€1 in 1996 is equivalent in purchasing power to about €1.79 today, an increase of €0.79 over 28 years. The euro had an average inflation rate of 2.10% per year between 1996 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 79.10%.
This means that today's prices are 1.79 times as high as average prices since 1996, according to the European Central Bank consumer price index. A euro today only buys 55.866% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 1996 was NaN%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 0.76%. If this number holds, €1 today will be equivalent in buying power to €1.01 next year.
Cumulative price change | 79.10% |
Average inflation rate | 2.10% |
Converted amount €1 base | €1.79 |
Price difference €1 base | €0.79 |
CPI in 1996 | 71.339 |
CPI in 2024 | 127.770 |
Inflation in 1996 | 0.00% |
Inflation in 2024 | 0.76% |
€1 in 1996 | €1.79 in 2024 |
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for €1 in 1996 (price index tracking began in 1996).
For example, if you started with €1, you would need to end with €1.79 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When €1 is equivalent to €1.79 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 1996 dollars, the chart below shows how €1 is worth less over 28 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:
This conversion table shows various other 1996 amounts in today's euros, based on the 79.10% change in prices:
Initial value | Equivalent value |
---|---|
€1 euro in 1996 | €1.79 euros today |
€5 euros in 1996 | €8.96 euros today |
€10 euros in 1996 | €17.91 euros today |
€50 euros in 1996 | €89.55 euros today |
€100 euros in 1996 | €179.10 euros today |
€500 euros in 1996 | €895.51 euros today |
€1,000 euros in 1996 | €1,791.02 euros today |
€5,000 euros in 1996 | €8,955.11 euros today |
€10,000 euros in 1996 | €17,910.22 euros today |
€50,000 euros in 1996 | €89,551.09 euros today |
€100,000 euros in 1996 | €179,102.18 euros today |
€500,000 euros in 1996 | €895,510.88 euros today |
€1,000,000 euros in 1996 | €1,791,021.76 euros today |
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1996 and today:
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Euro CPI was 71.33916667 in the year 1996 and 127.77 in 2024:
€1 in 1996 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as €1.79 in 2024.
To get the total inflation rate for the 28 years between 1996 and 2024, we use the following formula:
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
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: “€1 in 1996 → 2024 | Euro Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 13 Oct. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/europe/inflation/1996?amount=1.
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in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
Cumulative price change | 79.10% |
Average inflation rate | 2.10% |
Converted amount €1 base | €1.79 |
Price difference €1 base | €0.79 |
CPI in 1996 | 71.339 |
CPI in 2024 | 127.770 |
Inflation in 1996 | 0.00% |
Inflation in 2024 | 0.76% |
€1 in 1996 | €1.79 in 2024 |