Result: R$1 in 2012 → R$1.99 in 2024
Value of R$1 from 2012 to 2024
Updated: September 11, 2025R$1 in 2012 is equivalent in purchasing power to about R$1.99 today, an increase of R$0.99 over 12 years. The real had an average inflation rate of 5.89% per year between 2012 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 98.63%.
This means that today's prices are 1.99 times as high as average prices since 2012, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Brazil. A real today only buys 50.251% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 2012 was 5.40%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 4.28%. If this number holds, R$1 today will be equivalent in buying power to R$1.04 next year.
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| Cumulative price change | 98.63% |
| Average inflation rate | 5.89% |
| Converted amount R$1 base | R$1.99 |
| Price difference R$1 base | R$0.99 |
| CPI in 2012 | 81.220 |
| CPI in 2024 | 161.322 |
| Inflation in 2012 | 5.40% |
| Inflation in 2024 | 4.28% |
| R$1 in 2012 | R$1.99 in 2024 |
Buying power of R$1 in 2012
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for R$1 in 2012 (price index tracking began in 1979).
For example, if you started with R$1, you would need to end with R$1.99 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When R$1 is equivalent to R$1.99 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 2012 dollars, the chart below shows how R$1 is worth less over 12 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 2012 amounts in today's reals, based on the 98.63% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| R$1 real in 2012 | R$1.99 reals today |
| R$5 reals in 2012 | R$9.93 reals today |
| R$10 reals in 2012 | R$19.86 reals today |
| R$50 reals in 2012 | R$99.31 reals today |
| R$100 reals in 2012 | R$198.63 reals today |
| R$500 reals in 2012 | R$993.13 reals today |
| R$1,000 reals in 2012 | R$1,986.25 reals today |
| R$5,000 reals in 2012 | R$9,931.25 reals today |
| R$10,000 reals in 2012 | R$19,862.51 reals today |
| R$50,000 reals in 2012 | R$99,312.53 reals today |
| R$100,000 reals in 2012 | R$198,625.06 reals today |
| R$500,000 reals in 2012 | R$993,125.32 reals today |
| R$1,000,000 reals in 2012 | R$1,986,250.65 reals today |
How to calculate inflation rate for R$1 since 2012
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2012 and today:
CPI today CPI in 2012
×
2012 BRL value
=
Today's value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Brazilian CPI was 81.21951 in the year 2012 and 161.32230450672006 in 2024:
161.3223045067200681.21951
×
R$1
=
R$1.99
R$1 in 2012 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as R$1.99 in 2024.
To get the total inflation rate for the 12 years between 2012 and 2024, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2024 - CPI in 2012CPI in 2012
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (12 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
161.32230450672006 - 81.2195181.21951
×
100
=
99%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “R$1 in 2012 → 2024 | Brazil Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 27 Dec. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/brazil/inflation/2012?amount=1.
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.
| Cumulative price change | 98.63% |
| Average inflation rate | 5.89% |
| Converted amount R$1 base | R$1.99 |
| Price difference R$1 base | R$0.99 |
| CPI in 2012 | 81.220 |
| CPI in 2024 | 161.322 |
| Inflation in 2012 | 5.40% |
| Inflation in 2024 | 4.28% |
| R$1 in 2012 | R$1.99 in 2024 |