CHF 737.46 |
| CHF 500.00 | CHF 3,687 |
| CHF 1,000 | CHF 7,375 |
| CHF 5,000 | CHF 36,873 |
| CHF 10,000 | CHF 73,746 |
| CHF 50,000 | CHF 368,732 |
| CHF 100,000 | CHF 737,463 |
| CHF 1,000,000 | CHF 7,374,633 |
Year by year, 1940 to 2026
How CHF 100.00 from 1940 changed in value each year, alongside Switzerland's annual inflation rate.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | CHF 100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108.18 | 0.50% | CHF 100.00 |
| 2025 | 107.64 | 0.15% | CHF 100.50 |
| 2024 | 107.47 | 1.06% | CHF 100.66 |
| 2023 | 106.34 | 2.14% | CHF 101.72 |
| 2022 | 104.12 | 2.84% | CHF 103.90 |
| 2021 | 101.25 | 0.58% | CHF 106.84 |
| 2020 | 100.66 | -0.73% | CHF 107.46 |
| 2019 | 101.40 | 0.36% | CHF 106.68 |
| 2018 | 101.03 | 0.94% | CHF 107.07 |
| 2017 | 100.10 | 0.53% | CHF 108.07 |
| 2016 | 99.57 | -0.43% | CHF 108.65 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | -1.14% | CHF 108.18 |
| 2014 | 101.16 | -0.01% | CHF 106.94 |
| 2013 | 101.17 | -0.22% | CHF 106.93 |
| 2012 | 101.39 | -0.69% | CHF 106.69 |
| 2011 | 102.10 | 0.23% | CHF 105.96 |
| 2010 | 101.86 | 0.69% | CHF 106.20 |
| 2009 | 101.17 | -0.48% | CHF 106.93 |
| 2008 | 101.65 | 2.43% | CHF 106.42 |
| 2007 | 99.25 | 0.73% | CHF 109.00 |
| 2006 | 98.53 | 1.06% | CHF 109.80 |
| 2005 | 97.49 | 1.17% | CHF 110.96 |
| 2004 | 96.36 | 0.80% | CHF 112.26 |
| 2003 | 95.60 | 0.64% | CHF 113.16 |
| 2002 | 94.99 | 0.64% | CHF 113.88 |
| 2001 | 94.38 | 0.99% | CHF 114.62 |
| 2000 | 93.46 | 1.56% | CHF 115.75 |
| 1999 | 92.02 | 0.81% | CHF 117.55 |
| 1998 | 91.29 | 0.02% | CHF 118.50 |
| 1997 | 91.27 | 0.52% | CHF 118.52 |
| 1996 | 90.80 | 0.81% | CHF 119.14 |
| 1995 | 90.07 | 1.80% | CHF 120.11 |
| 1994 | 88.48 | 0.85% | CHF 122.27 |
| 1993 | 87.73 | 3.29% | CHF 123.31 |
| 1992 | 84.93 | 4.04% | CHF 127.37 |
| 1991 | 81.64 | 5.86% | CHF 132.51 |
| 1990 | 77.12 | 5.40% | CHF 140.28 |
| 1989 | 73.16 | 3.16% | CHF 147.86 |
| 1988 | 70.93 | 1.87% | CHF 152.52 |
| 1987 | 69.62 | 1.44% | CHF 155.38 |
| 1986 | 68.63 | 0.75% | CHF 157.62 |
| 1985 | 68.12 | 3.44% | CHF 158.80 |
| 1984 | 65.86 | 2.93% | CHF 164.26 |
| 1983 | 63.98 | 2.95% | CHF 169.07 |
| 1982 | 62.15 | 5.66% | CHF 174.06 |
| 1981 | 58.82 | 6.49% | CHF 183.90 |
| 1980 | 55.24 | 4.02% | CHF 195.84 |
| 1979 | 53.10 | 3.65% | CHF 203.71 |
| 1978 | 51.23 | 1.03% | CHF 211.15 |
| 1977 | 50.71 | 1.30% | CHF 213.32 |
| 1976 | 50.06 | 1.72% | CHF 216.08 |
| 1975 | 49.22 | 6.70% | CHF 219.79 |
| 1974 | 46.13 | 9.77% | CHF 234.51 |
| 1973 | 42.03 | 8.75% | CHF 257.41 |
| 1972 | 38.64 | 6.66% | CHF 279.95 |
| 1971 | 36.23 | 6.57% | CHF 298.59 |
| 1970 | 33.99 | 3.62% | CHF 318.22 |
| 1969 | 32.81 | 2.49% | CHF 329.73 |
| 1968 | 32.01 | 2.40% | CHF 337.93 |
| 1967 | 31.26 | 4.01% | CHF 346.03 |
| 1966 | 30.06 | 4.78% | CHF 359.89 |
| 1965 | 28.69 | 3.41% | CHF 377.08 |
| 1964 | 27.74 | 3.08% | CHF 389.95 |
| 1963 | 26.91 | 3.44% | CHF 401.97 |
| 1962 | 26.02 | 4.32% | CHF 415.79 |
| 1961 | 24.94 | 1.85% | CHF 433.74 |
| 1960 | 24.49 | 1.44% | CHF 441.74 |
| 1959 | 24.14 | -0.65% | CHF 448.10 |
| 1958 | 24.30 | 1.84% | CHF 445.20 |
| 1957 | 23.86 | 1.96% | CHF 453.39 |
| 1956 | 23.40 | 1.51% | CHF 462.27 |
| 1955 | 23.05 | 0.94% | CHF 469.24 |
| 1954 | 22.84 | 0.71% | CHF 473.63 |
| 1953 | 22.68 | -0.64% | CHF 476.97 |
| 1952 | 22.83 | 2.52% | CHF 473.90 |
| 1951 | 22.27 | 4.78% | CHF 485.84 |
| 1950 | 21.25 | -1.55% | CHF 509.05 |
| 1949 | 21.58 | -0.80% | CHF 501.18 |
| 1948 | 21.76 | 3.22% | CHF 497.18 |
| 1947 | 21.08 | 4.33% | CHF 513.17 |
| 1946 | 20.21 | -0.95% | CHF 535.37 |
| 1945 | 20.40 | 0.96% | CHF 530.27 |
| 1944 | 20.21 | 2.46% | CHF 535.37 |
| 1943 | 19.72 | 5.18% | CHF 548.56 |
| 1942 | 18.75 | 10.92% | CHF 576.98 |
| 1941 | 16.90 | 15.23% | CHF 639.98 |
| 1940 | 14.67 | — | CHF 737.46 |
Questions about 1940
- How much is CHF 100.00 in 1940 worth today?
- CHF 100.00 in 1940 has the same purchasing power as CHF 737.46 in 2026, the most recent year of Switzerland CPI data. Prices rose 637.46% in total over those 86 years.
- What was the inflation rate in Switzerland in 1940?
- Inflation in Switzerland was 9.42% in 1940, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 1939.
- What is the average inflation rate since 1940?
- Switzerland inflation has averaged 2.35% a year between 1940 and 2026. Compounded over 86 years that produces a total price increase of 637.46%.
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