Value of $21 Due to Inflation

What is 21 worth over time?

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Calculate inflation of $21 in the United States over time.

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What is $21 worth today? How much was 21 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $21 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
$21 in 1914 623.27
$21 in 1915 617.10
$21 in 1916 605.12
$21 in 1917 537.30
$21 in 1918 454.94
$21 in 1919 377.74
$21 in 1920 329.77
$21 in 1921 321.28
$21 in 1922 360.27
$21 in 1923 368.80
$21 in 1924 360.27
$21 in 1925 360.27
$21 in 1926 348.20
$21 in 1927 352.13
$21 in 1928 360.27
$21 in 1929 364.49
$21 in 1930 362.37
$21 in 1931 387.13
$21 in 1932 426.90
$21 in 1933 475.78
$21 in 1934 472.18
$21 in 1935 465.13
$21 in 1936 451.65
$21 in 1937 445.20
$21 in 1938 432.83
$21 in 1939 445.20
$21 in 1940 445.20
$21 in 1941 442.04
$21 in 1942 402.11
$21 in 1943 368.80
$21 in 1944 358.20
$21 in 1945 350.15
$21 in 1946 342.46
$21 in 1947 289.89
$21 in 1948 266.36
$21 in 1949 258.62
$21 in 1950 264.10
Amount Value in 2023
$21 in 1951 249.31
$21 in 1952 235.20
$21 in 1953 233.44
$21 in 1954 231.70
$21 in 1955 233.44
$21 in 1956 232.56
$21 in 1957 225.82
$21 in 1958 219.46
$21 in 1959 215.67
$21 in 1960 212.00
$21 in 1961 209.15
$21 in 1962 207.76
$21 in 1963 205.02
$21 in 1964 201.71
$21 in 1965 199.77
$21 in 1966 196.00
$21 in 1967 189.44
$21 in 1968 183.86
$21 in 1969 175.57
$21 in 1970 165.32
$21 in 1971 156.60
$21 in 1972 151.65
$21 in 1973 146.65
$21 in 1974 134.91
$21 in 1975 120.09
$21 in 1976 112.30
$21 in 1977 107.09
$21 in 1978 100.37
$21 in 1979 92.06
$21 in 1980 81.26
$21 in 1981 72.22
$21 in 1982 66.31
$21 in 1983 63.86
$21 in 1984 61.53
$21 in 1985 59.19
$21 in 1986 57.02
$21 in 1987 56.40
Amount Value in 2023
$21 in 1988 54.01
$21 in 1989 51.72
$21 in 1990 49.43
$21 in 1991 46.58
$21 in 1992 45.20
$21 in 1993 43.92
$21 in 1994 42.75
$21 in 1995 41.63
$21 in 1996 40.60
$21 in 1997 39.30
$21 in 1998 38.64
$21 in 1999 38.03
$21 in 2000 37.03
$21 in 2001 35.82
$21 in 2002 35.27
$21 in 2003 34.45
$21 in 2004 33.82
$21 in 2005 32.75
$21 in 2006 31.67
$21 in 2007 30.89
$21 in 2008 29.67
$21 in 2009 29.65
$21 in 2010 28.86
$21 in 2011 28.44
$21 in 2012 27.62
$21 in 2013 27.15
$21 in 2014 26.74
$21 in 2015 26.54
$21 in 2016 26.35
$21 in 2017 25.82
$21 in 2018 25.28
$21 in 2019 24.81
$21 in 2020 24.25
$21 in 2021 23.93
$21 in 2022 22.36
$21 in 2023 21.00