How to convert billions to crores
Formula: crore = bn × 100
Worked example: 1.5 bn → 1.5 × 100 = 150 crore
Divide crores by 100 to get billions. A revenue of 5,000 crore is 50 billion in the international system.
Billions to crores conversion chart
| Billions (bn) | Crores (crore) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 bn | 10 crore |
| 0.25 bn | 25 crore |
| 0.5 bn | 50 crore |
| 1 bn | 100 crore |
| 1.5 bn | 150 crore |
| 2 bn | 200 crore |
| 2.5 bn | 250 crore |
| 3 bn | 300 crore |
| 5 bn | 500 crore |
| 7.5 bn | 750 crore |
| 10 bn | 1,000 crore |
| 15 bn | 1,500 crore |
| 20 bn | 2,000 crore |
| 25 bn | 2,500 crore |
| 50 bn | 5,000 crore |
| 75 bn | 7,500 crore |
| 100 bn | 10,000 crore |
| 250 bn | 25,000 crore |
| 500 bn | 50,000 crore |
| 1,000 bn | 100,000 crore |
What is a billion?
A billion is 1,000,000,000, or 10⁹, a thousand millions. This short-scale meaning is used in the US and, since 1974, in UK official usage. In French, German, Spanish and many other languages the same number is a milliard, and their billion means 10¹².
What is a crore?
A crore is 10,000,000, or 100 lakh, in the Indian numbering system. It is written 1,00,00,000. Company revenues, film box-office figures and government budgets in India are usually reported in crores, often shortened to Cr.