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Result:kr 100 in 1956 → kr 1,720.84 in 2026

The Swedish Krona has lost 94% of its value since 1956

Updated: September 11, 2026

kr 100 in 1956 is equivalent in purchasing power to about kr 1,720.84 today, an increase of kr 1,620.84 over 70 years. Cumulative inflation since 1956 is 1,620.84%: the krona had an average inflation rate of 4.15% per year between 1956 and today.

This means that today's prices are 17.21 times as high as average prices in 1956, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for Sweden. A krona today only buys 5.8% of what it could buy back then.

The inflation rate in 1956 was 4.94%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 0.31%. If this number holds, kr 100 today will be equivalent in buying power to kr 100.31 next year.

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Inflation from 1956 to 2026
Cumulative price change 1,620.84%
Average inflation rate 4.15%
Converted amount
kr 100 base		 kr 1,720.84
Price difference
kr 100 base		 kr 1,620.84
CPI in 1956 7.777
CPI in 2026 133.832
Inflation in 1956 4.94%
Inflation in 2026 0.31%
kr 100 in 1956 kr 1,720.84 in 2026
SEK inflation since 1956
Annual Rate, the OECD and the World Bank CPI
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Buying power of kr 100 in 1956

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for kr 100 in 1956 (price index tracking began in 1955).

For example, if you started with kr 100, you would need to end with kr 1,720.84 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

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When kr 100 is equivalent to kr 1,720.84 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 1956 dollars, the chart below shows how kr 100 is worth less over 70 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: 1956-2026
YearKrona ValueInflation Rate
1956kr 100.004.94%
1957kr 104.324.32%
1958kr 108.904.39%
1959kr 109.780.80%
1960kr 114.334.14%
1961kr 116.792.16%
1962kr 122.364.77%
1963kr 125.872.87%
1964kr 130.143.39%
1965kr 136.665.01%
1966kr 145.416.40%
1967kr 151.654.29%
1968kr 154.601.94%
1969kr 158.762.69%
1970kr 169.907.02%
1971kr 182.467.40%
1972kr 193.436.01%
1973kr 206.426.72%
1974kr 226.889.91%
1975kr 249.079.78%
1976kr 274.6010.25%
1977kr 306.0111.44%
1978kr 336.6010.00%
1979kr 360.877.21%
1980kr 410.3313.71%
1981kr 460.0012.10%
1982kr 499.518.59%
1983kr 543.838.87%
1984kr 587.588.04%
1985kr 630.907.37%
1986kr 657.624.24%
1987kr 685.174.19%
1988kr 725.085.82%
1989kr 771.796.44%
1990kr 851.8010.37%
1991kr 932.259.44%
1992kr 954.392.37%
1993kr 999.514.73%
1994kr 1,021.082.16%
1995kr 1,046.152.46%
1996kr 1,051.730.53%
1997kr 1,058.650.66%
1998kr 1,055.83-0.27%
1999kr 1,060.710.46%
2000kr 1,070.240.90%
2001kr 1,095.992.41%
2002kr 1,119.652.16%
2003kr 1,141.211.93%
2004kr 1,145.470.37%
2005kr 1,150.670.45%
2006kr 1,166.321.36%
2007kr 1,192.122.21%
2008kr 1,233.093.44%
2009kr 1,226.99-0.49%
2010kr 1,241.201.16%
2011kr 1,277.962.96%
2012kr 1,289.310.89%
2013kr 1,288.74-0.04%
2014kr 1,286.42-0.18%
2015kr 1,285.82-0.05%
2016kr 1,298.480.98%
2017kr 1,321.781.79%
2018kr 1,347.601.95%
2019kr 1,371.641.78%
2020kr 1,378.460.50%
2021kr 1,408.282.16%
2022kr 1,526.158.37%
2023kr 1,656.618.55%
2024kr 1,703.592.84%
2025kr 1,715.170.68%
2026kr 1,720.840.33%*
* 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 1956 amounts in today's kronor, based on the 1,620.84% change in prices:

Conversion: 1956 kronor today
Initial valueEquivalent value
kr 1 krona in 1956 kr 17.21 kronor today
kr 5 kronor in 1956 kr 86.04 kronor today
kr 10 kronor in 1956 kr 172.08 kronor today
kr 50 kronor in 1956 kr 860.42 kronor today
kr 100 kronor in 1956 kr 1,720.84 kronor today
kr 500 kronor in 1956 kr 8,604.22 kronor today
kr 1,000 kronor in 1956 kr 17,208.43 kronor today
kr 5,000 kronor in 1956 kr 86,042.17 kronor today
kr 10,000 kronor in 1956 kr 172,084.34 kronor today
kr 50,000 kronor in 1956 kr 860,421.68 kronor today
kr 100,000 kronor in 1956 kr 1,720,843.35 kronor today
kr 500,000 kronor in 1956 kr 8,604,216.75 kronor today
kr 1,000,000 kronor in 1956 kr 17,208,433.51 kronor today

How to calculate inflation rate for kr 100 since 1956

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1956 and today:

CPI todayCPI in 1956
×
1956 SEK value
=
Today's value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Swedish CPI was 7.777129 in the year 1956 and 133.83220728872192 in 2026:

133.832207288721927.777129
×
kr 100
=
kr 1,720.84

kr 100 in 1956 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as kr 1,720.84 in 2026.

To get the total inflation rate for the 70 years between 1956 and 2026, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2026 - CPI in 1956CPI in 1956
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (70 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

133.83220728872192 - 7.7771297.777129
×
100
=
1,621%

Data source & citation

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Sweden Inflation Calculator: World Bank data, 1956-2026 (SEK).” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 10 Oct. 2026, https://www.officialdata.org/sweden/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 1956 to 2026
Cumulative price change 1,620.84%
Average inflation rate 4.15%
Converted amount
kr 100 base		 kr 1,720.84
Price difference
kr 100 base		 kr 1,620.84
CPI in 1956 7.777
CPI in 2026 133.832
Inflation in 1956 4.94%
Inflation in 2026 0.31%
kr 100 in 1956 kr 1,720.84 in 2026