Value of a dollar · 1995
Value of a Dollar in 1995
$1 in 1995 had the same buying power as $2.06 in 2024. Prices rose 106% over those 29 years, an average of 2.52% a year.
- $100 from 1995 $206 in 2024 dollars
- Prices since +106% 2.06× the 1995 level
- Average inflation 2.52% a year, 1995–2024
- $100 in 2024 $48.58 in 1995 dollars
1995 dollars in 2024 money
| In 1995 | Worth in 2024 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.06 |
| $10 | $20.59 |
| $100 | $206 |
| $1,000 | $2,059 |
| $10,000 | $20,587 |
For a specific amount or a different pair of years, use the inflation calculator.
How $100 from 1995 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 1995:
Prices had doubled by 2024, 29 years after 1995. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
The federal minimum wage in 1995
The federal minimum wage was $4.25 an hour in 1995. In 2024 dollars that is about $8.75, compared with the actual $7.25 in 2024. Adjusted for inflation, the federal floor bought about 17% less in 2024 than it did in 1995. See today’s rates on minimum wage by state.
Borrowing in 1995
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 7.93% in 1995, against 6.76% this week. See every year on historical mortgage rates.
Value of a dollar in 1995 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 1995 worth today?
$1 in 1995 buys about as much as $2.06 did in 2024, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 1995 equals about $206.
How much have prices gone up since 1995?
Consumer prices rose about 106% from 1995 to 2024, so things cost about 2.06 times as much. That works out to an average of 2.52% a year.
What would $100 in 2024 have been worth in 1995?
$100 in 2024 had the buying power of about $48.58 in 1995.
When did prices double after 1995?
By 2024, 29 years later, the price level was more than twice what it was in 1995, so a dollar saved in 1995 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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