Value of a dollar · 1989
Value of a Dollar in 1989
$1 in 1989 had the same buying power as $2.60 in 2025. Prices rose 160% over those 36 years, an average of 2.69% a year.
- $100 from 1989 $260 in 2025 dollars
- Prices since +160% 2.60× the 1989 level
- Average inflation 2.69% a year, 1989–2025
- $100 in 2025 $38.50 in 1989 dollars
1989 dollars in 2025 money
| In 1989 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.60 |
| $10 | $25.97 |
| $100 | $260 |
| $1,000 | $2,597 |
| $10,000 | $25,972 |
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How $100 from 1989 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 1989:
Prices had doubled by 2018, 29 years after 1989. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
Borrowing in 1989
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 10.32% in 1989, against 7.11% this week. See every year on historical mortgage rates.
Value of a dollar in 1989 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 1989 worth today?
$1 in 1989 buys about as much as $2.60 did in 2025, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 1989 equals about $260.
How much have prices gone up since 1989?
Consumer prices rose about 160% from 1989 to 2025, so things cost about 2.60 times as much. That works out to an average of 2.69% a year.
What would $100 in 2025 have been worth in 1989?
$100 in 2025 had the buying power of about $38.50 in 1989.
When did prices double after 1989?
By 2018, 29 years later, the price level was more than twice what it was in 1989, so a dollar saved in 1989 bought less than half as much.
Based on annual average Consumer Price Index levels. 2025 is the latest full year in the data, so “today” on this page means 2025 dollars.
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