$100 in 1976 is worth $217.70 in 1989

2.18× price rise

Average US inflation: 6.17% a year over 13 years. Prices first doubled by 1988. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 1986 (1.9%).

Converter

1976in 19891989 amount in 1976 money
$1$2.18$0.46
$10$21.77$4.59
$100$217.70$45.94
$1,000$2,176.96$459.36
$10,000$21,769.61$4,593.56
$100,000$217,696.14$45,935.59

Year by year (value of $100 from 1976)

YearValueInflation
1976$100.00
1977$106.476.5%
1978$114.597.6%
1979$127.4911.3%
1980$144.7013.5%
1981$159.7210.4%
1982$169.566.2%
1983$174.913.2%
1984$182.554.4%
1985$188.993.5%
1986$192.671.9%
1987$199.563.6%
1988$207.744.1%
1989$217.704.8%

1976–1988 · 1976–1990 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1976 worth in 1989?

$100 in 1976 had about the same buying power as $217.70 in 1989, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1976 to 1989?

About 6.17% per year, compounding to a 117.7% total rise in prices over 13 years.

Which year between 1976 and 1989 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