$100 in 1921 is worth $1,678 today
What Canadian dollars from 1921 are worth in 2026 money, adjusted for inflation with the official price index from the Statistics Canada.
1921 money in 2026 money
- Prices since
- +1577.7%
- Per year
- +2.72% compounded
- Multiplier
- ×16.777
| In 1921 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $16.78 |
| $5 | $83.88 |
| $10 | $168 |
| $20 | $336 |
| $50 | $839 |
| $100 | $1,678 |
| $1,000 | $16,777 |
| $10,000 | $167,768 |
Statistics Canada — Consumer Price Index, all-items, Canada, not seasonally adjusted, 2002 = 100. Retrieved 2026-08-06. 2026 figures are the January–June average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes. Open in the calculator to compare any two years.
Inflation in 1921
Prices in Canada fell 12.1% during 1921 — deflation, which this series records in 10 of its 111 years. Across the 1920s, prices fell an average of 0.3% a year, peaking at 16.3% in 1920.
| Year | Rate | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +16.3% | |
| 1921 | −12.1% | |
| 1922 | −7.8% | |
| 1923 | 0.0% | |
| 1924 | −1.9% | |
| 1925 | +1.2% | |
| 1926 | +0.7% | |
| 1927 | −1.4% | |
| 1928 | +0.7% | |
| 1929 | +1.0% |
How far the Canadian dollar has fallen since 1921
A Canadian dollar in 2026 buys about 6.0% of what one bought in 1921, a loss of 94.0% of its buying power. Prices had doubled from their 1921 level by 1970, 49 years later. Read the other way, here is what today's money would have been in 1921:
| In 2026 | Same as, in 1921 |
|---|---|
| $10 | $0.60 |
| $20 | $1.19 |
| $50 | $2.98 |
| $100 | $5.96 |
| $1,000 | $59.61 |
| $10,000 | $596 |
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The figures compare the price index in 1921 with 2026: the cost of the same broad basket of goods and services, averaged across each year. That is the right measure for "what would this amount be in today's money" — a wage, a price, an inheritance. It is not a measure of what any particular thing cost: housing, education, and healthcare have mostly risen faster than the average, while electronics and clothing have risen far slower or fallen. And it says nothing about exchange rates, so it cannot turn 1921 Canadian dollars into another currency.
Common questions
How much is $100 from 1921 worth today?
$100 in 1921 is worth about $1,678 in 2026 money, adjusted with the official price index published by the Statistics Canada. Prices have risen 1,577.7% over that span, an average of 2.72% a year compounded. 2026 figures are the January–June average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes.
What was the inflation rate in 1921?
Prices in Canada fell 12.1% during 1921 — deflation, which this series records in 10 of its 111 years. That is the change in the annual average of the index from 1920 to 1921, which is the basis statistics agencies use for long-run comparison; a news headline quoting a twelve-month change at a particular point in 1921 may differ.
How much buying power has the Canadian dollar lost since 1921?
About 94.0%. Put the other way round, $100 in 2026 would have bought what $5.96 bought in 1921. Prices had doubled from their 1921 level by 1970, 49 years later.
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