2024 dollars in today's money
| In 2024 | In September 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.07 |
| $5.00 | $5.37 |
| $10.00 | $10.74 |
| $20.00 | $21.48 |
| $50.00 | $53.71 |
| $100.00 | $107.41 |
| $1,000 | $1,074 |
| $10,000 | $10,741 |
Inflation in 2024
Prices rose 2.9% in 2024 compared with 2023. That is below the long-run average of 3.2% a year since 1913.
In the 2020s, the highest yearly rate was 8.0% in 2022 and the lowest was 1.2% in 2020.
The average Consumer Price Index in 2024 was 313.689 (1982–84 = 100). Today's index is 336.940, which is where the multiplier of 1.07× comes from.
Buying power: today's money in 2024
Going the other way, $100 today would have bought what $93.10 bought in 2024.
2024 compared with nearby years
| Year | $1 is worth today | Inflation that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $1.32 | 1.8% |
| 2020 | $1.30 | 1.2% |
| 2021 | $1.24 | 4.7% |
| 2022 | $1.15 | 8.0% |
| 2023 | $1.11 | 4.1% |
| 2025 | $1.05 | 2.6% |
How this is calculated
Value today = amount × (CPI in September 2026 ÷ average CPI in 2024). The data is the CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Use the calculator above to convert between any two years.