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Value of the pound by year

What £100 from each year since 1800 is worth in 2025 money, with that year's inflation rate. Pick a year for the full breakdown.

Every year

The 2020s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
2020 £137 +1.5%
2021 £132 +4.0%
2022 £118 +11.6%
2023 £108 +9.7%
2024 £104 +3.6%
The 2010s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
2010 £180 +4.6%
2011 £171 +5.2%
2012 £166 +3.2%
2013 £161 +3.0%
2014 £157 +2.4%
2015 £156 +1.0%
2016 £153 +1.7%
2017 £148 +3.6%
2018 £143 +3.3%
2019 £139 +2.6%
The 2000s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
2000 £236 +3.0%
2001 £232 +1.8%
2002 £229 +1.7%
2003 £222 +2.9%
2004 £216 +3.0%
2005 £210 +2.8%
2006 £203 +3.2%
2007 £195 +4.3%
2008 £187 +4.0%
2009 £188 −0.5%
The 1990s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1990 £319 +9.5%
1991 £302 +5.9%
1992 £291 +3.7%
1993 £286 +1.6%
1994 £279 +2.4%
1995 £270 +3.5%
1996 £264 +2.4%
1997 £256 +3.1%
1998 £247 +3.4%
1999 £243 +1.5%
The 1980s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1980 £602 +18.0%
1981 £539 +11.9%
1982 £496 +8.6%
1983 £474 +4.6%
1984 £452 +5.0%
1985 £426 +6.1%
1986 £412 +3.4%
1987 £395 +4.2%
1988 £377 +4.9%
1989 £350 +7.8%
The 1970s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1970 £2,173 +6.4%
1971 £1,986 +9.4%
1972 £1,854 +7.1%
1973 £1,699 +9.1%
1974 £1,464 +16.0%
1975 £1,178 +24.2%
1976 £1,011 +16.5%
1977 £873 +15.8%
1978 £806 +8.3%
1979 £711 +13.4%
The 1960s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1960 £3,235 +1.0%
1961 £3,127 +3.5%
1962 £2,997 +4.3%
1963 £2,942 +1.9%
1964 £2,847 +3.3%
1965 £2,720 +4.7%
1966 £2,617 +3.9%
1967 £2,550 +2.6%
1968 £2,437 +4.7%
1969 £2,312 +5.4%
The 1950s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1950 £4,814 +3.1%
1951 £4,413 +9.1%
1952 £4,042 +9.2%
1953 £3,922 +3.1%
1954 £3,846 +2.0%
1955 £3,686 +4.4%
1956 £3,507 +5.1%
1957 £3,387 +3.5%
1958 £3,282 +3.2%
1959 £3,269 +0.4%
The 1940s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1940 £7,864 +16.8%
1941 £7,092 +10.9%
1942 £6,619 +7.1%
1943 £6,406 +3.3%
1944 £6,230 +2.8%
1945 £6,063 +2.7%
1946 £5,884 +3.1%
1947 £5,497 +7.0%
1948 £5,108 +7.6%
1949 £4,964 +2.9%
The 1930s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1930 £9,183 −2.8%
1931 £9,570 −4.0%
1932 £9,806 −2.4%
1933 £10,054 −2.5%
1934 £10,054 0.0%
1935 £9,991 +0.6%
1936 £9,929 +0.6%
1937 £9,570 +3.8%
1938 £9,456 +1.2%
1939 £9,183 +3.0%
The 1920s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1920 £6,279 +15.5%
1921 £6,877 −8.7%
1922 £7,983 −13.9%
1923 £8,495 −6.0%
1924 £8,541 −0.5%
1925 £8,541 0.0%
1926 £8,587 −0.5%
1927 £8,826 −2.7%
1928 £8,826 0.0%
1929 £8,925 −1.1%
The 1910s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1910 £16,548 +1.1%
1911 £16,548 0.0%
1912 £16,046 +3.1%
1913 £16,210 −1.0%
1914 £16,210 0.0%
1915 £14,442 +12.2%
1916 £12,220 +18.2%
1917 £9,746 +25.4%
1918 £7,983 +22.1%
1919 £7,254 +10.1%
The 1900s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1900 £17,267 +4.5%
1901 £17,267 0.0%
1902 £17,267 0.0%
1903 £17,082 +1.1%
1904 £17,082 0.0%
1905 £17,082 0.0%
1906 £17,082 0.0%
1907 £16,900 +1.1%
1908 £16,900 0.0%
1909 £16,722 +1.1%
The 1890s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1890 £18,052 0.0%
1891 £17,849 +1.1%
1892 £17,849 0.0%
1893 £18,052 −1.1%
1894 £18,260 −1.1%
1895 £18,472 −1.1%
1896 £18,689 −1.2%
1897 £18,260 +2.4%
1898 £18,260 0.0%
1899 £18,052 +1.1%
The 1880s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1880 £16,900 +3.3%
1881 £17,082 −1.1%
1882 £16,900 +1.1%
1883 £17,082 −1.1%
1884 £17,457 −2.2%
1885 £18,052 −3.3%
1886 £18,260 −1.1%
1887 £18,472 −1.1%
1888 £18,260 +1.2%
1889 £18,052 +1.1%
The 1870s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1870 £16,722 0.0%
1871 £16,548 +1.1%
1872 £15,886 +4.2%
1873 £15,275 +4.0%
1874 £15,886 −3.8%
1875 £16,210 −2.0%
1876 £16,210 0.0%
1877 £16,377 −1.0%
1878 £16,722 −2.1%
1879 £17,457 −4.2%
The 1860s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1860 £17,082 +3.3%
1861 £16,722 +2.2%
1862 £17,082 −2.1%
1863 £17,651 −3.2%
1864 £17,849 −1.1%
1865 £17,651 +1.1%
1866 £16,722 +5.6%
1867 £15,729 +6.3%
1868 £15,886 −1.0%
1869 £16,722 −5.0%
The 1850s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1850 £18,912 −5.6%
1851 £19,612 −3.6%
1852 £19,612 0.0%
1853 £17,849 +9.9%
1854 £15,575 +14.6%
1855 £15,130 +2.9%
1856 £15,130 0.0%
1857 £15,886 −4.8%
1858 £17,457 −9.0%
1859 £17,651 −1.1%
The 1840s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1840 £14,312 +1.8%
1841 £14,574 −1.8%
1842 £15,886 −8.3%
1843 £17,849 −11.0%
1844 £17,849 0.0%
1845 £17,082 +4.5%
1846 £16,377 +4.3%
1847 £14,574 +12.4%
1848 £16,722 −12.8%
1849 £17,849 −6.3%
The 1830s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1830 £16,046 −3.9%
1831 £14,574 +10.1%
1832 £15,729 −7.3%
1833 £16,722 −5.9%
1834 £18,260 −8.4%
1835 £17,849 +2.3%
1836 £16,046 +11.2%
1837 £15,729 +2.0%
1838 £15,575 +1.0%
1839 £14,574 +6.9%
The 1820s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1820 £13,578 −9.3%
1821 £15,423 −12.0%
1822 £17,849 −13.6%
1823 £16,722 +6.7%
1824 £15,423 +8.4%
1825 £13,129 +17.5%
1826 £13,935 −5.8%
1827 £14,847 −6.1%
1828 £15,275 −2.8%
1829 £15,423 −1.0%
The 1810s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1810 £11,032 +2.9%
1811 £11,347 −2.8%
1812 £9,991 +13.6%
1813 £9,746 +2.5%
1814 £11,187 −12.9%
1815 £12,509 −10.6%
1816 £13,695 −8.7%
1817 £12,035 +13.8%
1818 £12,035 0.0%
1819 £12,315 −2.3%
The 1800s
Year £100 then is now Inflation that year
1800 £11,767 —
1801 £10,521 +11.9%
1802 £13,695 −23.2%
1803 £14,442 −5.2%
1804 £14,058 +2.7%
1805 £12,127 +15.9%
1806 £12,608 −3.8%
1807 £12,915 −2.4%
1808 £12,411 +4.1%
1809 £11,347 +9.4%

UK Office for National Statistics — Retail Prices Index: long run series, Jan 1974 = 100. Retrieved 2026-08-06.

UK inflation across 225 years

£100 in 1800 is worth about £11,767 in 2025. That is the whole story of the pound told in one number, but it hides how unevenly it happened. The five highest years in this series were 1917 (25.4%), 1975 (24.2%), 1918 (22.1%), 1916 (18.2%), and 1980 (18.0%) , and prices actually fell in 63 of the 225 years recorded.

Every figure here comes from one series — the Retail Prices Index: long run series, from the UK Office for National Statistics — so each year is compared like for like. The rate for a year is the change in the index's annual average from the year before, the basis statistics agencies use for long-run comparison. For two years of your own choosing, use the inflation calculator; to see the rate charted year by year, the inflation rate page draws the whole record.

Common questions

How much is £100 from 1800 worth today?

About £11,767 in 2025 money — the furthest back this country's price index reaches. Every other year since then has its own page, linked from the table above, with values for amounts from £1 to £10,000.

Which years had the highest inflation in the UK?

In this series: 1917 (25.4%), 1975 (24.2%), 1918 (22.1%), 1916 (18.2%), 1980 (18.0%). Prices fell in 63 years, most recently 2009.