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Result: fr.4,000 in 1974 → fr.9,395.23 in 2024

Value of fr.4,000 from 1974 to 2024

Updated: April 10, 2024

fr.4,000 in 1974 is equivalent in purchasing power to about fr.9,395.23 today, an increase of fr.5,395.23 over 50 years. The franc had an average inflation rate of 1.72% per year between 1974 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 134.88%.

This means that today's prices are 2.35 times as high as average prices since 1974, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Switzerland. A franc today only buys 42.575% of what it could buy back then.

The inflation rate in 1974 was 9.77%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 1.73%. If this number holds, fr.4,000 today will be equivalent in buying power to fr.4,069.20 next year.

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Inflation from 1974 to 2024
Cumulative price change134.88%
Average inflation rate1.72%
Converted amount
fr.4,000 base		fr.9,395.23
Price difference
fr.4,000 base		fr.5,395.23
CPI in 197446.130
CPI in 2024108.350
Inflation in 19749.77%
Inflation in 20241.73%
fr.4,000 in 1974fr.9,395.23 in 2024
CHF inflation since 1974
Annual Rate, the OECD and the World Bank CPI
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Buying power of fr.4,000 in 1974

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for fr.4,000 in 1974 (price index tracking began in 1955).

For example, if you started with fr.4,000, you would need to end with fr.9,395.23 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

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When fr.4,000 is equivalent to fr.9,395.23 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 1974 dollars, the chart below shows how fr.4,000 is worth less over 50 years.

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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:

Franc inflation: 1974-2024
YearFranc ValueInflation Rate
1974fr.4,000.009.77%
1975fr.4,267.866.70%
1976fr.4,341.081.72%
1977fr.4,397.341.30%
1978fr.4,442.581.03%
1979fr.4,604.633.65%
1980fr.4,789.854.02%
1981fr.5,100.726.49%
1982fr.5,389.185.66%
1983fr.5,548.152.95%
1984fr.5,710.792.93%
1985fr.5,906.983.44%
1986fr.5,951.300.75%
1987fr.6,037.011.44%
1988fr.6,150.051.87%
1989fr.6,344.113.16%
1990fr.6,686.945.40%
1991fr.7,078.775.86%
1992fr.7,364.544.04%
1993fr.7,607.023.29%
1994fr.7,671.840.85%
1995fr.7,809.921.80%
1996fr.7,873.310.81%
1997fr.7,914.270.52%
1998fr.7,915.690.02%
1999fr.7,979.530.81%
2000fr.8,103.891.56%
2001fr.8,184.040.99%
2002fr.8,236.640.64%
2003fr.8,289.210.64%
2004fr.8,355.770.80%
2005fr.8,453.691.17%
2006fr.8,543.261.06%
2007fr.8,605.830.73%
2008fr.8,814.602.43%
2009fr.8,772.25-0.48%
2010fr.8,832.630.69%
2011fr.8,853.060.23%
2012fr.8,791.75-0.69%
2013fr.8,772.64-0.22%
2014fr.8,771.48-0.01%
2015fr.8,671.15-1.14%
2016fr.8,633.46-0.43%
2017fr.8,679.540.53%
2018fr.8,760.820.94%
2019fr.8,792.610.36%
2020fr.8,728.79-0.73%
2021fr.8,779.570.58%
2022fr.9,028.472.83%
2023fr.9,238.982.33%
2024fr.9,395.231.69%*
* 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 1974 amounts in today's francs, based on the 134.88% change in prices:

Conversion: 1974 francs today
Initial valueEquivalent value
fr.1 franc in 1974fr.2.35 francs today
fr.5 francs in 1974fr.11.74 francs today
fr.10 francs in 1974fr.23.49 francs today
fr.50 francs in 1974fr.117.44 francs today
fr.100 francs in 1974fr.234.88 francs today
fr.500 francs in 1974fr.1,174.40 francs today
fr.1,000 francs in 1974fr.2,348.81 francs today
fr.5,000 francs in 1974fr.11,744.04 francs today
fr.10,000 francs in 1974fr.23,488.08 francs today
fr.50,000 francs in 1974fr.117,440.41 francs today
fr.100,000 francs in 1974fr.234,880.82 francs today
fr.500,000 francs in 1974fr.1,174,404.10 francs today
fr.1,000,000 francs in 1974fr.2,348,808.21 francs today

How to calculate inflation rate for fr.4,000 since 1974

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1974 and today:

CPI today CPI in 1974
×
1974 CHF value
=
Today's value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Swiss CPI was 46.12999 in the year 1974 and 108.35049910763934 in 2024:

108.3504991076393446.12999
×
fr.4,000
=
fr.9,395.23

fr.4,000 in 1974 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as fr.9,395.23 in 2024.

To get the total inflation rate for the 50 years between 1974 and 2024, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2024 - CPI in 1974CPI in 1974
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (50 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

108.35049910763934 - 46.1299946.12999
×
100
=
135%

Data source & citation

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “fr.4,000 in 1974 → 2024 | Switzerland Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 5 May. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/switzerland/inflation/1974?amount=4000.

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 1974 to 2024
Cumulative price change134.88%
Average inflation rate1.72%
Converted amount
fr.4,000 base		fr.9,395.23
Price difference
fr.4,000 base		fr.5,395.23
CPI in 197446.130
CPI in 2024108.350
Inflation in 19749.77%
Inflation in 20241.73%
fr.4,000 in 1974fr.9,395.23 in 2024