$100 in 1970 is worth $631.08 in 2017

6.31× price rise

Average US inflation: 4.00% a year over 47 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 2009 (-0.3%).

Converter

1970in 20172017 amount in 1970 money
$1$6.31$0.16
$10$63.11$1.58
$100$631.08$15.85
$1,000$6,310.77$158.46
$10,000$63,107.75$1,584.59
$100,000$631,077.45$15,845.92

Year by year (value of $100 from 1970)

YearValueInflation
1970$100.00
1971$104.234.2%
1972$107.643.3%
1973$114.376.3%
1974$126.9711.0%
1975$138.589.1%
1976$146.585.8%
1977$156.066.5%
1978$167.977.6%
1979$186.8711.3%
1980$212.1013.5%
1981$234.1110.4%
1982$248.536.2%
1983$256.383.2%
1984$267.584.4%
1985$277.023.5%
1986$282.411.9%
1987$292.513.6%
1988$304.514.1%
1989$319.094.8%
1990$336.395.4%
1991$350.574.2%
1992$361.233.0%
1993$371.963.0%
1994$381.612.6%
1995$392.322.8%
1996$403.842.9%
1997$413.282.3%
1998$419.671.5%
1999$428.882.2%
2000$443.323.4%
2001$455.802.8%
2002$463.081.6%
2003$473.722.3%
2004$486.352.7%
2005$502.723.4%
2006$518.923.2%
2007$533.822.9%
2008$554.183.8%
2009$552.41-0.3%
2010$561.451.6%
2011$579.083.1%
2012$591.082.1%
2013$599.751.5%
2014$609.441.6%
2015$610.170.1%
2016$617.911.3%
2017$631.082.1%

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How much is $100 from 1970 worth in 2017?

$100 in 1970 had about the same buying power as $631.08 in 2017, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1970 to 2017?

About 4.00% per year, compounding to a 531.1% total rise in prices over 47 years.

Which year between 1970 and 2017 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