Value of one British pound sterling 1209-2019

When converted to the value of one British pound Sterling in 2019, goods and services that cost one pound in 1210 would cost just over two thousand pounds in 2019, meaning that one pound in 1210 was worth approximately two thousand times more than it is today. This data can be used to calculate how much goods and services from the years shown would cost today, by multiplying the price from then by the number shown in the graph. For example, an item that cost 50 pounds in 1970 would theoretically cost 780 pounds in 2019's money.

Purchasing power of one British pound sterling (GBP) from 1209 to 2019

Characteristic	2019-valued British pounds
2019	1
2018	1.03
2017	1.06
2016	1.1
2015	1.12
2014	1.13
2013	1.15
2012	1.19
2011	1.23
2010	1.29
2009	1.35
2008	1.34
2007	1.4
2006	1.46
2005	1.5
2004	1.55
2003	1.59
2002	1.64
2001	1.67
2000	1.7
1999	1.75
1998	1.77
1997	1.83
1996	1.89
1995	1.94
1994	2
1993	2.05
1992	2.09
1991	2.16
1990	2.29
1989	2.51
1988	2.7
1987	2.83
1986	2.95
1985	3.05
1984	3.24
1983	3.4
1982	3.56
1981	3.86
1980	4.32
1979	5.1
1978	5.78
1977	6.26
1976	7.25
1975	8.45
1974	10.5
1973	12.19
1972	13.29
1971	14.24
1970	15.59
1969	16.58
1968	17.47
1967	18.29
1966	18.77
1965	19.51
1964	20.42
1963	21.1
1962	21.5
1961	22.43
1960	23.2
1959	23.44
1958	23.54
1957	24.29
1956	25.15
1955	26.43
1954	27.59
1953	28.13
1952	28.99
1951	31.65
1950	34.52
1949	35.6
1948	36.63
1947	39.42
1946	42.2
1945	43.48
1944	44.68
1943	45.94
1942	47.47
1941	50.86
1940	56.4
1939	65.86
1938	67.82
1937	68.63
1936	71.21
1935	71.65
1934	72.11
1933	72.11
1932	70.33
1931	68.63
1930	65.86
1929	64.01
1928	63.29
1927	63.29
1926	61.58
1925	61.25
1924	61.25
1923	60.93
1922	57.25
1921	49.32
1920	45.03
1919	52.02
1918	57.25
1917	69.9
1916	87.64
1915	103.57
1914	116.26
1913	116.26
1912	115.08
1911	118.68
1910	118.68
1909	119.93
1908	121.2
1907	121.2
1906	122.51
1905	122.51
1904	122.51
1903	122.51
1902	123.84
1901	123.84
1900	123.84
1899	129.47
1898	130.95
1897	130.95
1896	134.04
1895	132.48
1894	130.95
1893	129.47
1892	128.01
1891	128.01
1890	129.47
1889	129.47
1888	130.95
1887	132.48
1886	130.95
1885	129.47
1884	125.2
1883	122.51
1882	121.2
1881	122.51
1880	121.2
1879	125.2
1878	119.93
1877	117.45
1876	116.26
1875	116.26
1874	113.93
1873	109.55
1872	113.93
1871	118.68
1870	119.93
1869	119.93
1868	113.93
1867	121.8
1866	119.93
1865	126.59
1864	128.01
1863	126.59
1862	122.51
1861	119.93
1860	122.51
1859	126.59
1858	125.2
1857	113.93
1856	108.5
1855	108.5
1854	111.7
1853	128.01
1852	140.65
1851	140.65
1850	135.63
1849	128.01
1848	119.93
1847	104.52
1846	117.45
1845	122.51
1844	128.01
1843	128.01
1842	113.93
1841	104.52
1840	102.64
1839	104.52
1838	111.7
1837	112.8
1836	115.08
1835	128.01
1834	130.95
1833	119.93
1832	112.8
1831	104.52
1830	115.08
1829	110.61
1828	109.55
1827	106.48
1826	99.94
1825	94.16
1824	110.61
1823	119.93
1822	128.01
1821	110.61
1820	97.38
1819	88.32
1818	86.31
1817	86.31
1816	98.22
1815	89.71
1814	80.23
1813	69.9
1812	71.65
1811	81.38
1810	79.12
1809	81.38
1808	89.01
1807	92.63
1806	90.42
1805	86.97
1804	100.82
1803	103.57
1802	98.22
1801	75.45
1800	84.39
1799	115.08
1798	129.47
1797	126.59
1796	113.93
1795	121.2
1794	134.04
1793	146.06
1792	149.91
1791	151.91
1790	151.91
1789	153.96
1788	151.91
1787	158.24
1786	158.24
1785	158.24
1784	149.91
1783	151.91
1782	170.04
1781	172.62
1780	180.84
1779	175.28
1778	175.28
1777	165.12
1776	165.12
1775	162.76
1774	151.91
1773	153.96
1772	153.96
1771	170.04
1770	183.76
1769	183.76
1768	170.04
1767	167.54
1766	175.28
1765	178.02
1764	183.76
1763	199.88
1762	207.15
1761	214.96
1760	203.45
1759	196.43
1758	180.84
1757	180.84
1756	219.1
1755	227.86
1754	214.96
1753	223.39
1752	219.1
1751	227.86
1750	223.39
1749	222.28
1748	221.01
1747	227.55
1746	221.56
1745	238.99
1744	250.72
1743	242.32
1742	221.41
1741	190.05
1740	196.69
1739	225.17
1738	234.79
1737	226.41
1736	217.38
1735	218.22
1734	227.28
1733	239.9
1732	249.05
1731	234.14
1730	216.49
1729	193.02
1728	181.69
1727	205.42
1726	199.58
1725	207.6
1724	221.19
1723	221.02
1722	222.96
1721	216.92
1720	208.18
1719	227.1
1718	220.34
1717	211.25
1716	207
1715	220.03
1714	196.78
1713	206.85
1712	208
1711	191.63
1710	171.72
1709	180.1
1708	225.49
1707	241.94
1706	240.76
1705	237.54
1704	224.26
1703	243.47
1702	234.7
1701	229.13
1700	206.99
1699	187.89
1698	173.68
1697	184.85
1696	190.22
1695	209.01
1694	196.24
1693	193.96
1692	216.51
1691	250.93
1690	244.64
1689	256.14
1688	251.92
1687	241.21
1686	237.08
1685	208.25
1684	218.09
1683	220.78
1682	218.33
1681	215.04
1680	223.33
1679	207.34
1678	211.16
1677	223.31
1676	236.54
1675	203.42
1674	192.48
1673	219.58
1672	232.62
1671	223.19
1670	224.34
1669	219.59
1668	240.63
1667	241.97
1666	236.43
1665	220.6
1664	207.65
1663	206.76
1662	184.51
1661	188.74
1660	202.58
1659	190.78
1658	204.06
1657	222.02
1656	234.03
1655	270.61
1654	261.89
1653	228.24
1652	210.43
1651	189.33
1650	183.03
1649	176.85
1648	172.93
1647	189.71
1646	222.67
1645	233.43
1644	237.67
1643	233.19
1642	238.4
1641	226.03
1640	246.37
1639	231.19
1638	209
1637	217.2
1636	219.73
1635	225.36
1634	226.52
1633	229.86
1632	225.65
1631	206.75
1630	223.1
1629	261.01
1628	272.18
1627	269.21
1626	247.05
1625	246.99
1624	256.42
1623	246.84
1622	240.25
1621	273.66
1620	290.13
1619	272.24
1618	251.53
1617	251.17
1616	256.12
1615	260.23
1614	252.58
1613	248.94
1612	262.9
1611	276.42
1610	284.69
1609	251.66
1608	255.86
1607	296.93
1606	303.3
1605	305.97
1604	326.74
1603	332.86
1602	315.8
1601	305.14
1600	307.35
1599	318.53
1598	259.85
1597	235.44
1596	270.44
1595	286.59
1594	320.21
1593	369.25
1592	387.33
1591	347.41
1590	343.19
1589	386.99
1588	403.2
1587	336.22
1586	335.89
1585	398.49
1584	424.19
1583	423.12
1582	402.54
1581	399.58
1580	459.67
1579	430.66
1578	431.31
1577	399.53
1576	433.43
1575	441.3
1574	383.83
1573	447.67
1572	470.64
1571	518.61
1570	499
1569	489.27
1568	531.01
1567	534.02
1566	495.67
1565	512.7
1564	436.73
1563	453.4
1562	470.99
1561	470
1560	515.27
1559	536.93
1558	576.8
1557	396.91
1556	424.56
1555	516.53
1554	617.27
1553	607.83
1552	549.15
1551	487.15
1550	538.3
1549	683.93
1548	855.36
1547	842.84
1546	624.13
1545	673.94
1544	765.62
1543	817.96
1542	884.59
1541	856.44
1540	931.89
1539	977.76
1538	935.53
1537	821.51
1536	831.98
1535	864.54
1534	977.98
1533	862.4
1532	847.76
1531	862.23
1530	876.62
1529	877.36
1528	707.61
1527	992.55
1526	1,120.38
1525	1,098.92
1524	1,000.31
1523	964.15
1522	959.63
1521	858.29
1520	916.09
1519	1,038.36
1518	1,040.66
1517	1,162.03
1516	1,012.35
1515	1,090.58
1514	1,091.29
1513	944.87
1512	1,114.9
1511	1,266.54
1510	1,302.89
1509	1,353.08
1508	1,136.05
1507	1,130.47
1506	1,174.79
1505	1,138.08
1504	1,051.87
1503	1,073.32
1502	999.85
1501	1,038.75
1500	1,226.05
1499	1,154.17
1498	1,178.63
1497	1,101.61
1496	1,334.39
1495	1,223.66
1494	1,192.93
1493	1,191.84
1492	1,101.47
1491	1,068.86
1490	1,133.84
1489	1,119.36
1488	1,141.99
1487	1,112.2
1486	1,160.4
1485	1,153.51
1484	1,013.69
1483	902.76
1482	1,011.62
1481	1,150.21
1480	1,162.02
1479	1,078.8
1478	1,087.28
1477	1,173.25
1476	1,185.41
1475	1,251.04
1474	1,256.89
1473	1,253.43
1472	1,134.55
1471	1,096.63
1470	1,101.42
1469	1,130.54
1468	1,112.92
1467	1,163.41
1466	1,222.94
1465	1,249.85
1464	1,382.26
1463	1,286.7
1462	1,024.35
1461	1,029.78
1460	1,157.55
1459	1,144.27
1458	1,128.31
1457	1,199.61
1456	1,216.9
1455	1,287.61
1454	1,216.22
1453	1,166.91
1452	1,136.51
1451	1,155.42
1450	1,199.69
1449	1,172.15
1448	1,217.54
1447	1,120.68
1446	1,160.26
1445	1,335.79
1444	1,271.51
1443	1,255.53
1442	1,276.13
1441	1,325.26
1440	1,002.12
1439	834.29
1438	876.73
1437	1,147.37
1436	1,122.09
1435	1,198.76
1434	1,142.16
1433	1,034.79
1432	1,255.66
1431	1,113.37
1430	993.5
1429	986.77
1428	1,232.78
1427	1,252.44
1426	1,197.82
1425	1,150.44
1424	1,240.76
1423	1,251.61
1422	1,158.91
1421	1,102.43
1420	1,190.46
1419	1,054.17
1418	1,110.62
1417	965.5
1416	1,051.83
1415	1,182.28
1414	1,196.52
1413	1,161.23
1412	1,167.51
1411	1,080.17
1410	930.81
1409	1,011.55
1408	1,094.61
1407	1,198.35
1406	1,286.74
1405	1,201.21
1404	1,180.28
1403	1,044.64
1402	922.01
1401	1,037.16
1400	1,109.25
1399	1,139.22
1398	1,085.9
1397	1,062.36
1396	1,247.97
1395	1,256.93
1394	1,295.73
1393	1,336.17
1392	1,157.05
1391	938.43
1390	1,100.24
1389	1,403.72
1388	1,309.55
1387	1,215.21
1386	1,133.04
1385	1,200.33
1384	1,152.96
1383	1,162.26
1382	1,149.87
1381	1,058.99
1380	1,074.01
1379	1,290.02
1378	1,231.8
1377	1,156.09
1376	903.89
1375	889.71
1374	1,052.14
1373	922.18
1372	1,011.52
1371	920.96
1370	681.05
1369	950.15
1368	948.85
1367	1,037.79
1366	1,059.19
1365	970.28
1364	883.39
1363	944.1
1362	1,092.77
1361	1,045.15
1360	1,038.74
1359	1,047.53
1358	990.42
1357	1,001.02
1356	1,035.1
1355	1,086.7
1354	1,133.51
1353	1,073.88
1352	848.07
1351	965.51
1350	1,150.1
1349	1,375.46
1348	1,094.41
1347	1,092.11
1346	1,338.64
1345	1,407.87
1344	1,243.92
1343	1,390.92
1342	1,358.91
1341	1,422.63
1340	1,212.72
1339	1,579.81
1338	1,446.55
1337	1,306.67
1336	1,223.62
1335	1,279.78
1334	1,269.39
1333	1,196.76
1332	988.14
1331	1,007.23
1330	1,083.68
1329	1,089.72
1328	1,205.78
1327	1,318.49
1326	1,142.89
1325	969.51
1324	1,044.55
1323	892.26
1322	768.19
1321	1,035.93
1320	1,108.95
1319	1,247.5
1318	936.74
1317	696.72
1316	708.3
1315	1,002.85
1314	1,072.2
1313	1,164.07
1312	1,135.35
1311	927.8
1310	935.98
1309	986.63
1308	1,142.01
1307	1,269.99
1306	1,213.21
1305	1,229.33
1304	1,372.39
1303	1,315.35
1302	1,243.86
1301	1,187.35
1300	1,119.42
1299	1,147.38
1298	1,146.39
1297	1,238.76
1296	1,067.29
1295	1,012.89
1294	1,057.3
1293	1,232.04
1292	1,237.5
1291	1,157.09
1290	1,355.22
1289	1,577.04
1288	1,705
1287	1,395.71
1286	1,256.07
1285	1,357.76
1284	1,139.89
1283	1,147.91
1282	1,105.47
1281	1,277.22
1280	1,192.69
1279	1,350.08
1278	1,246.84
1277	1,078.81
1276	1,221.9
1275	1,089.75
1274	1,065.82
1273	1,210.64
1272	1,004.61
1271	1,055.46
1270	1,330.79
1269	1,303
1268	1,554.19
1267	1,327.81
1266	1,425.39
1265	1,434.16
1264	1,486.53
1263	1,512.98
1262	1,360.28
1261	1,378.6
1260	1,461.37
1259	1,303.2
1258	1,244.26
1257	1,223.5
1256	1,418.21
1255	1,805.83
1254	1,855.79
1253	1,417.82
1252	1,629.77
1251	1,675.72
1250	1,564.38
1249	1,712.3
1248	1,266.08
1247	1,250.07
1246	1,654.61
1245	1,905.25
1244	1,851.14
1243	1,798.56
1242	1,747.48
1241	1,697.84
1240	1,649.62
1239	1,602.77
1238	1,557.24
1237	1,513.01
1236	1,667.87
1235	1,620.4
1234	1,634.11
1233	1,647.94
1232	1,549.58
1231	1,521.49
1230	1,493.91
1229	1,466.83
1228	1,440.23
1227	1,414.12
1226	1,414.31
1225	1,279.04
1224	1,914.17
1223	2,111.84
1222	1,783.17
1221	1,505.66
1220	1,685.7
1219	1,472.1
1218	1,426.01
1217	1,663
1216	1,925.4
1215	2,047.53
1214	2,177.4
1213	2,104.04
1212	2,033.14
1211	1,782.57
1210	2,000.43
1209	2,051.99