How much is $100 from 1917 worth today?

About $2,612.50 in 2026 dollars, based on the annual-average U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). 2026 is an estimate until the full-year CPI is published.

What was the inflation rate from 1917 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 2512.5%, an average of 3.04% per year over 109 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1917?

Today’s $100 buys what about $3.83 bought in 1917.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1917?

1918, when the CPI rose 17.2% over the year before.

$100 in 1917 is worth $2,612 in 2026

$100 in 1917 has the same buying power as $2,612 in 2026. Prices rose 2512.5% — about 3.04% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1917 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

2512.5%

1917 → 2026

Average per year

3.04%

over 109 years

$100 today in 1917

$3.83

same buying power

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2026 uses the Minneapolis Fed’s estimate of the annual-average CPI until the full year is published.

What $100 from 1917 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1917 equals
1917	$100.00
1932	$106.25
1947	$174.22
1962	$236.72
1977	$473.44
1992	$1,096.09
2007	$1,619.53
2022	$2,286.72
2026	$2,612.50

1917 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1917	In 2026
$1.00	$26.12
$5.00	$130.62
$10.00	$261.25
$20.00	$522.50
$50.00	$1,306.25
$100.00	$2,612.50
$500.00	$13,062.50
$1,000.00	$26,125.00
$5,000.00	$130,625.00
$10,000.00	$261,250.00
$50,000.00	$1,306,250.00
$100,000.00	$2,612,500.00

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1917). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1917 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 26.125, so every 1917 dollar needs about $26.12 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 17.2% in 1918.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1917 worth today?: About $2,612.50 in 2026 dollars, based on the annual-average U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). 2026 is an estimate until the full-year CPI is published.
What was the inflation rate from 1917 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 2512.5%, an average of 3.04% per year over 109 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1917?: Today’s $100 buys what about $3.83 bought in 1917.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1917?: 1918, when the CPI rose 17.2% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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