Value of a dollar · 1963
Value of a Dollar in 1963
$1 in 1963 had the same buying power as $10.25 in 2024. Prices rose 925% over those 61 years, an average of 3.89% a year.
- $100 from 1963 $1,025 in 2024 dollars
- Prices since +925% 10.25× the 1963 level
- Average inflation 3.89% a year, 1963–2024
- $100 in 2024 $9.76 in 1963 dollars
1963 dollars in 2024 money
| In 1963 | Worth in 2024 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $10.25 |
| $10 | $102 |
| $100 | $1,025 |
| $1,000 | $10,246 |
| $10,000 | $102,464 |
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How $100 from 1963 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 1963:
Prices had doubled by 1978, 15 years after 1963. The steepest single year along the way was 1980, when inflation reached 13.55%. Read what happened in 1980.
Value of a dollar in 1963 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 1963 worth today?
$1 in 1963 buys about as much as $10.25 did in 2024, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 1963 equals about $1,025.
How much have prices gone up since 1963?
Consumer prices rose about 925% from 1963 to 2024, so things cost about 10.25 times as much. That works out to an average of 3.89% a year.
What would $100 in 2024 have been worth in 1963?
$100 in 2024 had the buying power of about $9.76 in 1963.
When did prices double after 1963?
By 1978, 15 years later, the price level was more than twice what it was in 1963, so a dollar saved in 1963 bought less than half as much.
Based on annual average Consumer Price Index levels. 2024 is the latest full year in the data, so “today” on this page means 2024 dollars.
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