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What Rs 1,000 from 2021 is worth today
Prices in Pakistan rose ×1.90 between December 2021 and Aug 2026. Rs 1,000 then is Rs 1,900 now. Kept as cash, the same Rs 1,000 buys what Rs 526 bought in 2021. That’s 14.7% a year on average.
47% of its buying power, gone since 2021
2021
Rs1,000
Today
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The same Rs 1,000 note now buys what Rs 526 bought in 2021. Sized by buying power.
Rs 1,000 from every year, today
| From the end of | Prices since | Rs 1,000 then costs now | Rs 1,000 held since buys | Average a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ×4.20 | Rs 4,198 | Rs 238 | 9.6% |
| 2011 | ×3.83 | Rs 3,825 | Rs 261 | 9.6% |
| 2012 | ×3.54 | Rs 3,544 | Rs 282 | 9.7% |
| 2013 | ×3.25 | Rs 3,246 | Rs 308 | 9.7% |
| 2014 | ×3.11 | Rs 3,112 | Rs 321 | 10.2% |
| 2015 | ×3.02 | Rs 3,016 | Rs 332 | 10.9% |
| 2016 | ×2.91 | Rs 2,909 | Rs 344 | 11.7% |
| 2017 | ×2.78 | Rs 2,782 | Rs 360 | 12.5% |
| 2018 | ×2.62 | Rs 2,620 | Rs 382 | 13.4% |
| 2019 | ×2.30 | Rs 2,304 | Rs 434 | 13.3% |
| 2020 | ×2.13 | Rs 2,133 | Rs 469 | 14.3% |
| 2021 | ×1.90 | Rs 1,900 | Rs 526 | 14.7% |
| 2022 | ×1.53 | Rs 1,526 | Rs 655 | 12.2% |
| 2023 | ×1.18 | Rs 1,177 | Rs 849 | 6.3% |
| 2024 | ×1.13 | Rs 1,131 | Rs 884 | 7.7% |
| 2025 | ×1.07 | Rs 1,071 | Rs 934 | 10.9% |
Consumer price index, PBS via IMF (2015-16 = 100). December readings; latest Aug 2026.
Questions
- How much has inflation been in Pakistan since 2021?
- Prices rose ×1.90 from December 2021 to Aug 2026, an average of 14.7% a year (consumer price index, PBS via IMF).
- What is Rs 1,000 from 2021 worth today?
- It takes Rs 1,900 today to buy what Rs 1,000 bought at the end of 2021. Rs 1,000 kept as cash since then buys what Rs 526 bought in 2021.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- The consumer price index published by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, as linked across base-year changes by the IMF (2015-16 = 100). Year values are December readings; the latest is the most recent month available.
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