How much is $100 from 2008 worth today?

About $155.32 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 2008 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 55.3%, an average of 2.48% per year over 18 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 2008?

Today’s $100 buys what about $64.38 bought in 2008.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 2008?

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

$100 in 2008 is worth $155.32 in 2026

$100 in 2008 has the same buying power as $155.32 in 2026. Prices rose 55.3% — about 2.48% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 2008 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

55.3%

2008 → 2026

Average per year

2.48%

over 18 years

$100 today in 2008

$64.38

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 2008 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 2008 equals
2008	$100.00
2013	$108.22
2018	$116.63
2023	$141.52
2026	$155.32

2008 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 2008	In 2026
$1.00	$1.55
$5.00	$7.77
$10.00	$15.53
$20.00	$31.06
$50.00	$77.66
$100.00	$155.32
$500.00	$776.59
$1,000.00	$1,553.18
$5,000.00	$7,765.91
$10,000.00	$15,531.82
$50,000.00	$77,659.08
$100,000.00	$155,318.16

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 2008). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 2008 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 1.553, so every 2008 dollar needs about $1.55 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 2008 worth today?: About $155.32 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 2008 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 55.3%, an average of 2.48% per year over 18 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 2008?: Today’s $100 buys what about $64.38 bought in 2008.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 2008?: 2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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