$100 in 2009 is worth $156.14 in August 2026 dollars. Prices are 56.1% higher than they were in 2009, an average inflation rate of 2.64% a year over roughly 17 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index.
Inflation in 2009
The average CPI-U in 2009 was 214.537, down from 215.303 in 2008 — an annual inflation rate of -0.4%.
2009 was a year of deflation: average consumer prices were lower than the year before.
That rate was higher than in 12 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025, and below the long-run average of 3.16% a year.
Value of $100 from 2009 over time
2009 dollars in today’s dollars
| 2009 dollars | August 2026 dollars |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.56 |
| $5 | $7.81 |
| $10 | $15.61 |
| $20 | $31.23 |
| $50 | $78.07 |
| $100 | $156.14 |
| $500 | $780.70 |
| $1,000 | $1,561.41 |
| $5,000 | $7,807.04 |
| $10,000 | $15,614.09 |
| $50,000 | $78,070.45 |
| $100,000 | $156,140.90 |
Buying power of $100 from 2009, year by year
| Year | Avg CPI-U | Inflation that year | Equivalent of $100 from 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 214.537 | -0.4% | $100.00 |
| 2010 | 218.056 | 1.6% | $101.64 |
| 2011 | 224.939 | 3.2% | $104.85 |
| 2012 | 229.594 | 2.1% | $107.02 |
| 2013 | 232.957 | 1.5% | $108.59 |
| 2014 | 236.736 | 1.6% | $110.35 |
| 2015 | 237.017 | 0.1% | $110.48 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | 1.3% | $111.87 |
| 2017 | 245.120 | 2.1% | $114.26 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 2.4% | $117.05 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 1.8% | $119.17 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | 1.2% | $120.64 |
| 2021 | 270.970 | 4.7% | $126.30 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | 8.0% | $136.41 |
| 2023 | 304.702 | 4.1% | $142.03 |
| 2024 | 313.689 | 2.9% | $146.22 |
| 2025 | 321.943 | 2.6% | $150.06 |
| August 2026 | 334.980 | — | $156.14 |
How this is calculated
Value today = amount × (latest CPI-U ÷ 2009 average CPI-U). For $100: 100 × (334.980 ÷ 214.537) = $156.14. The average annual rate is the compound rate that turns 2009 prices into today’s over the elapsed time, measured from mid-2009 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 $64.04 in 2009.
Other years
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