$100 in 2004 is worth $177.02 in 2026
$100 in 2004 has the same buying power as $177.02 in 2026. Prices rose 77.0% — about 2.63% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 2004 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.
Cumulative inflation
77.0%
2004 → 2026
Average per year
2.63%
over 22 years
$100 today in 2004
$56.49
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 2004 is worth, year by year
| Year | $100 from 2004 equals |
|---|---|
| 2004 | $100.00 |
| 2009 | $113.55 |
| 2014 | $125.30 |
| 2019 | $135.36 |
| 2024 | $166.07 |
| 2026 | $177.02 |
2004 dollars in 2026 dollars
| In 2004 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.77 |
| $5.00 | $8.85 |
| $10.00 | $17.70 |
| $20.00 | $35.40 |
| $50.00 | $88.51 |
| $100.00 | $177.02 |
| $500.00 | $885.12 |
| $1,000.00 | $1,770.25 |
| $5,000.00 | $8,851.24 |
| $10,000.00 | $17,702.49 |
| $50,000.00 | $88,512.44 |
| $100,000.00 | $177,024.88 |
How this is calculated
Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 2004). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 2004 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 1.770, so every 2004 dollar needs about $1.77 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 2004 worth today?
- About $177.02 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 2004 to 2026?
- Cumulative inflation was 77.0%, an average of 2.63% per year over 22 years.
- What would $100 today have bought in 2004?
- Today’s $100 buys what about $56.49 bought in 2004.
- What was the highest one-year inflation since 2004?
- 2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.
$100 in other years
- $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 1994 → $225.64
- $100 in 1999 → $200.72
- $100 in 2000 → $194.19
- $100 in 2002 → $185.88
- $100 in 2003 → $181.74
- $100 in 2005 → $171.22
- $100 in 2006 → $165.87
- $100 in 2009 → $155.90
- $100 in 2010 → $153.32
- $100 in 2014 → $141.28
- $100 in 2015 → $141.10
- $100 in 2020 → $129.21