Value of $50 Due to Inflation

What is 50 worth over time?

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Calculate inflation of $50 in the United States over time.

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What is $50 worth today? How much was 50 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $50 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
$50 in 1914 1,483.99
$50 in 1915 1,469.29
$50 in 1916 1,440.76
$50 in 1917 1,279.30
$50 in 1918 1,083.20
$50 in 1919 899.38
$50 in 1920 785.18
$50 in 1921 764.94
$50 in 1922 857.79
$50 in 1923 878.10
$50 in 1924 857.79
$50 in 1925 857.79
$50 in 1926 829.04
$50 in 1927 838.41
$50 in 1928 857.79
$50 in 1929 867.83
$50 in 1930 862.78
$50 in 1931 921.73
$50 in 1932 1,016.43
$50 in 1933 1,132.81
$50 in 1934 1,124.23
$50 in 1935 1,107.45
$50 in 1936 1,075.35
$50 in 1937 1,059.99
$50 in 1938 1,030.55
$50 in 1939 1,059.99
$50 in 1940 1,059.99
$50 in 1941 1,052.47
$50 in 1942 957.41
$50 in 1943 878.10
$50 in 1944 852.86
$50 in 1945 833.70
$50 in 1946 815.38
$50 in 1947 690.23
$50 in 1948 634.18
$50 in 1949 615.76
$50 in 1950 628.81
Amount Value in 2023
$50 in 1951 593.59
$50 in 1952 559.99
$50 in 1953 555.80
$50 in 1954 551.67
$50 in 1955 555.80
$50 in 1956 553.73
$50 in 1957 537.68
$50 in 1958 522.53
$50 in 1959 513.49
$50 in 1960 504.76
$50 in 1961 497.98
$50 in 1962 494.66
$50 in 1963 488.15
$50 in 1964 480.25
$50 in 1965 475.64
$50 in 1966 466.66
$50 in 1967 451.06
$50 in 1968 437.75
$50 in 1969 418.02
$50 in 1970 393.63
$50 in 1971 372.86
$50 in 1972 361.07
$50 in 1973 349.17
$50 in 1974 321.21
$50 in 1975 285.93
$50 in 1976 267.38
$50 in 1977 254.98
$50 in 1978 238.97
$50 in 1979 219.20
$50 in 1980 193.48
$50 in 1981 171.96
$50 in 1982 157.87
$50 in 1983 152.05
$50 in 1984 146.49
$50 in 1985 140.93
$50 in 1986 135.77
$50 in 1987 134.30
Amount Value in 2023
$50 in 1988 128.59
$50 in 1989 123.15
$50 in 1990 117.68
$50 in 1991 110.91
$50 in 1992 107.61
$50 in 1993 104.58
$50 in 1994 101.78
$50 in 1995 99.13
$50 in 1996 96.68
$50 in 1997 93.57
$50 in 1998 92.00
$50 in 1999 90.54
$50 in 2000 88.17
$50 in 2001 85.29
$50 in 2002 83.98
$50 in 2003 82.03
$50 in 2004 80.52
$50 in 2005 77.98
$50 in 2006 75.41
$50 in 2007 73.54
$50 in 2008 70.65
$50 in 2009 70.59
$50 in 2010 68.72
$50 in 2011 67.71
$50 in 2012 65.76
$50 in 2013 64.63
$50 in 2014 63.68
$50 in 2015 63.20
$50 in 2016 62.74
$50 in 2017 61.47
$50 in 2018 60.20
$50 in 2019 59.07
$50 in 2020 57.75
$50 in 2021 56.97
$50 in 2022 53.23
$50 in 2023 50.00