Financial Calculators
Lakh / Crore to Million / Billion Converter
Convert between the South Asian number system (lakhs, crores) and the Western system (millions, billions). Instantly convert any amount in either direction.
Lakhs10
Crores0.1
Millions1
Billions0.001
Quick reference
- 1 Lakh = 100,000 = 0.1 Million
- 10 Lakhs = 1 Million
- 1 Crore = 10,000,000 = 10 Million
- 100 Crores = 1 Billion
Countries using this numbering system
The South Asian numbering system (lakh/crore) is used in:
- India: official in all government documents and financial reporting
- Pakistan: used in media, banking, and government budgets
- Bangladesh: used throughout finance and government
- Nepal: used alongside Nepali numbering conventions
- Sri Lanka: used in Sinhala and Tamil language contexts
Written number format
In the South Asian system, commas are placed differently from the Western system:
- The first comma appears after the thousands (3 digits from right):
1,000 -
Subsequent commas appear every 2 digits:
10,00,000(ten lakh = 1 million) -
Examples:
- 1,00,000 = 1 lakh = 100,000
- 10,00,000 = 10 lakh = 1,000,000 (1 million)
- 1,00,00,000 = 1 crore = 10,000,000 (10 million)
- 1,00,00,00,00,000 = 1 lakh crore = 1,000,000,000,000 (1 trillion)
The Indian numbering system
India uses a different grouping convention from the Western system. After the first three digits, numbers are grouped in twos rather than threes.
| Indian term | Value | Western equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Thousand | 1,000 | 1 thousand |
| Ten thousand | 10,000 | 10 thousand |
| Lakh | 1,00,000 | 100 thousand (0.1 million) |
| Ten lakh | 10,00,000 | 1 million |
| Crore | 1,00,00,000 | 10 million |
| Ten crore | 10,00,00,000 | 100 million |
| Arab / billion | 1,00,00,00,000 | 1 billion |
| Lakh crore | 1,00,000 crore | 1 trillion |
This system is used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Financial news and government budgets in these countries express figures in lakh and crore.