€100 in 1999 is worth €134.54 in 2014

Value of €100 from 1999 to 2014

€100 in 1999 is equivalent in purchasing power to about €134.54 in 2014, an increase of €34.54 over 15 years. The euro had an average inflation rate of 2.00% per year between 1999 and 2014, producing a cumulative price increase of 34.54%.

This means that prices in 2014 are 1.35 times as high as average prices since 1999, according to the European Central Bank consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1999 was 1.17%. The inflation rate in 2014 was 0.43%. The 2014 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.48% per year between 2014 and 2024.


Inflation from 1999 to 2014
Cumulative price change34.54%
Average inflation rate2.00%
Converted amount
€100 base
€134.54
Price difference
€100 base
€34.54
CPI in 199974.304
CPI in 201499.968
Inflation in 19991.17%
Inflation in 20140.43%
€100 in 1999€134.54 in 2014

EUR inflation since 1999
Annual Rate, the European Central Bank CPI
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Buying power of €100 in 1999

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for €100 in 1999 (price index tracking began in 1996).

For example, if you started with €100, you would need to end with €134.54 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When €100 is equivalent to €134.54 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Euro euro decreases over time. In other words, a euro will pay for fewer items at the store.

This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a euro over time. By calculating the value in 1999 dollars, the chart below shows how €100 is worth less over 15 years.

According to the European Central Bank, each of these EUR amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Euro inflation: 1999-2014
YearEuro ValueInflation Rate
1999€100.001.17%
2000€102.182.18%
2001€104.652.41%
2002€107.032.27%
2003€109.292.12%
2004€111.672.18%
2005€114.132.20%
2006€116.642.21%
2007€119.172.17%
2008€123.153.34%
2009€123.540.32%
2010€125.541.61%
2011€128.962.72%
2012€132.182.50%
2013€133.961.35%
2014€134.540.43%
2015€134.580.03%
2016€134.910.25%
2017€137.221.71%
2018€139.821.89%
2019€141.871.47%
2020€142.930.74%
2021€147.072.90%
2022€160.599.19%
2023€170.676.28%
2024€171.960.76%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
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This conversion table shows various other 1999 amounts in 2014 euros, based on the 34.54% change in prices:

Conversion: 1999 euros in 2014
Initial valueEquivalent value
€1 euro in 1999€1.35 euros in 2014
€5 euros in 1999€6.73 euros in 2014
€10 euros in 1999€13.45 euros in 2014
€50 euros in 1999€67.27 euros in 2014
€100 euros in 1999€134.54 euros in 2014
€500 euros in 1999€672.69 euros in 2014
€1,000 euros in 1999€1,345.38 euros in 2014
€5,000 euros in 1999€6,726.91 euros in 2014
€10,000 euros in 1999€13,453.82 euros in 2014
€50,000 euros in 1999€67,269.11 euros in 2014
€100,000 euros in 1999€134,538.22 euros in 2014
€500,000 euros in 1999€672,691.08 euros in 2014
€1,000,000 euros in 1999€1,345,382.16 euros in 2014

How to calculate inflation rate for €100, 1999 to 2014

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1999 and 2014:

CPI in 2014 CPI in 1999
×
1999 EUR value
=
2014 EUR value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Euro CPI was 74.30416667 in the year 1999 and 99.9675 in 2014:

99.967574.30416667
×
€100
=
€134.54

€100 in 1999 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as €134.54 in 2014.

To get the total inflation rate for the 15 years between 1999 and 2014, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2014 - CPI in 1999CPI in 1999
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (15 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

99.9675 - 74.3041666774.30416667
×
100
=
35%

Data source & citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from the European Commission and the European Central Bank's Harmonized Index of Consumer prices (HICP), which is computed based on the reported consumer price indices in member countries of the European Union.

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “1999 euros in 2014 | Euro Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 28 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1999-euro-in-2014.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.

in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.


Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 1999 to 2014
Cumulative price change34.54%
Average inflation rate2.00%
Converted amount
€100 base
€134.54
Price difference
€100 base
€34.54
CPI in 199974.304
CPI in 201499.968
Inflation in 19991.17%
Inflation in 20140.43%
€100 in 1999€134.54 in 2014