What a US dollar from any year since 1913 is worth in another year, from the official CPI
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 7 Oct 2026.A dollar from 1950 buys what $13.36 buys in 2025. The Consumer Price Index for urban consumers averaged 24.1 in 1950 and 321.943 in 2025, and the value of old money is the amount times the ratio of the two. Pick any amount and any two years from 1913 to 2025.
| Year | CPI-U (annual average) | $1.00 then, in 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 9.9 | $32.52 |
| 1920 | 20 | $16.10 |
| 1930 | 16.7 | $19.28 |
| 1940 | 14 | $23.00 |
| 1950 | 24.1 | $13.36 |
| 1960 | 29.6 | $10.88 |
| 1970 | 38.8 | $8.30 |
| 1980 | 82.4 | $3.91 |
| 1990 | 130.7 | $2.46 |
| 2000 | 172.2 | $1.87 |
| 2010 | 218.056 | $1.48 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | $1.24 |
Rates and rules read from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items, annual averages (series CUUR0000SA0) on 7 Oct 2026; they may have changed since.
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The figures use the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual averages, so they differ a little from its month-to-month calculator.
The inflation calculator shows what rising prices do to money. It has four views. Future cost: what something that costs a given amount today will cost after a number of years. Past money: what an amount from some years ago is worth in today's rupees. Real return: how much of an investment's return is left once inflation is taken out. US dollar (CPI): what dollars from one year are worth in another, from official figures.
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US dollars, from the official index. The US dollar view uses no assumed rate. It takes the Bureau of Labor Statistics' CPI-U annual averages from 1913 to 2025: value = amount × CPI of the later year ÷ CPI of the earlier year, so $100 from 2000 is $186.96 in 2025. The BLS calculator compares single months, so its answer differs slightly ($188.19 January to January).
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At 6% inflation, ₹1,00,000 kept as cash will buy in 10 years only what about ₹55,839 buys today. Put the other way, something that costs ₹1,00,000 today will cost about ₹1,79,085 then. At a different rate the figures change, so enter the rate you expect.
Choose Past money, enter the amount and how many years ago it was, and an average inflation rate for that period. ₹10,000 from 20 years ago at 6% a year is about ₹32,071 in today's money. For an exact answer use the official CPI series for those years.
The page starts at 6% a year, a round planning assumption, not an official figure. Official CPI inflation is published monthly by the Ministry of Statistics. For goals like education or healthcare, costs often rise faster than average, so a higher rate is safer.
The BLS calculator compares one month with another, while this page uses each year's average CPI-U. For $100 from 2000 in 2025 dollars, BLS gives $188.19 from January to January and $186.95 from July to July; the annual averages give $186.96. Both use the same official index, so neither is wrong.
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