How much is $100 from 1984 worth today?

About $321.85 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 1984 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 221.8%, an average of 2.82% per year over 42 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1984?

Today’s $100 buys what about $31.07 bought in 1984.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1984?

2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in 1984 is worth $321.85 in 2026

$100 in 1984 has the same buying power as $321.85 in 2026. Prices rose 221.8% — about 2.82% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1984 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

221.8%

1984 → 2026

Average per year

2.82%

over 42 years

$100 today in 1984

$31.07

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 1984 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1984 equals
1984	$100.00
1989	$119.35
1994	$142.64
1999	$160.35
2004	$181.81
2009	$206.45
2014	$227.82
2019	$246.10
2024	$301.92
2026	$321.85

1984 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1984	In 2026
$1.00	$3.22
$5.00	$16.09
$10.00	$32.18
$20.00	$64.37
$50.00	$160.92
$100.00	$321.85
$500.00	$1,609.24
$1,000.00	$3,218.48
$5,000.00	$16,092.40
$10,000.00	$32,184.79
$50,000.00	$160,923.97
$100,000.00	$321,847.93

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1984). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1984 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 3.218, so every 1984 dollar needs about $3.22 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 8.0% in 2022.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1984 worth today?: About $321.85 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 1984 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 221.8%, an average of 2.82% per year over 42 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1984?: Today’s $100 buys what about $31.07 bought in 1984.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1984?: 2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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