¥100 in 2000 is worth ¥162 today (China CPI)
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Updated April 1, 2025 · FRED (OECD Main Economic Indicators)
¥100 in 2000 is worth ¥162.16 in today's yuan, adjusted by Chinese consumer-price inflation (China CPI), which rose 62% since then. FRED (OECD Main Economic Indicators) data through April 1, 2025.
In 2000, ¥100 was a small everyday sum in China, enough for routine costs rather than savings. The country was just emerging from a brief stretch of consumer-price deflation in the late 1990s, with prices broadly flat after the Asian financial crisis and weak domestic demand. Because that near-flat moment gave way to decades of rising prices, matching what those ¥100 could buy in 2000 now takes a noticeably larger amount in today's yuan.
Values are in Chinese yuan (renminbi, CN¥). The series starts in 1993, after the early reform years' high inflation. The yuan was largely pegged to the U.S. dollar for much of this span, but that moves exchange rates, not the domestic consumer-price inflation measured here.
Year by year
| Year | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | ¥100 |
| 2010 | ¥126 |
| 2020 | ¥157 |
| 2025 | ¥162 |
Selected milestones; the math uses every month of the official series.
Put differently: what cost ¥100 in 2000 costs ¥162.16 today. A yuan from 2000 buys only 62% of what it bought then — prices rose 62% over the period.
Around 2000 China was emerging from a brief stretch of consumer-price deflation in the late 1990s, with prices broadly flat following the Asian financial crisis and weak domestic demand.
Frequently asked questions
How is the value of ¥100 from 2000 calculated?
We divide today's China CPI index level by the 2000 level, sourced from FRED (OECD Main Economic Indicators). The cumulative change is 62% — a factor of 1.62.
Which inflation measure is used?
China Consumer Price Index, the standard official gauge of consumer-price inflation in China, retrieved via FRED. The latest available reading is April 1, 2025.
Does this include investment returns?
No. This is a pure purchasing-power adjustment in yuan — it measures inflation, not what the money would have earned if invested or moved into another currency.
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