Value of a Dollar in 1939 - Inflation Calculator

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  • What was the value of a dollar in 1939? How much was inflation from 1939 to now? What was the average inflation?
  • We use data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) calculates the prices of things throughout the United States over time. This data is published to show the inflation rate.
  • The inflation for the year is calculated as the inflation from the first of the year to the first of the year. This could be a discrepancy among other calculators.
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Amount in 1939 Value in 2023
$0.01 0.21
$0.02 0.42
$0.03 0.64
$0.04 0.85
$0.05 1.06
$0.06 1.27
$0.07 1.48
$0.08 1.70
$0.09 1.91
$0.10 2.12
$0.15 3.18
$0.20 4.24
$0.25 5.30
$0.30 6.36
$0.35 7.42
$0.40 8.48
$0.45 9.54
$0.50 10.60
$0.55 11.66
$0.60 12.72
$0.65 13.78
$0.70 14.84
$0.75 15.90
$0.80 16.96
$0.85 18.02
$0.90 19.08
$0.95 20.14
Amount in 1939 Value in 2023
$1 21.20
$2 42.40
$3 63.60
$4 84.80
$5 106.00
$6 127.20
$7 148.40
$8 169.60
$9 190.80
$10 212.00
$11 233.20
$12 254.40
$13 275.60
$14 296.80
$15 318.00
$16 339.20
$17 360.40
$18 381.60
$19 402.80
$20 424.00
$25 529.99
$30 635.99
$35 741.99
$40 847.99
$45 953.99
$50 1,059.99
$75 1,589.98
Amount in 1939 Value in 2023
$100 2,119.98
$200 4,239.96
$300 6,359.94
$400 8,479.91
$500 10,599.89
$600 12,719.87
$700 14,839.85
$800 16,959.83
$900 19,079.81
$1,000 21,199.79
$1,100 23,319.76
$1,200 25,439.74
$1,300 27,559.72
$1,400 29,679.70
$1,500 31,799.68
$1,600 33,919.66
$1,700 36,039.64
$1,800 38,159.61
$1,900 40,279.59
$2,000 42,399.57
$2,500 52,999.46
$3,000 63,599.36
$3,500 74,199.25
$4,000 84,799.14
$4,500 95,399.04
$5,000 105,998.93
$7,500 158,998.39
Amount in 1939 Value in 2023
$10,000 211,997.86
$11,000 233,197.64
$12,000 254,397.43
$13,000 275,597.21
$14,000 296,797.00
$15,000 317,996.79
$16,000 339,196.57
$17,000 360,396.36
$18,000 381,596.14
$19,000 402,795.93
$20,000 423,995.71
$25,000 529,994.64
$30,000 635,993.57
$35,000 741,992.50
$40,000 847,991.43
$45,000 953,990.36
$50,000 1,059,989.29
$75,000 1,589,983.93
$100,000 2,119,978.57
$200,000 4,239,957.14
$300,000 6,359,935.71
$400,000 8,479,914.29
$500,000 10,599,892.86
$600,000 12,719,871.43
$700,000 14,839,850.00
$800,000 16,959,828.57
$900,000 19,079,807.14
$1,000,000 21,199,785.71