Result: R$100 in 1995 → R$609.31 in 2024
The Brazilian Real has lost 84% its value since 1995
Updated: September 11, 2025R$100 in 1995 is equivalent in purchasing power to about R$609.31 today, an increase of R$509.31 over 29 years. The real had an average inflation rate of 6.43% per year between 1995 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 509.31%.
This means that today's prices are 6.09 times as high as average prices since 1995, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Brazil. A real today only buys 16.412% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 1995 was 66.01%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 4.28%. If this number holds, R$100 today will be equivalent in buying power to R$104.28 next year.
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| Cumulative price change | 509.31% |
| Average inflation rate | 6.43% |
| Converted amount R$100 base | R$609.31 |
| Price difference R$100 base | R$509.31 |
| CPI in 1995 | 26.476 |
| CPI in 2024 | 161.322 |
| Inflation in 1995 | 66.01% |
| Inflation in 2024 | 4.28% |
| R$100 in 1995 | R$609.31 in 2024 |
Buying power of R$100 in 1995
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for R$100 in 1995 (price index tracking began in 1979).
For example, if you started with R$100, you would need to end with R$609.31 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When R$100 is equivalent to R$609.31 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Brazilian real decreases over time. In other words, a real will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a real over time. By calculating the value in 1995 dollars, the chart below shows how R$100 is worth less over 29 years.
According to the OECD and the World Bank, each of these BRL amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1995 amounts in today's reals, based on the 509.31% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| R$1 real in 1995 | R$6.09 reals today |
| R$5 reals in 1995 | R$30.47 reals today |
| R$10 reals in 1995 | R$60.93 reals today |
| R$50 reals in 1995 | R$304.65 reals today |
| R$100 reals in 1995 | R$609.31 reals today |
| R$500 reals in 1995 | R$3,046.53 reals today |
| R$1,000 reals in 1995 | R$6,093.06 reals today |
| R$5,000 reals in 1995 | R$30,465.31 reals today |
| R$10,000 reals in 1995 | R$60,930.63 reals today |
| R$50,000 reals in 1995 | R$304,653.14 reals today |
| R$100,000 reals in 1995 | R$609,306.27 reals today |
| R$500,000 reals in 1995 | R$3,046,531.35 reals today |
| R$1,000,000 reals in 1995 | R$6,093,062.71 reals today |
How to calculate inflation rate for R$100 since 1995
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1995 and today:
CPI today CPI in 1995
×
1995 BRL value
=
Today's value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Brazilian CPI was 26.47639 in the year 1995 and 161.32230450672006 in 2024:
161.3223045067200626.47639
×
R$100
=
R$609.31
R$100 in 1995 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as R$609.31 in 2024.
To get the total inflation rate for the 29 years between 1995 and 2024, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2024 - CPI in 1995CPI in 1995
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (29 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
161.32230450672006 - 26.4763926.47639
×
100
=
509%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Value of 1995 Brazilian Reals today | Brazil Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 26 Dec. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/brazil/inflation/1995.
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| Cumulative price change | 509.31% |
| Average inflation rate | 6.43% |
| Converted amount R$100 base | R$609.31 |
| Price difference R$100 base | R$509.31 |
| CPI in 1995 | 26.476 |
| CPI in 2024 | 161.322 |
| Inflation in 1995 | 66.01% |
| Inflation in 2024 | 4.28% |
| R$100 in 1995 | R$609.31 in 2024 |