$100 in 1985 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $296,066,474,486.98 in 2020, an increase of $296,066,474,386.98 over 35 years. The bolivar had an average inflation rate of 86.47% per year between 1985 and 2020, producing a cumulative price increase of 296,066,474,386.98%.
This means that prices in 2020 are 2,960,664,744.87 times as high as average prices since 1985, according to the International Monetary Fund consumer price index.
The inflation rate in 1985 was 11.40%. The inflation rate in 2020 was 2360.00%. The 2020 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2,700.00% per year between 2020 and 2021.
Cumulative price change | 296,066,474,386.98% |
Average inflation rate | 86.47% |
Converted amount $100 base | $296,066,474,486.98 |
Price difference $100 base | $296,066,474,386.98 |
CPI in 1985 | 205.229 |
CPI in 2020 | 607,613,152,011.000 |
Inflation in 1985 | 11.40% |
Inflation in 2020 | 2,360.00% |
$100 in 1985 | $296,066,474,486.98 in 2020 |
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1985 (price index tracking began in 1979).
For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $296,066,474,486.98 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $100 is equivalent to $296,066,474,486.98 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Venezuelan bolivar decreases over time. In other words, a bolivar will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a bolivar over time. By calculating the value in 1985 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 35 years.
According to the International Monetary Fund, each of these VEF amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1985 amounts in 2020 bolivars, based on the 296,066,474,386.98% change in prices:
Initial value | Equivalent value |
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$1 bolivar in 1985 | $2,960,664,744.87 bolivars in 2020 |
$5 bolivars in 1985 | $14,803,323,724.35 bolivars in 2020 |
$10 bolivars in 1985 | $29,606,647,448.70 bolivars in 2020 |
$50 bolivars in 1985 | $148,033,237,243.49 bolivars in 2020 |
$100 bolivars in 1985 | $296,066,474,486.98 bolivars in 2020 |
$500 bolivars in 1985 | $1,480,332,372,434.88 bolivars in 2020 |
$1,000 bolivars in 1985 | $2,960,664,744,869.77 bolivars in 2020 |
$5,000 bolivars in 1985 | $14,803,323,724,348.84 bolivars in 2020 |
$10,000 bolivars in 1985 | $29,606,647,448,697.68 bolivars in 2020 |
$50,000 bolivars in 1985 | $148,033,237,243,488.41 bolivars in 2020 |
$100,000 bolivars in 1985 | $296,066,474,486,976.81 bolivars in 2020 |
$500,000 bolivars in 1985 | $1,480,332,372,434,883.75 bolivars in 2020 |
$1,000,000 bolivars in 1985 | $2,960,664,744,869,767.50 bolivars in 2020 |
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1985 and 2020:
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Venezuelan CPI was 205.2286241 in the year 1985 and 607613152011 in 2020:
$100 in 1985 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $296,066,474,486.98 in 2020.
To get the total inflation rate for the 35 years between 1985 and 2020, we use the following formula:
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Venezuela's annual (CPI) as provided by the International Monetary Fund.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$100 in 1985 → 2020 | Venezuela Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 28 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/venezuela/inflation/1985?amount=100&endYear=2020.
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in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
Cumulative price change | 296,066,474,386.98% |
Average inflation rate | 86.47% |
Converted amount $100 base | $296,066,474,486.98 |
Price difference $100 base | $296,066,474,386.98 |
CPI in 1985 | 205.229 |
CPI in 2020 | 607,613,152,011.000 |
Inflation in 1985 | 11.40% |
Inflation in 2020 | 2,360.00% |
$100 in 1985 | $296,066,474,486.98 in 2020 |