How much is $100 from 1922 worth today?

About $1,990.48 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 1922 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 1890.5%, an average of 2.92% per year over 104 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1922?

Today’s $100 buys what about $5.02 bought in 1922.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1922?

1947, when the CPI rose 14.4% over the year before.

$100 in 1922 is worth $1,990 in 2026

$100 in 1922 has the same buying power as $1,990 in 2026. Prices rose 1890.5% — about 2.92% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1922 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

1890.5%

1922 → 2026

Average per year

2.92%

over 104 years

$100 today in 1922

$5.02

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 1922 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1922 equals
1922	$100.00
1937	$85.71
1952	$158.33
1967	$198.81
1982	$574.40
1997	$955.36
2012	$1,366.67
2026	$1,990.48

1922 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1922	In 2026
$1.00	$19.90
$5.00	$99.52
$10.00	$199.05
$20.00	$398.10
$50.00	$995.24
$100.00	$1,990.48
$500.00	$9,952.38
$1,000.00	$19,904.76
$5,000.00	$99,523.81
$10,000.00	$199,047.62
$50,000.00	$995,238.10
$100,000.00	$1,990,476.19

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1922). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1922 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 19.905, so every 1922 dollar needs about $19.90 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 1922 worth today?: About $1,990.48 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 1922 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 1890.5%, an average of 2.92% per year over 104 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1922?: Today’s $100 buys what about $5.02 bought in 1922.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1922?: 1947, when the CPI rose 14.4% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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