$100 in 1984 is worth $322.41 in August 2026 dollars. Prices are 222.4% higher than they were in 1984, an average inflation rate of 2.82% a year over roughly 42 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index.
Inflation in 1984
The average CPI-U in 1984 was 103.900, up from 99.6 in 1983 — an annual inflation rate of 4.3%.
That rate was higher than in 82 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025, and above the long-run average of 3.16% a year.
Average prices had doubled from their 1984 level by 2008, 24 years later.
Value of $100 from 1984 over time
1984 dollars in today’s dollars
| 1984 dollars | August 2026 dollars |
|---|---|
| $1 | $3.22 |
| $5 | $16.12 |
| $10 | $32.24 |
| $20 | $64.48 |
| $50 | $161.20 |
| $100 | $322.41 |
| $500 | $1,612.03 |
| $1,000 | $3,224.06 |
| $5,000 | $16,120.31 |
| $10,000 | $32,240.62 |
| $50,000 | $161,203.08 |
| $100,000 | $322,406.16 |
Buying power of $100 from 1984, year by year
| Year | Avg CPI-U | Inflation that year | Equivalent of $100 from 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 103.900 | 4.3% | $100.00 |
| 1985 | 107.600 | 3.6% | $103.56 |
| 1986 | 109.600 | 1.9% | $105.49 |
| 1987 | 113.600 | 3.6% | $109.34 |
| 1988 | 118.300 | 4.1% | $113.86 |
| 1989 | 124.000 | 4.8% | $119.35 |
| 1990 | 130.700 | 5.4% | $125.79 |
| 1991 | 136.200 | 4.2% | $131.09 |
| 1992 | 140.300 | 3.0% | $135.03 |
| 1993 | 144.500 | 3.0% | $139.08 |
| 1994 | 148.200 | 2.6% | $142.64 |
| 1995 | 152.400 | 2.8% | $146.68 |
| 1996 | 156.900 | 3.0% | $151.01 |
| 1997 | 160.500 | 2.3% | $154.48 |
| 1998 | 163.000 | 1.6% | $156.88 |
| 1999 | 166.600 | 2.2% | $160.35 |
| 2000 | 172.200 | 3.4% | $165.74 |
| 2001 | 177.100 | 2.8% | $170.45 |
| 2002 | 179.900 | 1.6% | $173.15 |
| 2003 | 184.000 | 2.3% | $177.09 |
| 2004 | 188.900 | 2.7% | $181.81 |
| 2005 | 195.300 | 3.4% | $187.97 |
| 2006 | 201.600 | 3.2% | $194.03 |
| 2007 | 207.342 | 2.8% | $199.56 |
| 2008 | 215.303 | 3.8% | $207.22 |
| 2009 | 214.537 | -0.4% | $206.48 |
| 2010 | 218.056 | 1.6% | $209.87 |
| 2011 | 224.939 | 3.2% | $216.50 |
| 2012 | 229.594 | 2.1% | $220.98 |
| 2013 | 232.957 | 1.5% | $224.21 |
| 2014 | 236.736 | 1.6% | $227.85 |
| 2015 | 237.017 | 0.1% | $228.12 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | 1.3% | $231.00 |
| 2017 | 245.120 | 2.1% | $235.92 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 2.4% | $241.68 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 1.8% | $246.06 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | 1.2% | $249.10 |
| 2021 | 270.970 | 4.7% | $260.80 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | 8.0% | $281.67 |
| 2023 | 304.702 | 4.1% | $293.26 |
| 2024 | 313.689 | 2.9% | $301.91 |
| 2025 | 321.943 | 2.6% | $309.86 |
| August 2026 | 334.980 | — | $322.41 |
How this is calculated
Value today = amount × (latest CPI-U ÷ 1984 average CPI-U). For $100: 100 × (334.980 ÷ 103.900) = $322.41. The average annual rate is the compound rate that turns 1984 prices into today’s over the elapsed time, measured from mid-1984 because an annual average describes the middle of the year. CPI-U tracks a broad basket of urban consumer spending; the prices of specific items such as housing, tuition or food have moved by different amounts.
Reverse: $100.00 today had the same buying power as $31.02 in 1984.
Other years
1974 dollars today · 1979 dollars today · 1982 dollars today · 1983 dollars today · 1985 dollars today · 1986 dollars today · 1989 dollars today · 1994 dollars today · Inflation calculator (any two years)
