$100 in 1952 is worth $648.15 in 2000

6.48× price rise

Average US inflation: 3.97% a year over 48 years. Prices first doubled by 1975. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 1955 (-0.3%).

Converter

1952in 20002000 amount in 1952 money
$1$6.48$0.15
$10$64.81$1.54
$100$648.15$15.43
$1,000$6,481.49$154.29
$10,000$64,814.93$1,542.85
$100,000$648,149.31$15,428.54

Year by year (value of $100 from 1952)

YearValueInflation
1952$100.00
1953$100.760.8%
1954$101.120.4%
1955$100.86-0.3%
1956$102.351.5%
1957$105.823.4%
1958$108.712.7%
1959$109.720.9%
1960$111.361.5%
1961$112.551.1%
1962$113.881.2%
1963$115.311.3%
1964$116.831.3%
1965$118.681.6%
1966$122.223.0%
1967$125.632.8%
1968$130.964.2%
1969$138.085.4%
1970$146.205.9%
1971$152.384.2%
1972$157.373.3%
1973$167.226.3%
1974$185.6311.0%
1975$202.609.1%
1976$214.305.8%
1977$228.176.5%
1978$245.587.6%
1979$273.2111.3%
1980$310.1013.5%
1981$342.2810.4%
1982$363.366.2%
1983$374.843.2%
1984$391.224.4%
1985$405.023.5%
1986$412.891.9%
1987$427.673.6%
1988$445.204.1%
1989$466.534.8%
1990$491.815.4%
1991$512.554.2%
1992$528.143.0%
1993$543.823.0%
1994$557.942.6%
1995$573.592.8%
1996$590.432.9%
1997$604.232.3%
1998$613.581.5%
1999$627.042.2%
2000$648.153.4%

1952–1999 · 1952–2001 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1952 worth in 2000?

$100 in 1952 had about the same buying power as $648.15 in 2000, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1952 to 2000?

About 3.97% per year, compounding to a 548.1% total rise in prices over 48 years.

Which year between 1952 and 2000 had the highest inflation?

1980 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.5%); the lowest was 1955 (-0.3%).


Historical statistics for education only. Not investment advice. US CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (public domain), annual averages; 2026 = Sep 2026 index. India CPI: World Bank WDI FP.CPI.TOTL (source IMF IFS), licensed CC BY 4.0. INR/USD: Federal Reserve Board H.10. Sources & method · Embed this calculator · BacktestCard