$100 in 1974 is worth $230.38 in 1987

2.30× price rise

Average US inflation: 6.63% a year over 13 years. Prices first doubled by 1983. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 1986 (1.9%).

Converter

1974in 19871987 amount in 1974 money
$1$2.30$0.43
$10$23.04$4.34
$100$230.38$43.41
$1,000$2,303.82$434.06
$10,000$23,038.19$4,340.62
$100,000$230,381.89$43,406.19

Year by year (value of $100 from 1974)

YearValueInflation
1974$100.00
1975$109.149.1%
1976$115.445.8%
1977$122.916.5%
1978$132.297.6%
1979$147.1811.3%
1980$167.0513.5%
1981$184.3910.4%
1982$195.746.2%
1983$201.933.2%
1984$210.754.4%
1985$218.183.5%
1986$222.421.9%
1987$230.383.6%

1974–1986 · 1974–1988 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1974 worth in 1987?

$100 in 1974 had about the same buying power as $230.38 in 1987, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1974 to 1987?

About 6.63% per year, compounding to a 130.4% total rise in prices over 13 years.

Which year between 1974 and 1987 had the highest inflation?

1980 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.5%); the lowest was 1986 (1.9%).


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