Value of $250 Due to Inflation

What is 250 worth over time?

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Calculate inflation of $250 in the United States over time.

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What is $250 worth today? How much was 250 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $250 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
$250 in 1914 7,419.93
$250 in 1915 7,346.46
$250 in 1916 7,203.81
$250 in 1917 6,396.49
$250 in 1918 5,416.00
$250 in 1919 4,496.92
$250 in 1920 3,925.89
$250 in 1921 3,824.70
$250 in 1922 4,288.97
$250 in 1923 4,390.49
$250 in 1924 4,288.97
$250 in 1925 4,288.97
$250 in 1926 4,145.21
$250 in 1927 4,192.05
$250 in 1928 4,288.97
$250 in 1929 4,339.14
$250 in 1930 4,313.91
$250 in 1931 4,608.65
$250 in 1932 5,082.14
$250 in 1933 5,664.06
$250 in 1934 5,621.16
$250 in 1935 5,537.26
$250 in 1936 5,376.76
$250 in 1937 5,299.95
$250 in 1938 5,152.73
$250 in 1939 5,299.95
$250 in 1940 5,299.95
$250 in 1941 5,262.36
$250 in 1942 4,787.05
$250 in 1943 4,390.49
$250 in 1944 4,264.32
$250 in 1945 4,168.50
$250 in 1946 4,076.88
$250 in 1947 3,451.13
$250 in 1948 3,170.91
$250 in 1949 3,078.81
$250 in 1950 3,144.04
Amount Value in 2023
$250 in 1951 2,967.97
$250 in 1952 2,799.97
$250 in 1953 2,779.00
$250 in 1954 2,758.34
$250 in 1955 2,779.00
$250 in 1956 2,768.63
$250 in 1957 2,688.38
$250 in 1958 2,612.65
$250 in 1959 2,567.45
$250 in 1960 2,523.78
$250 in 1961 2,489.91
$250 in 1962 2,473.31
$250 in 1963 2,440.76
$250 in 1964 2,401.27
$250 in 1965 2,378.18
$250 in 1966 2,333.31
$250 in 1967 2,255.30
$250 in 1968 2,188.77
$250 in 1969 2,090.12
$250 in 1970 1,968.15
$250 in 1971 1,864.30
$250 in 1972 1,805.33
$250 in 1973 1,745.86
$250 in 1974 1,606.04
$250 in 1975 1,429.66
$250 in 1976 1,336.92
$250 in 1977 1,274.90
$250 in 1978 1,194.83
$250 in 1979 1,096.00
$250 in 1980 967.40
$250 in 1981 859.78
$250 in 1982 789.35
$250 in 1983 760.24
$250 in 1984 732.47
$250 in 1985 704.65
$250 in 1986 678.86
$250 in 1987 671.49
Amount Value in 2023
$250 in 1988 642.97
$250 in 1989 615.76
$250 in 1990 588.42
$250 in 1991 554.55
$250 in 1992 538.07
$250 in 1993 522.90
$250 in 1994 508.91
$250 in 1995 495.65
$250 in 1996 483.38
$250 in 1997 467.84
$250 in 1998 460.01
$250 in 1999 452.71
$250 in 2000 440.87
$250 in 2001 426.43
$250 in 2002 419.92
$250 in 2003 410.17
$250 in 2004 402.60
$250 in 2005 389.91
$250 in 2006 377.03
$250 in 2007 367.69
$250 in 2008 353.27
$250 in 2009 352.95
$250 in 2010 343.60
$250 in 2011 338.53
$250 in 2012 328.79
$250 in 2013 323.17
$250 in 2014 318.38
$250 in 2015 315.99
$250 in 2016 313.71
$250 in 2017 307.33
$250 in 2018 300.98
$250 in 2019 295.34
$250 in 2020 288.74
$250 in 2021 284.86
$250 in 2022 266.14
$250 in 2023 250.00