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Value of $100 from 2005 to 2019
$100 in 2005 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $26,858,404.03 in 2019, an increase of $26,858,304.03 over 14 years. The bolivar had an average inflation rate of 144.23% per year between 2005 and 2019, producing a cumulative price increase of 26,858,304.03%.
This means that prices in 2019 are 268,584.04 times as high as average prices since 2005, according to the International Monetary Fund consumer price index.
The inflation rate in 2005 was 16.00%. The inflation rate in 2019 was 19100.00%. The 2019 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2,524.50% per year between 2019 and 2021.
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| Cumulative price change | 26,858,304.03% |
| Average inflation rate | 144.23% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $26,858,404.03 |
| Price difference $100 base | $26,858,304.03 |
| CPI in 2005 | 91,962.730 |
| CPI in 2019 | 24,699,721,626.000 |
| Inflation in 2005 | 16.00% |
| Inflation in 2019 | 19,100.00% |
| $100 in 2005 | $26,858,404.03 in 2019 |
Buying power of $100 in 2005
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 2005 (price index tracking began in 1979).
For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $26,858,404.03 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $100 is equivalent to $26,858,404.03 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 2005 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 14 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 2005 amounts in 2019 bolivars, based on the 26,858,304.03% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| $1 bolivar in 2005 | $268,584.04 bolivars in 2019 |
| $5 bolivars in 2005 | $1,342,920.20 bolivars in 2019 |
| $10 bolivars in 2005 | $2,685,840.40 bolivars in 2019 |
| $50 bolivars in 2005 | $13,429,202.01 bolivars in 2019 |
| $100 bolivars in 2005 | $26,858,404.03 bolivars in 2019 |
| $500 bolivars in 2005 | $134,292,020.15 bolivars in 2019 |
| $1,000 bolivars in 2005 | $268,584,040.30 bolivars in 2019 |
| $5,000 bolivars in 2005 | $1,342,920,201.50 bolivars in 2019 |
| $10,000 bolivars in 2005 | $2,685,840,402.99 bolivars in 2019 |
| $50,000 bolivars in 2005 | $13,429,202,014.96 bolivars in 2019 |
| $100,000 bolivars in 2005 | $26,858,404,029.92 bolivars in 2019 |
| $500,000 bolivars in 2005 | $134,292,020,149.58 bolivars in 2019 |
| $1,000,000 bolivars in 2005 | $268,584,040,299.16 bolivars in 2019 |
How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 2005 to 2019
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2005 and 2019:
CPI in 2019 CPI in 2005
×
2005 VEF value
=
2019 VEF value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Venezuelan CPI was 91962.73017 in the year 2005 and 24699721626 in 2019:
2469972162691962.73017
×
$100
=
$26,858,404.03
$100 in 2005 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $26,858,404.03 in 2019.
To get the total inflation rate for the 14 years between 2005 and 2019, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2019 - CPI in 2005CPI in 2005
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (14 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
24699721626 - 91962.7301791962.73017
×
100
=
26,858,304%
Data source & citation
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 2005 → 2019 | Venezuela Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 17 May. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/venezuela/inflation/2005?amount=100&endYear=2019.
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.
| Cumulative price change | 26,858,304.03% |
| Average inflation rate | 144.23% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $26,858,404.03 |
| Price difference $100 base | $26,858,304.03 |
| CPI in 2005 | 91,962.730 |
| CPI in 2019 | 24,699,721,626.000 |
| Inflation in 2005 | 16.00% |
| Inflation in 2019 | 19,100.00% |
| $100 in 2005 | $26,858,404.03 in 2019 |
