Value of $1 Due to Inflation

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What is $1 worth today? How much was 1 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $1 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
$1 in 1914 29.68
$1 in 1915 29.39
$1 in 1916 28.82
$1 in 1917 25.59
$1 in 1918 21.66
$1 in 1919 17.99
$1 in 1920 15.70
$1 in 1921 15.30
$1 in 1922 17.16
$1 in 1923 17.56
$1 in 1924 17.16
$1 in 1925 17.16
$1 in 1926 16.58
$1 in 1927 16.77
$1 in 1928 17.16
$1 in 1929 17.36
$1 in 1930 17.26
$1 in 1931 18.43
$1 in 1932 20.33
$1 in 1933 22.66
$1 in 1934 22.48
$1 in 1935 22.15
$1 in 1936 21.51
$1 in 1937 21.20
$1 in 1938 20.61
$1 in 1939 21.20
$1 in 1940 21.20
$1 in 1941 21.05
$1 in 1942 19.15
$1 in 1943 17.56
$1 in 1944 17.06
$1 in 1945 16.67
$1 in 1946 16.31
$1 in 1947 13.80
$1 in 1948 12.68
$1 in 1949 12.32
$1 in 1950 12.58
Amount Value in 2023
$1 in 1951 11.87
$1 in 1952 11.20
$1 in 1953 11.12
$1 in 1954 11.03
$1 in 1955 11.12
$1 in 1956 11.07
$1 in 1957 10.75
$1 in 1958 10.45
$1 in 1959 10.27
$1 in 1960 10.10
$1 in 1961 9.96
$1 in 1962 9.89
$1 in 1963 9.76
$1 in 1964 9.61
$1 in 1965 9.51
$1 in 1966 9.33
$1 in 1967 9.02
$1 in 1968 8.76
$1 in 1969 8.36
$1 in 1970 7.87
$1 in 1971 7.46
$1 in 1972 7.22
$1 in 1973 6.98
$1 in 1974 6.42
$1 in 1975 5.72
$1 in 1976 5.35
$1 in 1977 5.10
$1 in 1978 4.78
$1 in 1979 4.38
$1 in 1980 3.87
$1 in 1981 3.44
$1 in 1982 3.16
$1 in 1983 3.04
$1 in 1984 2.93
$1 in 1985 2.82
$1 in 1986 2.72
$1 in 1987 2.69
Amount Value in 2023
$1 in 1988 2.57
$1 in 1989 2.46
$1 in 1990 2.35
$1 in 1991 2.22
$1 in 1992 2.15
$1 in 1993 2.09
$1 in 1994 2.04
$1 in 1995 1.98
$1 in 1996 1.93
$1 in 1997 1.87
$1 in 1998 1.84
$1 in 1999 1.81
$1 in 2000 1.76
$1 in 2001 1.71
$1 in 2002 1.68
$1 in 2003 1.64
$1 in 2004 1.61
$1 in 2005 1.56
$1 in 2006 1.51
$1 in 2007 1.47
$1 in 2008 1.41
$1 in 2009 1.41
$1 in 2010 1.37
$1 in 2011 1.35
$1 in 2012 1.32
$1 in 2013 1.29
$1 in 2014 1.27
$1 in 2015 1.26
$1 in 2016 1.25
$1 in 2017 1.23
$1 in 2018 1.20
$1 in 2019 1.18
$1 in 2020 1.15
$1 in 2021 1.14
$1 in 2022 1.06
$1 in 2023 1.00