How to convert crores to billions
Formula: bn = crore × 0.01
Worked example: 3 crore → 3 × 0.01 = 0.03 bn
Divide crores by 100 to get billions. A revenue of 5,000 crore is 50 billion in the international system.
Crores to billions conversion chart
| Crores (crore) | Billions (bn) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 crore | 0.001 bn |
| 0.25 crore | 0.0025 bn |
| 0.5 crore | 0.005 bn |
| 1 crore | 0.01 bn |
| 1.5 crore | 0.015 bn |
| 2 crore | 0.02 bn |
| 2.5 crore | 0.025 bn |
| 3 crore | 0.03 bn |
| 5 crore | 0.05 bn |
| 7.5 crore | 0.075 bn |
| 10 crore | 0.1 bn |
| 15 crore | 0.15 bn |
| 20 crore | 0.2 bn |
| 25 crore | 0.25 bn |
| 50 crore | 0.5 bn |
| 75 crore | 0.75 bn |
| 100 crore | 1 bn |
| 250 crore | 2.5 bn |
| 500 crore | 5 bn |
| 1,000 crore | 10 bn |
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.
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.