$100 in 1952 is worth $1,101.48 in 2022

11.01× price rise

Average US inflation: 3.49% a year over 70 years. Prices first doubled by 1975. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 2009 (-0.3%).

Converter

1952in 20222022 amount in 1952 money
$1$11.01$0.09
$10$110.15$0.91
$100$1,101.48$9.08
$1,000$11,014.80$90.79
$10,000$110,147.96$907.87
$100,000$1,101,479.61$9,078.70

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%
2001$666.412.8%
2002$677.041.6%
2003$692.602.3%
2004$711.072.7%
2005$735.013.4%
2006$758.693.2%
2007$780.472.9%
2008$810.243.8%
2009$807.65-0.3%
2010$820.861.6%
2011$846.643.1%
2012$864.192.1%
2013$876.861.5%
2014$891.021.6%
2015$892.100.1%
2016$903.411.3%
2017$922.662.1%
2018$945.172.4%
2019$962.311.8%
2020$974.361.3%
2021$1,019.984.7%
2022$1,101.488.0%

1952–2021 · 1952–2023 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1952 worth in 2022?

$100 in 1952 had about the same buying power as $1,101.48 in 2022, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1952 to 2022?

About 3.49% per year, compounding to a 1,001.5% total rise in prices over 70 years.

Which year between 1952 and 2022 had the highest inflation?

1980 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.5%); the lowest was 2009 (-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