$100 in 1920 is worth $1,672 in 2026
$100 in 1920 has the same buying power as $1,672 in 2026. Prices rose 1572.0% — about 2.69% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1920 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.
Cumulative inflation
1572.0%
1920 → 2026
Average per year
2.69%
over 106 years
$100 today in 1920
$5.98
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 1920 is worth, year by year
| Year | $100 from 1920 equals |
|---|---|
| 1920 | $100.00 |
| 1935 | $68.50 |
| 1950 | $120.50 |
| 1965 | $157.50 |
| 1980 | $412.00 |
| 1995 | $762.00 |
| 2010 | $1,090.50 |
| 2025 | $1,609.50 |
| 2026 | $1,672.00 |
1920 dollars in 2026 dollars
| In 1920 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $16.72 |
| $5.00 | $83.60 |
| $10.00 | $167.20 |
| $20.00 | $334.40 |
| $50.00 | $836.00 |
| $100.00 | $1,672.00 |
| $500.00 | $8,360.00 |
| $1,000.00 | $16,720.00 |
| $5,000.00 | $83,600.00 |
| $10,000.00 | $167,200.00 |
| $50,000.00 | $836,000.00 |
| $100,000.00 | $1,672,000.00 |
How this is calculated
Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1920). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1920 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 16.720, so every 1920 dollar needs about $16.72 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 14.4% in 1947.
Frequently asked questions
- How much is $100 from 1920 worth today?
- About $1,672.00 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 1920 to 2026?
- Cumulative inflation was 1572.0%, an average of 2.69% per year over 106 years.
- What would $100 today have bought in 1920?
- Today’s $100 buys what about $5.98 bought in 1920.
- What was the highest one-year inflation since 1920?
- 1947, when the CPI rose 14.4% over the year before.
$100 in other years
- $100 in 1915 → $3,310.89
- $100 in 1918 → $2,229.33
- $100 in 1919 → $1,932.95
- $100 in 1921 → $1,868.16
- $100 in 1922 → $1,990.48
- $100 in 1925 → $1,910.86
- $100 in 1930 → $2,002.40
- $100 in 1950 → $1,387.55
- $100 in 1960 → $1,129.73
- $100 in 1970 → $861.86
- $100 in 1980 → $405.83
- $100 in 1990 → $255.85
- $100 in 2000 → $194.19
- $100 in 2010 → $153.32
- $100 in 2015 → $141.10
- $100 in 2020 → $129.21