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Inflation Calculator

Supported currencies and date ranges

Supported currencies and date ranges

The calculator works with over 40 current and historical currencies, each with its available data range.

💵 Main current currencies

CurrencyCodeAvailable rangeNotes
US DollarUSD1913 - presentMost extensive data
EuroEUR1999 - presentSince introduction
Pound SterlingGBP1950 - presentUnited Kingdom
Japanese YenJPY1970 - presentJapan
Canadian DollarCAD1950 - presentCanada
Swiss FrancCHF1950 - presentSwitzerland
Australian DollarAUD1970 - presentAustralia
Mexican PesoMXN1970 - presentMexico
Brazilian RealBRL1995 - presentBrazil
Argentine PesoARS1992 - presentArgentina
Colombian PesoCOP1990 - presentColombia
Peruvian SolPEN1991 - presentPeru
Chilean PesoCLP1980 - presentChile

🏛️ Historical currencies (extinct)

These currencies are no longer in use but the calculator supports them for historical calculations:

CurrencyCodeRangeReplaced by
Spanish PesetaESP1950 - 2001EUR (2002)
German MarkDEM1950 - 2001EUR (2002)
French FrancFRF1950 - 2001EUR (2002)
Italian LiraITL1950 - 2001EUR (2002)
Portuguese EscudoPTE1950 - 2001EUR (2002)
Greek DrachmaGRD1950 - 2001EUR (2002)
Dutch GuilderNLG1950 - 2001EUR (2002)

📅 Date limitations

Why there are limits:

  • Official inflation data is not available before certain dates
  • Historical exchange rates have limited availability
  • Extinct currencies only have data until their retirement date

Automatic validations: The calculator will only allow you to select dates within the valid range for each currency. If you try a date outside the range, you'll see a message explaining the limitations.

🌍 Geographic coverage

Regions with best coverage:

  • ✅ North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)
  • ✅ Europe (EUR + historical currencies)
  • ✅ Main Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru)
  • ✅ Asia-Pacific (Japan, Australia, South Korea, India)

Limited coverage:

  • ⚠️ Africa (few currencies with extensive data)
  • ⚠️ Middle East (mainly recent data)
  • ⚠️ Central Asia and small countries

🔄 Data updates

Inflation and exchange rate data is updated:

  • Inflation: Monthly with official data
  • Exchange rates: Daily for current currencies
  • Historical data: Remains fixed (doesn't change)

❓ Your currency doesn't appear?

If you need a specific unlisted currency:

  1. Check if there's an equivalent historical currency
  2. Use the nearest regional currency as reference
  3. Contact support to request adding new currencies
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