Value of $55 Due to Inflation

What is 55 worth over time?

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What is $55 worth today? How much was 55 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $55 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
$55 in 1914 1,632.38
$55 in 1915 1,616.22
$55 in 1916 1,584.84
$55 in 1917 1,407.23
$55 in 1918 1,191.52
$55 in 1919 989.32
$55 in 1920 863.69
$55 in 1921 841.43
$55 in 1922 943.57
$55 in 1923 965.91
$55 in 1924 943.57
$55 in 1925 943.57
$55 in 1926 911.95
$55 in 1927 922.25
$55 in 1928 943.57
$55 in 1929 954.61
$55 in 1930 949.06
$55 in 1931 1,013.90
$55 in 1932 1,118.07
$55 in 1933 1,246.09
$55 in 1934 1,236.65
$55 in 1935 1,218.20
$55 in 1936 1,182.89
$55 in 1937 1,165.99
$55 in 1938 1,133.60
$55 in 1939 1,165.99
$55 in 1940 1,165.99
$55 in 1941 1,157.72
$55 in 1942 1,053.15
$55 in 1943 965.91
$55 in 1944 938.15
$55 in 1945 917.07
$55 in 1946 896.91
$55 in 1947 759.25
$55 in 1948 697.60
$55 in 1949 677.34
$55 in 1950 691.69
Amount Value in 2023
$55 in 1951 652.95
$55 in 1952 615.99
$55 in 1953 611.38
$55 in 1954 606.83
$55 in 1955 611.38
$55 in 1956 609.10
$55 in 1957 591.44
$55 in 1958 574.78
$55 in 1959 564.84
$55 in 1960 555.23
$55 in 1961 547.78
$55 in 1962 544.13
$55 in 1963 536.97
$55 in 1964 528.28
$55 in 1965 523.20
$55 in 1966 513.33
$55 in 1967 496.17
$55 in 1968 481.53
$55 in 1969 459.83
$55 in 1970 432.99
$55 in 1971 410.15
$55 in 1972 397.17
$55 in 1973 384.09
$55 in 1974 353.33
$55 in 1975 314.52
$55 in 1976 294.12
$55 in 1977 280.48
$55 in 1978 262.86
$55 in 1979 241.12
$55 in 1980 212.83
$55 in 1981 189.15
$55 in 1982 173.66
$55 in 1983 167.25
$55 in 1984 161.14
$55 in 1985 155.02
$55 in 1986 149.35
$55 in 1987 147.73
Amount Value in 2023
$55 in 1988 141.45
$55 in 1989 135.47
$55 in 1990 129.45
$55 in 1991 122.00
$55 in 1992 118.37
$55 in 1993 115.04
$55 in 1994 111.96
$55 in 1995 109.04
$55 in 1996 106.34
$55 in 1997 102.92
$55 in 1998 101.20
$55 in 1999 99.60
$55 in 2000 96.99
$55 in 2001 93.82
$55 in 2002 92.38
$55 in 2003 90.24
$55 in 2004 88.57
$55 in 2005 85.78
$55 in 2006 82.95
$55 in 2007 80.89
$55 in 2008 77.72
$55 in 2009 77.65
$55 in 2010 75.59
$55 in 2011 74.48
$55 in 2012 72.33
$55 in 2013 71.10
$55 in 2014 70.04
$55 in 2015 69.52
$55 in 2016 69.02
$55 in 2017 67.61
$55 in 2018 66.22
$55 in 2019 64.97
$55 in 2020 63.52
$55 in 2021 62.67
$55 in 2022 58.55
$55 in 2023 55.00