How much is $100 from 1918 worth today?

About $2,229.33 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 1918 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 2129.3%, an average of 2.92% per year over 108 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1918?

Today’s $100 buys what about $4.49 bought in 1918.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1918?

1920, when the CPI rose 15.6% over the year before.

$100 in 1918 is worth $2,229 in 2026

$100 in 1918 has the same buying power as $2,229 in 2026. Prices rose 2129.3% — about 2.92% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1918 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

2129.3%

1918 → 2026

Average per year

2.92%

over 108 years

$100 today in 1918

$4.49

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 1918 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1918 equals
1918	$100.00
1933	$86.00
1948	$160.00
1963	$204.00
1978	$434.67
1993	$963.33
2008	$1,435.33
2023	$2,031.33
2026	$2,229.33

1918 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1918	In 2026
$1.00	$22.29
$5.00	$111.47
$10.00	$222.93
$20.00	$445.87
$50.00	$1,114.67
$100.00	$2,229.33
$500.00	$11,146.67
$1,000.00	$22,293.33
$5,000.00	$111,466.67
$10,000.00	$222,933.33
$50,000.00	$1,114,666.67
$100,000.00	$2,229,333.33

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1918). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1918 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 22.293, so every 1918 dollar needs about $22.29 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 15.6% in 1920.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1918 worth today?: About $2,229.33 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 1918 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 2129.3%, an average of 2.92% per year over 108 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1918?: Today’s $100 buys what about $4.49 bought in 1918.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1918?: 1920, when the CPI rose 15.6% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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