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United States · 1913 → 2026

Value of the US dollar by year

What $100 from each year since 1913 is worth in 2026 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 $128 +1.2%
2021 $122 +4.7%
2022 $113 +8.0%
2023 $109 +4.1%
2024 $105 +2.9%
2025 $103 +2.6%
The 2010s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
2010 $152 +1.6%
2011 $147 +3.2%
2012 $144 +2.1%
2013 $142 +1.5%
2014 $140 +1.6%
2015 $140 +0.1%
2016 $138 +1.3%
2017 $135 +2.1%
2018 $132 +2.4%
2019 $129 +1.8%
The 2000s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
2000 $192 +3.4%
2001 $187 +2.8%
2002 $184 +1.6%
2003 $180 +2.3%
2004 $175 +2.7%
2005 $169 +3.4%
2006 $164 +3.2%
2007 $160 +2.9%
2008 $154 +3.8%
2009 $154 −0.4%
The 1990s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
1990 $253 +5.4%
1991 $243 +4.2%
1992 $236 +3.0%
1993 $229 +3.0%
1994 $223 +2.6%
1995 $217 +2.8%
1996 $211 +2.9%
1997 $206 +2.3%
1998 $203 +1.6%
1999 $199 +2.2%
The 1980s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
1980 $401 +13.5%
1981 $364 +10.3%
1982 $343 +6.1%
1983 $332 +3.2%
1984 $318 +4.3%
1985 $307 +3.5%
1986 $302 +1.9%
1987 $291 +3.7%
1988 $280 +4.1%
1989 $267 +4.8%
The 1970s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
1970 $852 +5.8%
1971 $817 +4.3%
1972 $791 +3.3%
1973 $745 +6.2%
1974 $671 +11.1%
1975 $615 +9.1%
1976 $581 +5.7%
1977 $546 +6.5%
1978 $507 +7.6%
1979 $456 +11.3%
The 1960s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
1960 $1,118 +1.5%
1961 $1,106 +1.1%
1962 $1,093 +1.2%
1963 $1,080 +1.2%
1964 $1,066 +1.3%
1965 $1,050 +1.6%
1966 $1,019 +3.0%
1967 $991 +2.8%
1968 $951 +4.3%
1969 $902 +5.5%
The 1950s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
1950 $1,374 +1.1%
1951 $1,274 +7.9%
1952 $1,246 +2.3%
1953 $1,236 +0.8%
1954 $1,232 +0.3%
1955 $1,235 −0.3%
1956 $1,217 +1.5%
1957 $1,177 +3.3%
1958 $1,146 +2.7%
1959 $1,135 +1.0%
The 1940s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
1940 $2,361 +0.7%
1941 $2,246 +5.1%
1942 $2,025 +10.9%
1943 $1,911 +6.0%
1944 $1,880 +1.6%
1945 $1,838 +2.3%
1946 $1,695 +8.5%
1947 $1,481 +14.4%
1948 $1,376 +7.7%
1949 $1,389 −1.0%
The 1930s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
1930 $1,980 −2.7%
1931 $2,175 −8.9%
1932 $2,424 −10.3%
1933 $2,557 −5.2%
1934 $2,471 +3.5%
1935 $2,410 +2.6%
1936 $2,385 +1.0%
1937 $2,299 +3.7%
1938 $2,347 −2.0%
1939 $2,378 −1.3%
The 1920s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
1920 $1,650 +15.6%
1921 $1,853 −10.9%
1922 $1,974 −6.2%
1923 $1,940 +1.8%
1924 $1,931 +0.4%
1925 $1,885 +2.4%
1926 $1,868 +0.9%
1927 $1,905 −1.9%
1928 $1,928 −1.2%
1929 $1,928 0.0%
The 1910s
Year $100 then is now Inflation that year
1913 $3,346 —
1914 $3,302 +1.4%
1915 $3,272 +0.9%
1916 $3,039 +7.7%
1917 $2,579 +17.8%
1918 $2,199 +17.3%
1919 $1,908 +15.2%

US Bureau of Labor Statistics — CPI-U, US city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted, 1982-84 = 100. Retrieved 2026-08-06. 2026 values use the January–June average so far.

US inflation across 113 years

$100 in 1913 is worth about $3,346 in 2026. That is the whole story of the US dollar told in one number, but it hides how unevenly it happened. The five highest years in this series were 1917 (17.8%), 1918 (17.3%), 1920 (15.6%), 1919 (15.2%), and 1947 (14.4%) , and prices actually fell in 13 of the 112 years recorded.

Every figure here comes from one series — the CPI-U, US city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted, from the US Bureau of Labor 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 1913 worth today?

About $3,346 in 2026 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 US?

In this series: 1917 (17.8%), 1918 (17.3%), 1920 (15.6%), 1919 (15.2%), 1947 (14.4%). Prices fell in 13 years, most recently 2009.