$100 in 1955 is worth $642.61 in 2000

6.43× price rise

Average US inflation: 4.22% a year over 45 years. Prices first doubled by 1975. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 1959 (0.9%).

Converter

1955in 20002000 amount in 1955 money
$1$6.43$0.16
$10$64.26$1.56
$100$642.61$15.56
$1,000$6,426.06$155.62
$10,000$64,260.61$1,556.16
$100,000$642,606.13$15,561.63

Year by year (value of $100 from 1955)

YearValueInflation
1955$100.00
1956$101.471.5%
1957$104.923.4%
1958$107.782.7%
1959$108.790.9%
1960$110.411.5%
1961$111.591.1%
1962$112.901.2%
1963$114.321.3%
1964$115.831.3%
1965$117.661.6%
1966$121.183.0%
1967$124.552.8%
1968$129.844.2%
1969$136.905.4%
1970$144.955.9%
1971$151.084.2%
1972$156.033.3%
1973$165.796.3%
1974$184.0511.0%
1975$200.879.1%
1976$212.475.8%
1977$226.226.5%
1978$243.487.6%
1979$270.8811.3%
1980$307.4513.5%
1981$339.3610.4%
1982$360.266.2%
1983$371.643.2%
1984$387.874.4%
1985$401.553.5%
1986$409.361.9%
1987$424.013.6%
1988$441.394.1%
1989$462.544.8%
1990$487.615.4%
1991$508.164.2%
1992$523.623.0%
1993$539.173.0%
1994$553.162.6%
1995$568.682.8%
1996$585.382.9%
1997$599.072.3%
1998$608.331.5%
1999$621.682.2%
2000$642.613.4%

1955–1999 · 1955–2001 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1955 worth in 2000?

$100 in 1955 had about the same buying power as $642.61 in 2000, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1955 to 2000?

About 4.22% per year, compounding to a 542.6% total rise in prices over 45 years.

Which year between 1955 and 2000 had the highest inflation?

1980 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.5%); the lowest was 1959 (0.9%).


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