$100 in 1970 is worth $666.44 in 2020

6.66× price rise

Average US inflation: 3.87% a year over 50 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 2009 (-0.3%).

Converter

1970in 20202020 amount in 1970 money
$1$6.66$0.15
$10$66.64$1.50
$100$666.44$15.01
$1,000$6,664.38$150.05
$10,000$66,643.83$1,500.51
$100,000$666,438.32$15,005.14

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%
2018$646.472.4%
2019$658.191.8%
2020$666.441.3%

1970–2019 · 1970–2021 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1970 worth in 2020?

$100 in 1970 had about the same buying power as $666.44 in 2020, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1970 to 2020?

About 3.87% per year, compounding to a 566.4% total rise in prices over 50 years.

Which year between 1970 and 2020 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