Value of $40 Due to Inflation

What is 40 worth over time?

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Calculate inflation of $40 in the United States over time.

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What is $40 worth today? How much was 40 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $40 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
$40 in 1914 1,187.19
$40 in 1915 1,175.43
$40 in 1916 1,152.61
$40 in 1917 1,023.44
$40 in 1918 866.56
$40 in 1919 719.51
$40 in 1920 628.14
$40 in 1921 611.95
$40 in 1922 686.24
$40 in 1923 702.48
$40 in 1924 686.24
$40 in 1925 686.24
$40 in 1926 663.23
$40 in 1927 670.73
$40 in 1928 686.24
$40 in 1929 694.26
$40 in 1930 690.23
$40 in 1931 737.38
$40 in 1932 813.14
$40 in 1933 906.25
$40 in 1934 899.38
$40 in 1935 885.96
$40 in 1936 860.28
$40 in 1937 847.99
$40 in 1938 824.44
$40 in 1939 847.99
$40 in 1940 847.99
$40 in 1941 841.98
$40 in 1942 765.93
$40 in 1943 702.48
$40 in 1944 682.29
$40 in 1945 666.96
$40 in 1946 652.30
$40 in 1947 552.18
$40 in 1948 507.35
$40 in 1949 492.61
$40 in 1950 503.05
Amount Value in 2023
$40 in 1951 474.88
$40 in 1952 448.00
$40 in 1953 444.64
$40 in 1954 441.33
$40 in 1955 444.64
$40 in 1956 442.98
$40 in 1957 430.14
$40 in 1958 418.02
$40 in 1959 410.79
$40 in 1960 403.81
$40 in 1961 398.39
$40 in 1962 395.73
$40 in 1963 390.52
$40 in 1964 384.20
$40 in 1965 380.51
$40 in 1966 373.33
$40 in 1967 360.85
$40 in 1968 350.20
$40 in 1969 334.42
$40 in 1970 314.90
$40 in 1971 298.29
$40 in 1972 288.85
$40 in 1973 279.34
$40 in 1974 256.97
$40 in 1975 228.75
$40 in 1976 213.91
$40 in 1977 203.98
$40 in 1978 191.17
$40 in 1979 175.36
$40 in 1980 154.78
$40 in 1981 137.57
$40 in 1982 126.30
$40 in 1983 121.64
$40 in 1984 117.20
$40 in 1985 112.74
$40 in 1986 108.62
$40 in 1987 107.44
Amount Value in 2023
$40 in 1988 102.88
$40 in 1989 98.52
$40 in 1990 94.15
$40 in 1991 88.73
$40 in 1992 86.09
$40 in 1993 83.66
$40 in 1994 81.43
$40 in 1995 79.30
$40 in 1996 77.34
$40 in 1997 74.85
$40 in 1998 73.60
$40 in 1999 72.43
$40 in 2000 70.54
$40 in 2001 68.23
$40 in 2002 67.19
$40 in 2003 65.63
$40 in 2004 64.42
$40 in 2005 62.39
$40 in 2006 60.32
$40 in 2007 58.83
$40 in 2008 56.52
$40 in 2009 56.47
$40 in 2010 54.98
$40 in 2011 54.17
$40 in 2012 52.61
$40 in 2013 51.71
$40 in 2014 50.94
$40 in 2015 50.56
$40 in 2016 50.19
$40 in 2017 49.17
$40 in 2018 48.16
$40 in 2019 47.25
$40 in 2020 46.20
$40 in 2021 45.58
$40 in 2022 42.58
$40 in 2023 40.00