Netherlands Inflation Calculator

Result: €100 in 1960 → €888.13 in 2026


Money in the Netherlands has lost 89% of its value since 1960

Updated: December 18, 2025

€100 in 1960 is equivalent in purchasing power to about €888.13 today, an increase of €788.13 over 66 years. The euro had an average inflation rate of 3.36% per year between 1960 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 788.13%.

This means that today's prices are 8.88 times as high as average prices since 1960, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for the Netherlands. A euro today only buys 11.260% of what it could buy back then. Currency values from before the Netherlands began using the Euro are converted for the purpose of these calculations by the OECD.

The inflation rate in 1960 was 2.32%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 3.17%. If this number holds, €100 today will be equivalent in buying power to €103.17 next year.


Inflation from 1960 to 2026
Cumulative price change788.13%
Average inflation rate3.36%
Converted amount
€100 base
€888.13
Price difference
€100 base
€788.13
CPI in 196015.426
CPI in 2026137.007
Inflation in 19602.32%
Inflation in 20263.17%
€100 in 1960€888.13 in 2026

The Netherlands inflation since 1960
Annual Rate, the OECD and the World Bank CPI
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Buying power of €100 in 1960

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for €100 in 1960 (price index tracking began in 1959).

For example, if you started with €100, you would need to end with €888.13 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When €100 is equivalent to €888.13 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Netherlandic 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 1960 dollars, the chart below shows how €100 is worth less over 66 years.

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

Euro inflation: 1960-2026
YearEuro ValueInflation Rate
1960€100.002.32%
1961€101.311.31%
1962€103.772.43%
1963€107.143.24%
1964€113.385.82%
1965€117.813.91%
1966€124.595.76%
1967€128.903.46%
1968€133.703.72%
1969€143.627.42%
1970€148.893.67%
1971€160.027.48%
1972€172.517.80%
1973€186.358.02%
1974€204.229.59%
1975€225.0910.22%
1976€244.968.83%
1977€260.646.40%
1978€271.364.11%
1979€282.754.20%
1980€301.176.51%
1981€321.466.74%
1982€340.475.91%
1983€349.802.74%
1984€361.353.30%
1985€369.512.26%
1986€369.810.08%
1987€367.26-0.69%
1988€369.970.74%
1989€373.971.08%
1990€383.152.45%
1991€395.253.16%
1992€407.833.18%
1993€418.372.58%
1994€430.092.80%
1995€438.371.92%
1996€446.911.95%
1997€456.342.11%
1998€465.281.96%
1999€475.312.16%
2000€486.532.36%
2001€506.754.16%
2002€523.413.29%
2003€534.362.09%
2004€541.121.26%
2005€550.251.69%
2006€556.311.10%
2007€565.291.61%
2008€579.352.49%
2009€586.241.19%
2010€593.721.28%
2011€607.612.34%
2012€622.532.46%
2013€638.142.51%
2014€644.370.98%
2015€648.240.60%
2016€650.290.32%
2017€659.271.38%
2018€670.501.70%
2019€688.162.63%
2020€696.921.27%
2021€715.572.68%
2022€787.1310.00%
2023€817.353.84%
2024€844.713.35%
2025€880.744.27%
2026€888.130.84%*
* 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 1960 amounts in today's euros, based on the 788.13% change in prices:

Conversion: 1960 euros today
Initial valueEquivalent value
€1 euro in 1960€8.88 euros today
€5 euros in 1960€44.41 euros today
€10 euros in 1960€88.81 euros today
€50 euros in 1960€444.06 euros today
€100 euros in 1960€888.13 euros today
€500 euros in 1960€4,440.65 euros today
€1,000 euros in 1960€8,881.30 euros today
€5,000 euros in 1960€44,406.49 euros today
€10,000 euros in 1960€88,812.98 euros today
€50,000 euros in 1960€444,064.91 euros today
€100,000 euros in 1960€888,129.82 euros today
€500,000 euros in 1960€4,440,649.08 euros today
€1,000,000 euros in 1960€8,881,298.15 euros today

How to calculate inflation rate for €100 since 1960

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1960 and today:

CPI today CPI in 1960
×
1960 EUR value
=
Today's value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Netherlandic CPI was 15.426447697015018 in the year 1960 and 137.0068814100129 in 2026:

137.006881410012915.426447697015018
×
€100
=
€888.13

€100 in 1960 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as €888.13 in 2026.

To get the total inflation rate for the 66 years between 1960 and 2026, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2026 - CPI in 1960CPI in 1960
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (66 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

137.0068814100129 - 15.42644769701501815.426447697015018
×
100
=
788%

Data source & citation

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “the Netherlands Inflation Calculator: World Bank data, 1960-2026 (EUR).” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 10 Jan. 2026, https://www.officialdata.org/netherlands/inflation.

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 1960 to 2026
Cumulative price change788.13%
Average inflation rate3.36%
Converted amount
€100 base
€888.13
Price difference
€100 base
€788.13
CPI in 196015.426
CPI in 2026137.007
Inflation in 19602.32%
Inflation in 20263.17%
€100 in 1960€888.13 in 2026