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Result:kr100 in 1979 → kr475.70 in 2026

The Swedish Krona has lost 79% its value since 1979

Updated: March 11, 2026

kr100 in 1979 is equivalent in purchasing power to about kr475.70 today, an increase of kr375.70 over 47 years. The krona had an average inflation rate of 3.37% per year between 1979 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 375.70%.

This means that today's prices are 4.76 times as high as average prices since 1979, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Sweden. A krona today only buys 21.022% of what it could buy back then.

The inflation rate in 1979 was 7.21%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 0.40%. If this number holds, kr100 today will be equivalent in buying power to kr100.40 next year.

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Inflation from 1979 to 2026
Cumulative price change 375.70%
Average inflation rate 3.37%
Converted amount
kr100 base		 kr475.70
Price difference
kr100 base		 kr375.70
CPI in 1979 28.065
CPI in 2026 133.508
Inflation in 1979 7.21%
Inflation in 2026 0.40%
kr100 in 1979 kr475.70 in 2026
SEK inflation since 1979
Annual Rate, the OECD and the World Bank CPI
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Buying power of kr100 in 1979

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for kr100 in 1979 (price index tracking began in 1955).

For example, if you started with kr100, you would need to end with kr475.70 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

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When kr100 is equivalent to kr475.70 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Swedish krona decreases over time. In other words, a krona will pay for fewer items at the store.

This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a krona over time. By calculating the value in 1979 dollars, the chart below shows how kr100 is worth less over 47 years.

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

Krona inflation: 1979-2026
YearKrona ValueInflation Rate
1979kr100.007.21%
1980kr113.7113.71%
1981kr127.4712.10%
1982kr138.428.59%
1983kr150.708.87%
1984kr162.828.04%
1985kr174.837.37%
1986kr182.234.24%
1987kr189.864.19%
1988kr200.925.82%
1989kr213.876.44%
1990kr236.0410.37%
1991kr258.339.44%
1992kr264.472.37%
1993kr276.974.73%
1994kr282.952.16%
1995kr289.902.46%
1996kr291.440.53%
1997kr293.360.66%
1998kr292.58-0.27%
1999kr293.930.46%
2000kr296.570.90%
2001kr303.712.41%
2002kr310.262.16%
2003kr316.241.93%
2004kr317.420.37%
2005kr318.860.45%
2006kr323.201.36%
2007kr330.352.21%
2008kr341.703.44%
2009kr340.01-0.49%
2010kr343.951.16%
2011kr354.132.96%
2012kr357.280.89%
2013kr357.12-0.04%
2014kr356.48-0.18%
2015kr356.31-0.05%
2016kr359.820.98%
2017kr366.281.79%
2018kr373.431.95%
2019kr380.091.78%
2020kr381.980.50%
2021kr390.252.16%
2022kr422.918.37%
2023kr459.068.55%
2024kr472.082.84%
2025kr475.290.68%
2026kr475.700.09%*
* 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 1979 amounts in today's kronor, based on the 375.70% change in prices:

Conversion: 1979 kronor today
Initial valueEquivalent value
kr1 krona in 1979 kr4.76 kronor today
kr5 kronor in 1979 kr23.79 kronor today
kr10 kronor in 1979 kr47.57 kronor today
kr50 kronor in 1979 kr237.85 kronor today
kr100 kronor in 1979 kr475.70 kronor today
kr500 kronor in 1979 kr2,378.52 kronor today
kr1,000 kronor in 1979 kr4,757.04 kronor today
kr5,000 kronor in 1979 kr23,785.21 kronor today
kr10,000 kronor in 1979 kr47,570.42 kronor today
kr50,000 kronor in 1979 kr237,852.09 kronor today
kr100,000 kronor in 1979 kr475,704.18 kronor today
kr500,000 kronor in 1979 kr2,378,520.89 kronor today
kr1,000,000 kronor in 1979 kr4,757,041.77 kronor today

How to calculate inflation rate for kr100 since 1979

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1979 and today:

CPI todayCPI in 1979
×
1979 SEK value
=
Today's value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Swedish CPI was 28.0653 in the year 1979 and 133.5078044175456 in 2026:

133.507804417545628.0653
×
kr100
=
kr475.70

kr100 in 1979 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as kr475.70 in 2026.

To get the total inflation rate for the 47 years between 1979 and 2026, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2026 - CPI in 1979CPI in 1979
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (47 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

133.5078044175456 - 28.065328.0653
×
100
=
376%

Data source & citation

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Value of 1979 Swedish Kronor today | Sweden Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 1 Apr. 2026, https://www.officialdata.org/sweden/inflation/1979.

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 1979 to 2026
Cumulative price change 375.70%
Average inflation rate 3.37%
Converted amount
kr100 base		 kr475.70
Price difference
kr100 base		 kr375.70
CPI in 1979 28.065
CPI in 2026 133.508
Inflation in 1979 7.21%
Inflation in 2026 0.40%
kr100 in 1979 kr475.70 in 2026