How much is $100 from 1973 worth today?

About $753.15 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 1973 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 653.2%, an average of 3.88% per year over 53 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1973?

Today’s $100 buys what about $13.28 bought in 1973.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1973?

1980, when the CPI rose 13.5% over the year before.

$100 in 1973 is worth $753.15 in 2026

$100 in 1973 has the same buying power as $753.15 in 2026. Prices rose 653.2% — about 3.88% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1973 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

653.2%

1973 → 2026

Average per year

3.88%

over 53 years

$100 today in 1973

$13.28

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 1973 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1973 equals
1973	$100.00
1978	$146.85
1983	$224.32
1988	$266.44
1993	$325.45
1998	$367.12
2003	$414.41
2008	$484.91
2013	$524.77
2018	$565.54
2023	$686.26
2026	$753.15

1973 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1973	In 2026
$1.00	$7.53
$5.00	$37.66
$10.00	$75.32
$20.00	$150.63
$50.00	$376.58
$100.00	$753.15
$500.00	$3,765.77
$1,000.00	$7,531.53
$5,000.00	$37,657.66
$10,000.00	$75,315.32
$50,000.00	$376,576.58
$100,000.00	$753,153.15

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1973). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1973 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 7.532, so every 1973 dollar needs about $7.53 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 13.5% in 1980.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1973 worth today?: About $753.15 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 1973 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 653.2%, an average of 3.88% per year over 53 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1973?: Today’s $100 buys what about $13.28 bought in 1973.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1973?: 1980, when the CPI rose 13.5% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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