Result: fr.100 in 1971 → fr.297.56 in 2026
Value of fr.100 from 1971 to 2026
Updated: December 18, 2025fr.100 in 1971 is equivalent in purchasing power to about fr.297.56 today, an increase of fr.197.56 over 55 years. The franc had an average inflation rate of 2.00% per year between 1971 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 197.56%.
This means that today's prices are 2.98 times as high as average prices since 1971, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Switzerland. A franc today only buys 33.607% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 1971 was 6.57%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 0.12%. If this number holds, fr.100 today will be equivalent in buying power to fr.100.12 next year.
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| Cumulative price change | 197.56% |
| Average inflation rate | 2.00% |
| Converted amount fr.100 base | fr.297.56 |
| Price difference fr.100 base | fr.197.56 |
| CPI in 1971 | 36.229 |
| CPI in 2026 | 107.804 |
| Inflation in 1971 | 6.57% |
| Inflation in 2026 | 0.12% |
| fr.100 in 1971 | fr.297.56 in 2026 |
Buying power of fr.100 in 1971
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for fr.100 in 1971 (price index tracking began in 1955).
For example, if you started with fr.100, you would need to end with fr.297.56 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When fr.100 is equivalent to fr.297.56 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Swiss franc decreases over time. In other words, a franc will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a franc over time. By calculating the value in 1971 dollars, the chart below shows how fr.100 is worth less over 55 years.
According to the OECD and the World Bank, each of these CHF amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1971 amounts in today's francs, based on the 197.56% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| fr.1 franc in 1971 | fr.2.98 francs today |
| fr.5 francs in 1971 | fr.14.88 francs today |
| fr.10 francs in 1971 | fr.29.76 francs today |
| fr.50 francs in 1971 | fr.148.78 francs today |
| fr.100 francs in 1971 | fr.297.56 francs today |
| fr.500 francs in 1971 | fr.1,487.80 francs today |
| fr.1,000 francs in 1971 | fr.2,975.61 francs today |
| fr.5,000 francs in 1971 | fr.14,878.05 francs today |
| fr.10,000 francs in 1971 | fr.29,756.09 francs today |
| fr.50,000 francs in 1971 | fr.148,780.45 francs today |
| fr.100,000 francs in 1971 | fr.297,560.91 francs today |
| fr.500,000 francs in 1971 | fr.1,487,804.53 francs today |
| fr.1,000,000 francs in 1971 | fr.2,975,609.05 francs today |
How to calculate inflation rate for fr.100 since 1971
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1971 and today:
CPI today CPI in 1971
×
1971 CHF value
=
Today's value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Swiss CPI was 36.22934 in the year 1971 and 107.80435212647288 in 2026:
107.8043521264728836.22934
×
fr.100
=
fr.297.56
fr.100 in 1971 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as fr.297.56 in 2026.
To get the total inflation rate for the 55 years between 1971 and 2026, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2026 - CPI in 1971CPI in 1971
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (55 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
107.80435212647288 - 36.2293436.22934
×
100
=
198%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “fr.100 in 1971 → 2026 | Switzerland Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 13 Jan. 2026, https://www.officialdata.org/switzerland/inflation/1971?amount=100.
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| Cumulative price change | 197.56% |
| Average inflation rate | 2.00% |
| Converted amount fr.100 base | fr.297.56 |
| Price difference fr.100 base | fr.197.56 |
| CPI in 1971 | 36.229 |
| CPI in 2026 | 107.804 |
| Inflation in 1971 | 6.57% |
| Inflation in 2026 | 0.12% |
| fr.100 in 1971 | fr.297.56 in 2026 |