GenzeeLakh Crore to Million Billion Converter
Convert any number between the South Asian system (lakh, crore, arab) and the international system (million, billion) — with the plain digit value too.
In figures
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| Thousand | — |
|---|---|
| Lakh | — |
| Million | — |
| Crore | — |
| Arab | — |
| Billion | — |
| Kharab | — |
| Trillion | — |
Two numbering systems, one number
South Asia counts large numbers differently from the West. After a thousand, the Indian/Pakistani system groups by hundreds — lakh (100,000), crore (10 million), arab (1 billion), kharab (100 billion) — while the international system groups by thousands into million, billion and trillion. Property prices, salaries, budgets and news headlines switch between the two constantly, and mixing them up is a costly, common error. This converter translates any figure between both, and shows the plain digit value.
How to use it
Enter a value, choose its unit, and the equivalent in every scale appears instantly, along with the number written out in full digits. So "2.5 crore" resolves at a glance to 25 million, 250 lakh and 25,000,000 in figures.
The key conversions
1 crore = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 100 lakh
1 arab = 1,000,000,000 = 1 billion = 100 crore
1 kharab = 100 arab = 100 billion
The pivot most people need is 1 crore = 10 million and 1 lakh = 0.1 million. From there everything scales.
Worked example
A house is listed at 2.5 crore. In international terms that is 2.5 × 10 = 25 million rupees, or 250 lakh, or 25,000,000 in figures. A foreign salary of USD 1.2 million a year, read the other way, is 12 lakh dollars or 1.2 crore dollars — useful when comparing an overseas offer against local pay. And a national figure like "PKR 3 arab" is simply 3 billion, or 300 crore.
Why the confusion is expensive
Because the words look interchangeable but the magnitudes differ tenfold at each step. Reading "50 lakh" as "50 million" overstates a price by 10×; treating a "1 arab" budget as "1 crore" understates it by 100×. Anyone dealing across the Pakistani/Indian and Western number worlds — property, remittances, salaries, business budgets, or just following international news in rupee terms — needs the translation reflexively. This tool makes it instant.
When is this useful?
Property transactions quoted in crore, comparing overseas salaries to local ones, reading financial news that mixes systems, converting company revenues, and writing figures for official documents. Pair it with the number to words converter when you need the amount spelled out — for a cheque or a contract — and the land area converter when the crore is attached to a marla plot.
Frequently asked questions
How many million is 1 crore?
1 crore equals 10 million. Conversely, 1 million equals 0.1 crore, and 10 crore equals 100 million (which is also 1 arab / 1 billion).
How many lakh in a million?
1 million = 10 lakh, and 1 lakh = 0.1 million (100,000). Five lakh is half a million.
What is 1 arab in billion?
1 arab = 1 billion = 100 crore = 1,000,000,000. The next step up, kharab, is 100 arab (100 billion).
How do I convert crore to billion?
Divide crore by 100: 1 billion = 100 crore, so 250 crore = 2.5 billion. Multiply billion by 100 to go the other way.
Are lakh and crore used in both India and Pakistan?
Yes — both countries use the lakh–crore–arab system for large numbers, and both switch to million/billion in international contexts, which is exactly where this converter helps.