Value of the US dollar 1635-2020

When converted to the value of one US dollar in 2020, goods and services that cost one dollar in 1700 would cost just over 63 dollars in 2020, this means that one dollar in 1700 was worth approximately 63 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 dollars in 1970 would theoretically cost 335.5 US dollars in 2020 (50 x 6.71 = 335.5), although it is important to remember that the prices of individual goods and services inflate at different rates than currency, therefore this graph must only be used as a guide.

Purchasing power of one US dollar (USD) in every year from 1635 to 2020*

Characteristic	Purcashing power of one U.S dollar
2020	1
2019	1.02
2018	1.04
2017	1.06
2016	1.08
2015	1.1
2014	1.1
2013	1.12
2012	1.13
2011	1.16
2010	1.19
2009	1.21
2008	1.21
2007	1.26
2006	1.29
2005	1.33
2004	1.38
2003	1.41
2002	1.45
2001	1.47
2000	1.51
1999	1.56
1998	1.6
1997	1.62
1996	1.66
1995	1.71
1994	1.76
1993	1.8
1992	1.86
1991	1.91
1990	1.99
1989	2.1
1988	2.2
1987	2.29
1986	2.37
1985	2.42
1984	2.51
1983	2.61
1982	2.7
1981	2.86
1980	3.16
1979	3.59
1978	3.99
1977	4.3
1976	4.57
1975	4.84
1974	5.28
1973	5.86
1972	6.23
1971	6.43
1970	6.71
1969	7.09
1968	7.48
1967	7.79
1966	8.03
1965	8.26
1964	8.4
1963	8.51
1962	8.62
1961	8.71
1960	8.79
1959	8.94
1958	9.01
1957	9.26
1956	9.57
1955	9.71
1954	9.68
1953	9.75
1952	9.82
1951	10.01
1950	10.8
1949	10.94
1948	10.8
1947	11.67
1946	13.35
1945	14.46
1944	14.79
1943	15.05
1942	15.97
1941	17.71
1940	18.59
1939	18.73
1938	18.46
1937	18.07
1936	18.73
1935	19
1934	19.42
1933	20.02
1932	19
1931	17.12
1930	15.59
1929	15.22
1928	15.22
1927	14.96
1926	14.71
1925	14.87
1924	15.22
1923	15.22
1922	15.49
1921	14.54
1920	13.01
1919	15.05
1918	17.24
1917	20.33
1916	23.88
1915	25.77
1914	26.03
1913	26.29
1912	26.83
1911	27.4
1910	27.4
1909	28.6
1908	28.29
1907	27.69
1906	28.92
1905	29.58
1904	29.24
1903	29.58
1902	30.27
1901	30.62
1900	30.99
1899	31.36
1898	31.36
1897	31.36
1896	30.99
1895	30.99
1894	30.27
1893	28.92
1892	28.6
1891	28.6
1890	28.6
1889	28.29
1888	27.4
1887	27.4
1886	27.69
1885	26.83
1884	26.56
1883	25.77
1882	25.52
1881	25.52
1880	25.52
1879	26.03
1878	26.03
1877	24.79
1876	24.33
1875	23.66
1874	22.83
1873	21.69
1872	21.33
1871	21.33
1870	19.87
1869	19.14
1868	18.33
1867	17.59
1866	16.37
1865	15.97
1864	16.58
1863	20.66
1862	25.77
1861	29.58
1860	31.36
1859	31.36
1858	31.74
1857	29.92
1856	30.62
1855	29.92
1854	30.99
1853	33.8
1852	33.8
1851	33.8
1850	33.37
1849	33.8
1848	32.95
1847	31.74
1846	33.8
1845	34.25
1844	34.7
1843	35.17
1842	31.74
1841	29.92
1840	29.92
1839	27.99
1838	27.99
1837	27.11
1836	27.99
1835	29.58
1834	30.27
1833	30.99
1832	30.27
1831	29.92
1830	28.29
1829	27.99
1828	27.4
1827	26.03
1826	26.29
1825	26.29
1824	26.83
1823	24.79
1822	22.25
1821	23.03
1820	22.25
1819	20.49
1818	20.49
1817	19.57
1816	18.46
1815	16.9
1814	14.79
1813	16.27
1812	19.57
1811	19.87
1810	21.16
1809	21.16
1808	20.66
1807	22.44
1806	21.33
1805	22.25
1804	22.06
1803	23.03
1802	24.33
1801	20.49
1800	20.66
1799	21.16
1798	21.16
1797	20.49
1796	19.72
1795	20.66
1794	23.66
1793	26.29
1792	27.11
1791	27.69
1790	28.29
1789	29.58
1788	29.24
1787	27.99
1786	27.4
1785	26.83
1784	25.52
1783	24.55
1782	21.51
1781	23.45
1780	19
1779	21.33
1778	18.86
1777	24.55
1776	29.92
1775	33.8
1774	32.13
1773	30.27
1772	28.6
1771	33.37
1770	31.74
1769	34.25
1768	36.15
1767	34.25
1766	33.8
1765	36.15
1764	37.18
1763	34.7
1762	34.7
1761	37.72
1760	34.25
1759	32.95
1758	38.85
1757	41.98
1756	44.88
1755	43.38
1754	42.67
1753	40.67
1752	39.44
1751	40.67
1750	40.67
1749	40.67
1748	41.31
1747	49.11
1746	54.22
1745	56.58
1744	54.22
1743	50.05
1742	44.88
1741	40.04
1740	66.74
1739	70.35
1738	63.48
1737	65.07
1736	68.49
1735	65.07
1734	68.49
1733	66.74
1732	68.49
1731	61.97
1730	56.58
1729	56.58
1728	56.58
1727	52.06
1726	55.38
1725	52.06
1724	60.53
1723	61.97
1722	63.48
1721	65.07
1720	61.97
1719	57.84
1718	63.48
1717	57.84
1716	63.48
1715	59.15
1714	70.35
1713	63.48
1712	68.49
1711	65.07
1710	63.48
1709	57.84
1708	72.3
1707	60.53
1706	57.84
1705	61.97
1704	56.58
1703	66.74
1702	66.74
1701	60.53
1700	63.48
1699	61.97
1698	68.49
1697	65.07
1696	65.07
1695	76.55
1694	72.3
1693	76.55
1692	72.3
1691	66.74
1690	70.35
1689	72.3
1688	74.37
1687	68.49
1686	68.49
1685	63.48
1684	70.35
1683	70.35
1682	70.35
1681	59.15
1680	61.97
1679	72.3
1678	72.3
1677	68.49
1676	70.35
1675	72.3
1674	63.48
1673	66.74
1672	65.07
1671	65.07
1670	65.07
1669	65.07
1668	60.53
1667	63.48
1666	68.49
1665	68.49
1664	57.84
1663	57.84
1662	57.84
1661	61.97
1660	52.06
1659	59.15
1658	66.74
1657	43.38
1656	35.17
1655	34.7
1654	33.37
1653	33.37
1652	43.38
1651	34.25
1650	45.66
1649	24.33
1648	35.65
1647	63.48
1646	47.32
1645	29.58
1644	26.03
1643	18.73
1642	27.11
1641	27.11
1640	27.11
1639	23.66
1638	38.85
1637	20.33
1636	17.47
1635	31.63

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Release date

November 2020

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United States

Survey time period

1635 to 2020

Supplementary notes

*All figures shown are for the value of one US dollar on November 02, 2020.

Data prior to 1913 is estimated by Dr. Robert Sahr of Oregon State University.

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