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Value of a dollar · 1934 to September 2026

What is $100 from 1934 worth today?

$100 in 1934 has the same buying power as $2,518 in September 2026. Prices are 2,418% higher than in 1934, an average inflation rate of 3.56% a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index.

$2,518
for $100 in 1934
September 2026 dollars
Cumulative inflation2,417.7%1934 to September 2026
Average per year3.56%compound annual rate
$100 today in 1934 dollars$3.97what today's $100 would have been
Inflation in 1934+3.5%annual average CPI
CPI 1934 (avg)13.383September 2026: 336.940

1934 dollars in today's money

In 1934In September 2026
$1$25.18
$5$125.88
$10$251.77
$20$503.53
$50$1,259
$100$2,518
$1,000$25,177
$10,000$251,767
$100,000$2,517,672

Inflation calculator

Based on the annual average consumer price index (CPI-U) for each year; "today" is the latest monthly CPI.

What $100 from 1934 was worth over time

YearValue of $100 from 1934
1935$102.56
1940$104.67
1945$134.44
1950$179.83
1955$200.07
1960$220.99
1965$235.43
1970$290.11
1975$402.13
1980$615.77
1985$803.76
1990$976.30
1995$1,139
2000$1,287
2005$1,459
2010$1,629
2015$1,771
2020$1,934
September 2026$2,518

Annual-average CPI of each year.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1934 worth today?

$100 in 1934 has the same buying power as $2,518 in September 2026. Prices are 2,418% higher than in 1934, an average inflation rate of 3.56% a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index.

What was the inflation rate in 1934?

Consumer prices rose 3.5% in 1934 on an annual-average basis, and +1.5% from December 1933 to December 1934.

How much would $1 from 1934 be worth now?

$1 in 1934 is worth about $25.18 in September 2026 dollars. Put the other way, a dollar today buys what $0.04 bought in 1934.

How is this calculated?

We divide the latest consumer price index (336.940 for September 2026) by the average index for 1934 (13.383) and multiply by the amount. The index is the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), 1982-84 = 100, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U (1982-84 = 100), via FRED.