$100 in 1975 is worth $219.74 in 1988

2.20× price rise

Average US inflation: 6.24% a year over 13 years. Prices first doubled by 1986. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 1986 (1.9%).

Converter

1975in 19881988 amount in 1975 money
$1$2.20$0.46
$10$21.97$4.55
$100$219.74$45.51
$1,000$2,197.40$455.08
$10,000$21,973.99$4,550.83
$100,000$219,739.90$45,508.35

Year by year (value of $100 from 1975)

YearValueInflation
1975$100.00
1976$105.775.8%
1977$112.626.5%
1978$121.217.6%
1979$134.8511.3%
1980$153.0613.5%
1981$168.9410.4%
1982$179.356.2%
1983$185.013.2%
1984$193.094.4%
1985$199.913.5%
1986$203.791.9%
1987$211.093.6%
1988$219.744.1%

1975–1987 · 1975–1989 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1975 worth in 1988?

$100 in 1975 had about the same buying power as $219.74 in 1988, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1975 to 1988?

About 6.24% per year, compounding to a 119.7% total rise in prices over 13 years.

Which year between 1975 and 1988 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