Value of 2 Cents Due to Inflation

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What is 2 Cents worth today? How much was 0.02 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $0.02 was worth by year. The Consumer Price Index is tabulated by comparing prices throughout the United States over time. These numbers are published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We use this data to calculate the value of inflation every year.
Amount Value in 2023
2 Cents in 1914 0.59
2 Cents in 1915 0.59
2 Cents in 1916 0.58
2 Cents in 1917 0.51
2 Cents in 1918 0.43
2 Cents in 1919 0.36
2 Cents in 1920 0.31
2 Cents in 1921 0.31
2 Cents in 1922 0.34
2 Cents in 1923 0.35
2 Cents in 1924 0.34
2 Cents in 1925 0.34
2 Cents in 1926 0.33
2 Cents in 1927 0.34
2 Cents in 1928 0.34
2 Cents in 1929 0.35
2 Cents in 1930 0.35
2 Cents in 1931 0.37
2 Cents in 1932 0.41
2 Cents in 1933 0.45
2 Cents in 1934 0.45
2 Cents in 1935 0.44
2 Cents in 1936 0.43
2 Cents in 1937 0.42
2 Cents in 1938 0.41
2 Cents in 1939 0.42
2 Cents in 1940 0.42
2 Cents in 1941 0.42
2 Cents in 1942 0.38
2 Cents in 1943 0.35
2 Cents in 1944 0.34
2 Cents in 1945 0.33
2 Cents in 1946 0.33
2 Cents in 1947 0.28
2 Cents in 1948 0.25
2 Cents in 1949 0.25
2 Cents in 1950 0.25
Amount Value in 2023
2 Cents in 1951 0.24
2 Cents in 1952 0.22
2 Cents in 1953 0.22
2 Cents in 1954 0.22
2 Cents in 1955 0.22
2 Cents in 1956 0.22
2 Cents in 1957 0.22
2 Cents in 1958 0.21
2 Cents in 1959 0.21
2 Cents in 1960 0.20
2 Cents in 1961 0.20
2 Cents in 1962 0.20
2 Cents in 1963 0.20
2 Cents in 1964 0.19
2 Cents in 1965 0.19
2 Cents in 1966 0.19
2 Cents in 1967 0.18
2 Cents in 1968 0.18
2 Cents in 1969 0.17
2 Cents in 1970 0.16
2 Cents in 1971 0.15
2 Cents in 1972 0.14
2 Cents in 1973 0.14
2 Cents in 1974 0.13
2 Cents in 1975 0.11
2 Cents in 1976 0.11
2 Cents in 1977 0.10
2 Cents in 1978 0.10
2 Cents in 1979 0.09
2 Cents in 1980 0.08
2 Cents in 1981 0.07
2 Cents in 1982 0.06
2 Cents in 1983 0.06
2 Cents in 1984 0.06
2 Cents in 1985 0.06
2 Cents in 1986 0.05
2 Cents in 1987 0.05
Amount Value in 2023
2 Cents in 1988 0.05
2 Cents in 1989 0.05
2 Cents in 1990 0.05
2 Cents in 1991 0.04
2 Cents in 1992 0.04
2 Cents in 1993 0.04
2 Cents in 1994 0.04
2 Cents in 1995 0.04
2 Cents in 1996 0.04
2 Cents in 1997 0.04
2 Cents in 1998 0.04
2 Cents in 1999 0.04
2 Cents in 2000 0.04
2 Cents in 2001 0.03
2 Cents in 2002 0.03
2 Cents in 2003 0.03
2 Cents in 2004 0.03
2 Cents in 2005 0.03
2 Cents in 2006 0.03
2 Cents in 2007 0.03
2 Cents in 2008 0.03
2 Cents in 2009 0.03
2 Cents in 2010 0.03
2 Cents in 2011 0.03
2 Cents in 2012 0.03
2 Cents in 2013 0.03
2 Cents in 2014 0.03
2 Cents in 2015 0.03
2 Cents in 2016 0.03
2 Cents in 2017 0.02
2 Cents in 2018 0.02
2 Cents in 2019 0.02
2 Cents in 2020 0.02
2 Cents in 2021 0.02
2 Cents in 2022 0.02
2 Cents in 2023 0.02