$100 in 1918 is worth $2,199 today
What US dollars from 1918 are worth in 2026 money, adjusted for inflation with the official price index from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1918 money in 2026 money
- Prices since
- +2098.7%
- Per year
- +2.90% compounded
- Multiplier
- ×21.987
| In 1918 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $21.99 |
| $5 | $110 |
| $10 | $220 |
| $20 | $440 |
| $50 | $1,099 |
| $100 | $2,199 |
| $1,000 | $21,987 |
| $10,000 | $219,867 |
US Bureau of Labor Statistics — CPI-U, US city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted, 1982-84 = 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 1918
Prices in the US rose 17.3% during 1918, the 2nd highest rate in all 112 years this series covers. Across the 1910s, prices rose an average of 10.0% a year, peaking at 17.8% in 1917.
| Year | Rate | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | +1.4% | |
| 1915 | +0.9% | |
| 1916 | +7.7% | |
| 1917 | +17.8% | |
| 1918 | +17.3% | |
| 1919 | +15.2% |
How far the US dollar has fallen since 1918
An US dollar in 2026 buys about 4.5% of what one bought in 1918, a loss of 95.5% of its buying power. Prices had doubled from their 1918 level by 1962, 44 years later. Read the other way, here is what today's money would have been in 1918:
| In 2026 | Same as, in 1918 |
|---|---|
| $10 | $0.45 |
| $20 | $0.91 |
| $50 | $2.27 |
| $100 | $4.55 |
| $1,000 | $45.48 |
| $10,000 | $455 |
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The figures compare the price index in 1918 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 1918 US dollars into another currency.
Common questions
How much is $100 from 1918 worth today?
$100 in 1918 is worth about $2,199 in 2026 money, adjusted with the official price index published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices have risen 2,098.7% over that span, an average of 2.90% 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 1918?
Prices in the US rose 17.3% during 1918, the 2nd highest rate in all 112 years this series covers. That is the change in the annual average of the index from 1917 to 1918, which is the basis statistics agencies use for long-run comparison; a news headline quoting a twelve-month change at a particular point in 1918 may differ.
How much buying power has the US dollar lost since 1918?
About 95.5%. Put the other way round, $100 in 2026 would have bought what $4.55 bought in 1918. Prices had doubled from their 1918 level by 1962, 44 years later.
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