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Value of 1976 New Zealand Dollars today

$100 in 1976
$1,039.65 in 2024

The inflation rate in New Zealand between 1976 and today has been 939.65%, which translates into a total increase of $939.65. This means that 100 dollars in 1976 are equivalent to 1,039.65 dollars in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of $100 in 1976 equals $1,039.65 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 5%.

Inflation timeline in New Zealand (1976 - 2024)

The following chart depicts the equivalence of $100 due to compound inflation and CPI changes. All values are equivalent in terms of purchasing power, which means that for each year the same goods or services could be bought with the indicated amount of money.

All calculations are performed in the local currency (NZD) and using 6 decimal digits. Results show only up to 2 decimal digits to favour readability. Inflation data is provided by governments and international institutions on a monthly basis. Today's values were extrapolated from the latest 12-month rolling average official data.

The following table contains relevant indicators:

Indicator Value
Cumulative inflation 1976-2023 894.85%
Cumulative inflation 1976-today 939.65%
Avg. Annual inflation 1976-2023 5.01%
CPI 1976 12.74
CPI 2023 126.79
CPI 2024-Q3 (latest official data) 130.86
CPI today 132.5

How to calculate today's value of money after inflation?

There are several ways to calculate the time value of money. Depending on the data available, results can be obtained by using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula or the compound interest formula.

Using the CPI formula

When we have both the start and end years, we can use the following formula:

Valuet =Value0 ×
CPIt/CPI0

To obtain the values equivalent in buying power between 1976 and 2023, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2023
=Value1976 ×
CPI2023/CPI1976
=$ 100 ×
126.79/12.74
$994.85

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 132.5:

Valuetoday
=Value1976 ×
CPItoday/CPI1976
=$ 100 ×
132.5/12.74
$1,039.65

Alternative: Using the compound interest formula

Given that money changes with time as a result of an inflation rate that acts as compound interest, we can use the following formula: FV = PV × (1 + i)n, where:

  • FV: Future Value
  • PV: Present Value
  • i: Interest rate (inflation)
  • n: Number of times the interest is compounded (i.e. # of years)

In this case, the future value represents the final amount obtained after applying the inflation rate to our initial value. In other words, it indicates how much are $100 worth today. There are 47 years between 1976 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 5.0096%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=$100 × (1 + 0.050096)47
$994.85

New Zealand inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
$1 dollar in 1976 $9.95 dollars in 2023
$5 dollars in 1976 $49.74 dollars in 2023
$10 dollars in 1976 $99.49 dollars in 2023
$50 dollars in 1976 $497.43 dollars in 2023
$100 dollars in 1976 $994.85 dollars in 2023
$500 dollars in 1976 $4,974.26 dollars in 2023
$1,000 dollars in 1976 $9,948.53 dollars in 2023
$5,000 dollars in 1976 $49,742.64 dollars in 2023
$10,000 dollars in 1976 $99,485.28 dollars in 2023
$50,000 dollars in 1976 $497,426.39 dollars in 2023
$100,000 dollars in 1976 $994,852.78 dollars in 2023
$500,000 dollars in 1976 $4,974,263.91 dollars in 2023
$1,000,000 dollars in 1976 $9,948,527.83 dollars in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 1976 939.65%
Avg. annual inflation From 1976 5%
CPI 1976 12.74
CPI today 132.5

Value of Dollar over time (by year)

Period Value
1976 100
1977 114.38
1978 128.06
1979 145.6
1980 170.58
1981 196.79
1982 228.6
1983 245.38
1984 260.53
1985 300.69
1986 340.43
1987 394.02
1988 419.14
1989 443.1
1990 470.12
1991 482.36
1992 487.25
1993 493.53
1994 502.14
1995 521
1996 532.91
1997 539.23
1998 546.06
1999 545.43
2000 559.7
2001 574.39
2002 589.77
2003 600.11
2004 613.86
2005 632.5
2006 653.79
2007 669.32
2008 695.82
2009 710.54
2010 726.9
2011 756.18
2012 764.19
2013 772.86
2014 782.35
2015 784.64
2016 789.71
2017 804.32
2018 817.18
2019 830.41
2020 844.65
2021 877.94
2022 940.91
2023 994.85
2024-Q3 1,026.74
Today 1,039.65

All available years

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