$100.00 in 1942 is worth about $2,027.67 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 | $20.28 |
| $10.00 | $202.77 |
| $100.00 | $2,027.67 |
| $1,000.00 | $20,277 |
| $10,000 | $202,767 |
| $100,000 | $2,027,674 |
| $1,000,000 | $20,276,740 |
| Year | CPI | Equivalent value |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 16.3 | $100.00 |
| 1943 | 17.3 | $105.97 |
| 1944 | 17.6 | $107.71 |
| 1945 | 18.0 | $110.16 |
| 1946 | 19.5 | $119.49 |
| 1947 | 22.3 | $136.69 |
| 1948 | 24.0 | $147.20 |
| 1949 | 23.8 | $145.77 |
| 1950 | 24.1 | $147.35 |
| 1951 | 26.0 | $158.93 |
| 1952 | 26.6 | $162.55 |
| 1953 | 26.8 | $163.88 |
| 1954 | 26.9 | $164.39 |
| 1955 | 26.8 | $163.93 |
| 1956 | 27.2 | $166.43 |
| 1957 | 28.1 | $172.00 |
| 1958 | 28.9 | $176.69 |
| 1959 | 29.1 | $178.47 |
| 1960 | 29.6 | $181.08 |
| 1961 | 29.9 | $183.02 |
| 1962 | 30.3 | $185.21 |
| 1963 | 30.6 | $187.50 |
| 1964 | 31.0 | $189.90 |
| 1965 | 31.5 | $192.91 |
| 1966 | 32.5 | $198.73 |
| 1967 | 33.4 | $204.24 |
| 1968 | 34.8 | $212.96 |
| 1969 | 36.7 | $224.59 |
| 1970 | 38.8 | $237.71 |
| 1971 | 40.5 | $247.92 |
| 1972 | 41.8 | $256.03 |
| 1973 | 44.4 | $271.84 |
| 1974 | 49.3 | $301.89 |
| 1975 | 53.8 | $329.50 |
| 1976 | 56.9 | $348.42 |
| 1977 | 60.6 | $371.08 |
| 1978 | 65.2 | $399.39 |
| 1979 | 72.6 | $444.35 |
| 1980 | 82.4 | $504.55 |
| 1981 | 90.9 | $556.70 |
| 1982 | 96.5 | $590.83 |
| 1983 | 99.6 | $609.81 |
| 1984 | 103.9 | $636.03 |
| 1985 | 107.6 | $658.59 |
| 1986 | 109.6 | $671.08 |
| 1987 | 113.6 | $695.68 |
| 1988 | 118.3 | $724.04 |
| 1989 | 124.0 | $759.00 |
| 1990 | 130.7 | $799.96 |
| 1991 | 136.2 | $833.85 |
| 1992 | 140.3 | $859.10 |
| 1993 | 144.5 | $884.45 |
| 1994 | 148.2 | $907.52 |
| 1995 | 152.4 | $932.98 |
| 1996 | 156.8 | $960.33 |
| 1997 | 160.5 | $982.78 |
| 1998 | 163.0 | $998.03 |
| 1999 | 166.6 | $1,019.87 |
| 2000 | 172.2 | $1,054.31 |
| 2001 | 177.1 | $1,084.11 |
| 2002 | 179.9 | $1,101.30 |
| 2003 | 184.0 | $1,126.30 |
| 2004 | 188.9 | $1,156.45 |
| 2005 | 195.3 | $1,195.69 |
| 2006 | 201.6 | $1,234.26 |
| 2007 | 207.3 | $1,269.47 |
| 2008 | 215.3 | $1,318.21 |
| 2009 | 214.5 | $1,313.52 |
| 2010 | 218.1 | $1,335.06 |
| 2011 | 224.9 | $1,377.21 |
| 2012 | 229.6 | $1,405.71 |
| 2013 | 233.0 | $1,426.30 |
| 2014 | 236.7 | $1,449.43 |
| 2015 | 237.0 | $1,451.15 |
| 2016 | 240.0 | $1,469.46 |
| 2017 | 245.1 | $1,500.77 |
| 2018 | 251.1 | $1,537.42 |
| 2019 | 255.7 | $1,565.28 |
| 2020 | 258.8 | $1,584.59 |
| 2021 | 271.0 | $1,659.03 |
| 2022 | 292.7 | $1,791.80 |
| 2023 | 304.7 | $1,865.56 |
| 2024 | 313.7 | $1,920.58 |
| 2025 | 321.9 | $1,971.12 |
| 2026 | 331.2 | $2,027.67 |
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