$100 in 1971 is worth $605.49 in 2017

6.05× price rise

Average US inflation: 3.99% a year over 46 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 2009 (-0.3%).

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1971in 20172017 amount in 1971 money
$1$6.05$0.17
$10$60.55$1.65
$100$605.49$16.52
$1,000$6,054.86$165.16
$10,000$60,548.62$1,651.57
$100,000$605,486.21$16,515.65

Year by year (value of $100 from 1971)

YearValueInflation
1971$100.00
1972$103.273.3%
1973$109.746.3%
1974$121.8211.0%
1975$132.969.1%
1976$140.635.8%
1977$149.736.5%
1978$161.167.6%
1979$179.2911.3%
1980$203.5013.5%
1981$224.6210.4%
1982$238.456.2%
1983$245.993.2%
1984$256.734.4%
1985$265.793.5%
1986$270.961.9%
1987$280.653.6%
1988$292.164.1%
1989$306.154.8%
1990$322.755.4%
1991$336.354.2%
1992$346.583.0%
1993$356.883.0%
1994$366.142.6%
1995$376.412.8%
1996$387.462.9%
1997$396.522.3%
1998$402.661.5%
1999$411.492.2%
2000$425.343.4%
2001$437.322.8%
2002$444.301.6%
2003$454.512.3%
2004$466.632.7%
2005$482.343.4%
2006$497.883.2%
2007$512.172.9%
2008$531.713.8%
2009$530.01-0.3%
2010$538.681.6%
2011$555.593.1%
2012$567.112.1%
2013$575.431.5%
2014$584.721.6%
2015$585.430.1%
2016$592.851.3%
2017$605.492.1%

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How much is $100 from 1971 worth in 2017?

$100 in 1971 had about the same buying power as $605.49 in 2017, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1971 to 2017?

About 3.99% per year, compounding to a 505.5% total rise in prices over 46 years.

Which year between 1971 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