What is $1 from 1913 worth today?

$1 from 1913 is worth $34.09 in September 2026, based on the US Consumer Price Index.

Why is a dollar worth less over time?

Because prices rise. When the average price of goods and services goes up, each dollar buys less. The Consumer Price Index measures that rise, and this table applies it to $1 for every year.

Which data does this table use?

The annual average CPI-U for each year from 1913, and the latest published month (September 2026) for today, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Value of a Dollar by Year (1913–Today) – What $1 Is Worth Now

What one US dollar from each year since 1913 is worth today, and how much prices rose that year.

$1 from 1913 is worth $34.09 today (September 2026). Pick a year below for a full breakdown.

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The 2020s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
2025	$1.05	2.6%
2024	$1.07	2.9%
2023	$1.11	4.1%
2022	$1.15	8.0%
2021	$1.24	4.7%
2020	$1.30	1.2%

The 2010s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
2019	$1.32	1.8%
2018	$1.34	2.4%
2017	$1.37	2.1%
2016	$1.40	1.3%
2015	$1.42	0.1%
2014	$1.42	1.6%
2013	$1.45	1.5%
2012	$1.47	2.1%
2011	$1.50	3.2%
2010	$1.55	1.6%

The 2000s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
2009	$1.57	-0.4%
2008	$1.56	3.8%
2007	$1.63	2.9%
2006	$1.67	3.2%
2005	$1.73	3.4%
2004	$1.78	2.7%
2003	$1.83	2.3%
2002	$1.87	1.6%
2001	$1.90	2.8%
2000	$1.96	3.4%

The 1990s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1999	$2.02	2.2%
1998	$2.07	1.6%
1997	$2.10	2.3%
1996	$2.15	2.9%
1995	$2.21	2.8%
1994	$2.27	2.6%
1993	$2.33	3.0%
1992	$2.40	3.0%
1991	$2.47	4.2%
1990	$2.58	5.4%

The 1980s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1989	$2.72	4.8%
1988	$2.85	4.1%
1987	$2.97	3.7%
1986	$3.07	1.9%
1985	$3.13	3.5%
1984	$3.24	4.3%
1983	$3.38	3.2%
1982	$3.49	6.1%
1981	$3.71	10.3%
1980	$4.09	13.5%

The 1970s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1979	$4.64	11.3%
1978	$5.17	7.6%
1977	$5.56	6.5%
1976	$5.92	5.7%
1975	$6.26	9.1%
1974	$6.83	11.1%
1973	$7.59	6.2%
1972	$8.06	3.3%
1971	$8.32	4.3%
1970	$8.68	5.8%

The 1960s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1969	$9.19	5.5%
1968	$9.69	4.3%
1967	$10.10	2.8%
1966	$10.38	3.0%
1965	$10.69	1.6%
1964	$10.86	1.3%
1963	$11.00	1.2%
1962	$11.14	1.2%
1961	$11.27	1.1%
1960	$11.39	1.5%

The 1950s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1959	$11.56	1.0%
1958	$11.68	2.7%
1957	$11.99	3.3%
1956	$12.40	1.5%
1955	$12.58	-0.3%
1954	$12.55	0.3%
1953	$12.59	0.8%
1952	$12.69	2.3%
1951	$12.98	7.9%
1950	$14.00	1.1%

The 1940s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1949	$14.15	-1.0%
1948	$14.01	7.7%
1947	$15.09	14.4%
1946	$17.26	8.5%
1945	$18.73	2.3%
1944	$19.15	1.6%
1943	$19.47	6.0%
1942	$20.63	10.9%
1941	$22.88	5.1%
1940	$24.05	0.7%

The 1930s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1939	$24.23	-1.3%
1938	$23.91	-2.0%
1937	$23.43	3.7%
1936	$24.30	1.0%
1935	$24.55	2.6%
1934	$25.18	3.5%
1933	$26.05	-5.2%
1932	$24.70	-10.3%
1931	$22.16	-8.9%
1930	$20.18	-2.7%

The 1920s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1929	$19.64	0.0%
1928	$19.64	-1.2%
1927	$19.41	-1.9%
1926	$19.04	0.9%
1925	$19.21	2.4%
1924	$19.68	0.4%
1923	$19.76	1.8%
1922	$20.12	-6.2%
1921	$18.88	-10.9%
1920	$16.81	15.6%

The 1910s

Year	$1 is worth today	Inflation that year
1919	$19.44	15.2%
1918	$22.40	17.3%
1917	$26.27	17.8%
1916	$30.96	7.7%
1915	$33.33	0.9%
1914	$33.64	1.4%
1913	$34.09	—

Value of a Dollar by Year

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