Value of $5 Due to Inflation

What is 5 worth over time?

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Calculate inflation of $5 in the United States over time.

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What is $5 worth today? How much was 5 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $5 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
$5 in 1914 148.40
$5 in 1915 146.93
$5 in 1916 144.08
$5 in 1917 127.93
$5 in 1918 108.32
$5 in 1919 89.94
$5 in 1920 78.52
$5 in 1921 76.49
$5 in 1922 85.78
$5 in 1923 87.81
$5 in 1924 85.78
$5 in 1925 85.78
$5 in 1926 82.90
$5 in 1927 83.84
$5 in 1928 85.78
$5 in 1929 86.78
$5 in 1930 86.28
$5 in 1931 92.17
$5 in 1932 101.64
$5 in 1933 113.28
$5 in 1934 112.42
$5 in 1935 110.75
$5 in 1936 107.54
$5 in 1937 106.00
$5 in 1938 103.05
$5 in 1939 106.00
$5 in 1940 106.00
$5 in 1941 105.25
$5 in 1942 95.74
$5 in 1943 87.81
$5 in 1944 85.29
$5 in 1945 83.37
$5 in 1946 81.54
$5 in 1947 69.02
$5 in 1948 63.42
$5 in 1949 61.58
$5 in 1950 62.88
Amount Value in 2023
$5 in 1951 59.36
$5 in 1952 56.00
$5 in 1953 55.58
$5 in 1954 55.17
$5 in 1955 55.58
$5 in 1956 55.37
$5 in 1957 53.77
$5 in 1958 52.25
$5 in 1959 51.35
$5 in 1960 50.48
$5 in 1961 49.80
$5 in 1962 49.47
$5 in 1963 48.82
$5 in 1964 48.03
$5 in 1965 47.56
$5 in 1966 46.67
$5 in 1967 45.11
$5 in 1968 43.78
$5 in 1969 41.80
$5 in 1970 39.36
$5 in 1971 37.29
$5 in 1972 36.11
$5 in 1973 34.92
$5 in 1974 32.12
$5 in 1975 28.59
$5 in 1976 26.74
$5 in 1977 25.50
$5 in 1978 23.90
$5 in 1979 21.92
$5 in 1980 19.35
$5 in 1981 17.20
$5 in 1982 15.79
$5 in 1983 15.20
$5 in 1984 14.65
$5 in 1985 14.09
$5 in 1986 13.58
$5 in 1987 13.43
Amount Value in 2023
$5 in 1988 12.86
$5 in 1989 12.32
$5 in 1990 11.77
$5 in 1991 11.09
$5 in 1992 10.76
$5 in 1993 10.46
$5 in 1994 10.18
$5 in 1995 9.91
$5 in 1996 9.67
$5 in 1997 9.36
$5 in 1998 9.20
$5 in 1999 9.05
$5 in 2000 8.82
$5 in 2001 8.53
$5 in 2002 8.40
$5 in 2003 8.20
$5 in 2004 8.05
$5 in 2005 7.80
$5 in 2006 7.54
$5 in 2007 7.35
$5 in 2008 7.07
$5 in 2009 7.06
$5 in 2010 6.87
$5 in 2011 6.77
$5 in 2012 6.58
$5 in 2013 6.46
$5 in 2014 6.37
$5 in 2015 6.32
$5 in 2016 6.27
$5 in 2017 6.15
$5 in 2018 6.02
$5 in 2019 5.91
$5 in 2020 5.77
$5 in 2021 5.70
$5 in 2022 5.32
$5 in 2023 5.00