$100.00 in 1917 is worth about $2,582.30 today (2026 prices).
2026 is still in progress, so this figure averages the months published so far, not a full year.
| US | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $25.82 |
| $10.00 | $258.23 |
| $100.00 | $2,582.30 |
| $1,000.00 | $25,823 |
| $10,000 | $258,230 |
| $100,000 | $2,582,300 |
| $1,000,000 | $25,823,002 |
| Year | CPI | Equivalent value |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 12.8 | $100.00 |
| 1918 | 15.0 | $117.29 |
| 1919 | 17.3 | $135.15 |
| 1920 | 20.0 | $156.27 |
| 1921 | 17.9 | $139.18 |
| 1922 | 16.8 | $130.60 |
| 1923 | 17.1 | $132.94 |
| 1924 | 17.1 | $133.53 |
| 1925 | 17.5 | $136.78 |
| 1926 | 17.7 | $138.01 |
| 1927 | 17.4 | $135.35 |
| 1928 | 17.2 | $133.79 |
| 1929 | 17.2 | $133.79 |
| 1930 | 16.7 | $130.21 |
| 1931 | 15.2 | $118.58 |
| 1932 | 13.6 | $106.37 |
| 1933 | 12.9 | $100.84 |
| 1934 | 13.4 | $104.35 |
| 1935 | 13.7 | $107.02 |
| 1936 | 13.9 | $108.12 |
| 1937 | 14.4 | $112.15 |
| 1938 | 14.1 | $109.88 |
| 1939 | 13.9 | $108.44 |
| 1940 | 14.0 | $109.22 |
| 1941 | 14.7 | $114.81 |
| 1942 | 16.3 | $127.35 |
| 1943 | 17.3 | $134.96 |
| 1944 | 17.6 | $137.17 |
| 1945 | 18.0 | $140.29 |
| 1946 | 19.5 | $152.18 |
| 1947 | 22.3 | $174.07 |
| 1948 | 24.0 | $187.46 |
| 1949 | 23.8 | $185.64 |
| 1950 | 24.1 | $187.66 |
| 1951 | 26.0 | $202.40 |
| 1952 | 26.6 | $207.02 |
| 1953 | 26.8 | $208.71 |
| 1954 | 26.9 | $209.36 |
| 1955 | 26.8 | $208.77 |
| 1956 | 27.2 | $211.95 |
| 1957 | 28.1 | $219.04 |
| 1958 | 28.9 | $225.01 |
| 1959 | 29.1 | $227.29 |
| 1960 | 29.6 | $230.60 |
| 1961 | 29.9 | $233.08 |
| 1962 | 30.3 | $235.87 |
| 1963 | 30.6 | $238.79 |
| 1964 | 31.0 | $241.85 |
| 1965 | 31.5 | $245.68 |
| 1966 | 32.5 | $253.08 |
| 1967 | 33.4 | $260.10 |
| 1968 | 34.8 | $271.21 |
| 1969 | 36.7 | $286.03 |
| 1970 | 38.8 | $302.73 |
| 1971 | 40.5 | $315.73 |
| 1972 | 41.8 | $326.06 |
| 1973 | 44.4 | $346.20 |
| 1974 | 49.3 | $384.47 |
| 1975 | 53.8 | $419.63 |
| 1976 | 56.9 | $443.73 |
| 1977 | 60.6 | $472.58 |
| 1978 | 65.2 | $508.64 |
| 1979 | 72.6 | $565.89 |
| 1980 | 82.4 | $642.56 |
| 1981 | 90.9 | $708.97 |
| 1982 | 96.5 | $752.44 |
| 1983 | 99.6 | $776.61 |
| 1984 | 103.9 | $810.00 |
| 1985 | 107.6 | $838.73 |
| 1986 | 109.6 | $854.64 |
| 1987 | 113.6 | $885.96 |
| 1988 | 118.3 | $922.09 |
| 1989 | 124.0 | $966.60 |
| 1990 | 130.7 | $1,018.78 |
| 1991 | 136.2 | $1,061.93 |
| 1992 | 140.3 | $1,094.09 |
| 1993 | 144.5 | $1,126.38 |
| 1994 | 148.2 | $1,155.75 |
| 1995 | 152.4 | $1,188.17 |
| 1996 | 156.8 | $1,223.00 |
| 1997 | 160.5 | $1,251.59 |
| 1998 | 163.0 | $1,271.02 |
| 1999 | 166.6 | $1,298.83 |
| 2000 | 172.2 | $1,342.69 |
| 2001 | 177.1 | $1,380.64 |
| 2002 | 179.9 | $1,402.53 |
| 2003 | 184.0 | $1,434.37 |
| 2004 | 188.9 | $1,472.77 |
| 2005 | 195.3 | $1,522.74 |
| 2006 | 201.6 | $1,571.87 |
| 2007 | 207.3 | $1,616.70 |
| 2008 | 215.3 | $1,678.78 |
| 2009 | 214.5 | $1,672.80 |
| 2010 | 218.1 | $1,700.23 |
| 2011 | 224.9 | $1,753.91 |
| 2012 | 229.6 | $1,790.21 |
| 2013 | 233.0 | $1,816.43 |
| 2014 | 236.7 | $1,845.89 |
| 2015 | 237.0 | $1,848.09 |
| 2016 | 240.0 | $1,871.40 |
| 2017 | 245.1 | $1,911.27 |
| 2018 | 251.1 | $1,957.95 |
| 2019 | 255.7 | $1,993.43 |
| 2020 | 258.8 | $2,018.02 |
| 2021 | 271.0 | $2,112.83 |
| 2022 | 292.7 | $2,281.91 |
| 2023 | 304.7 | $2,375.84 |
| 2024 | 313.7 | $2,445.92 |
| 2025 | 321.9 | $2,510.28 |
| 2026 | 331.2 | $2,582.30 |
Based on the official consumer price index (CPI) for this country — for the US, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' CPI-U, averaged from monthly figures to a single annual value; for Korea and Japan, the World Bank's annual CPI series. A gap in the source data is shown as a gap, never estimated or interpolated.
US: 1913–2026