Value of a dollar · 1968
Value of a Dollar in 1968
$1 in 1968 had the same buying power as $9.02 in 2024. Prices rose 802% over those 56 years, an average of 4.01% a year.
- $100 from 1968 $902 in 2024 dollars
- Prices since +802% 9.02× the 1968 level
- Average inflation 4.01% a year, 1968–2024
- $100 in 2024 $11.09 in 1968 dollars
1968 dollars in 2024 money
| In 1968 | Worth in 2024 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $9.02 |
| $10 | $90.19 |
| $100 | $902 |
| $1,000 | $9,019 |
| $10,000 | $90,194 |
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How $100 from 1968 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 1968:
Prices had doubled by 1979, 11 years after 1968. The steepest single year along the way was 1980, when inflation reached 13.55%. Read what happened in 1980.
Value of a dollar in 1968 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 1968 worth today?
$1 in 1968 buys about as much as $9.02 did in 2024, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 1968 equals about $902.
How much have prices gone up since 1968?
Consumer prices rose about 802% from 1968 to 2024, so things cost about 9.02 times as much. That works out to an average of 4.01% a year.
What would $100 in 2024 have been worth in 1968?
$100 in 2024 had the buying power of about $11.09 in 1968.
When did prices double after 1968?
By 1979, 11 years later, the price level was more than twice what it was in 1968, so a dollar saved in 1968 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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