BornDay

What was a dollar worth, year by year?

Pick a year to see the economy you were born into — or use the full tool for your exact day.

The 1950s

1950
$1 → $13.10
1951
$1 → $12.14
1952
$1 → $11.86
1953
$1 → $11.78
1954
$1 → $11.73
1955
$1 → $11.78
1956
$1 → $11.60
1957
$1 → $11.23
1958
$1 → $10.92
1959
$1 → $10.85

The 1960s

1960
$1 → $10.66
1961
$1 → $10.56
1962
$1 → $10.45
1963
$1 → $10.31
1964
$1 → $10.18
1965
$1 → $10.02
1966
$1 → $9.74
1967
$1 → $9.45
1968
$1 → $9.07
1969
$1 → $8.60

The 1970s

1970
$1 → $8.13
1971
$1 → $7.79
1972
$1 → $7.55
1973
$1 → $7.11
1974
$1 → $6.40
1975
$1 → $5.87
1976
$1 → $5.55
1977
$1 → $5.21
1978
$1 → $4.84
1979
$1 → $4.35

The 1980s

1980
$1 → $3.83
1981
$1 → $3.47
1982
$1 → $3.27
1983
$1 → $3.17
1984
$1 → $3.04
1985
$1 → $2.93
1986
$1 → $2.88
1987
$1 → $2.78
1988
$1 → $2.67
1989
$1 → $2.55

The 1990s

1990
$1 → $2.41
1991
$1 → $2.32
1992
$1 → $2.25
1993
$1 → $2.18
1994
$1 → $2.13
1995
$1 → $2.07
1996
$1 → $2.01
1997
$1 → $1.97
1998
$1 → $1.94
1999
$1 → $1.89

The 2000s

2000
$1 → $1.83
2001
$1 → $1.78
2002
$1 → $1.75
2003
$1 → $1.72
2004
$1 → $1.67
2005
$1 → $1.62
2006
$1 → $1.57
2007
$1 → $1.52
2008
$1 → $1.47
2009
$1 → $1.47

The 2010s

2010
$1 → $1.45
2011
$1 → $1.40
2012
$1 → $1.37
2013
$1 → $1.35
2014
$1 → $1.33
2015
$1 → $1.33
2016
$1 → $1.32
2017
$1 → $1.29
2018
$1 → $1.26
2019
$1 → $1.23

The 2020s

2020
$1 → $1.22
2021
$1 → $1.16
2022
$1 → $1.08
2023
$1 → $1.04
2024
$1 → $1.01