Value of $20 Due to Inflation

What is 20 worth over time?

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Calculate inflation of $20 in the United States over time.

We use the CPI provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to calculate how much the value of a dollar has changed every year.

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What is $20 worth today? How much was 20 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $20 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
$20 in 1914 593.59
$20 in 1915 587.72
$20 in 1916 576.30
$20 in 1917 511.72
$20 in 1918 433.28
$20 in 1919 359.75
$20 in 1920 314.07
$20 in 1921 305.98
$20 in 1922 343.12
$20 in 1923 351.24
$20 in 1924 343.12
$20 in 1925 343.12
$20 in 1926 331.62
$20 in 1927 335.36
$20 in 1928 343.12
$20 in 1929 347.13
$20 in 1930 345.11
$20 in 1931 368.69
$20 in 1932 406.57
$20 in 1933 453.13
$20 in 1934 449.69
$20 in 1935 442.98
$20 in 1936 430.14
$20 in 1937 424.00
$20 in 1938 412.22
$20 in 1939 424.00
$20 in 1940 424.00
$20 in 1941 420.99
$20 in 1942 382.96
$20 in 1943 351.24
$20 in 1944 341.15
$20 in 1945 333.48
$20 in 1946 326.15
$20 in 1947 276.09
$20 in 1948 253.67
$20 in 1949 246.30
$20 in 1950 251.52
Amount Value in 2023
$20 in 1951 237.44
$20 in 1952 224.00
$20 in 1953 222.32
$20 in 1954 220.67
$20 in 1955 222.32
$20 in 1956 221.49
$20 in 1957 215.07
$20 in 1958 209.01
$20 in 1959 205.40
$20 in 1960 201.90
$20 in 1961 199.19
$20 in 1962 197.86
$20 in 1963 195.26
$20 in 1964 192.10
$20 in 1965 190.25
$20 in 1966 186.66
$20 in 1967 180.42
$20 in 1968 175.10
$20 in 1969 167.21
$20 in 1970 157.45
$20 in 1971 149.14
$20 in 1972 144.43
$20 in 1973 139.67
$20 in 1974 128.48
$20 in 1975 114.37
$20 in 1976 106.95
$20 in 1977 101.99
$20 in 1978 95.59
$20 in 1979 87.68
$20 in 1980 77.39
$20 in 1981 68.78
$20 in 1982 63.15
$20 in 1983 60.82
$20 in 1984 58.60
$20 in 1985 56.37
$20 in 1986 54.31
$20 in 1987 53.72
Amount Value in 2023
$20 in 1988 51.44
$20 in 1989 49.26
$20 in 1990 47.07
$20 in 1991 44.36
$20 in 1992 43.05
$20 in 1993 41.83
$20 in 1994 40.71
$20 in 1995 39.65
$20 in 1996 38.67
$20 in 1997 37.43
$20 in 1998 36.80
$20 in 1999 36.22
$20 in 2000 35.27
$20 in 2001 34.11
$20 in 2002 33.59
$20 in 2003 32.81
$20 in 2004 32.21
$20 in 2005 31.19
$20 in 2006 30.16
$20 in 2007 29.41
$20 in 2008 28.26
$20 in 2009 28.24
$20 in 2010 27.49
$20 in 2011 27.08
$20 in 2012 26.30
$20 in 2013 25.85
$20 in 2014 25.47
$20 in 2015 25.28
$20 in 2016 25.10
$20 in 2017 24.59
$20 in 2018 24.08
$20 in 2019 23.63
$20 in 2020 23.10
$20 in 2021 22.79
$20 in 2022 21.29
$20 in 2023 20.00