Value of a dollar · 2009
Value of a Dollar in 2009
$1 in 2009 had the same buying power as $1.50 in 2025. Prices rose 50% over those 16 years, an average of 2.57% a year.
- $100 from 2009 $150 in 2025 dollars
- Prices since +50% 1.50× the 2009 level
- Average inflation 2.57% a year, 2009–2025
- $100 in 2025 $66.64 in 2009 dollars
2009 dollars in 2025 money
| In 2009 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.50 |
| $10 | $15.01 |
| $100 | $150 |
| $1,000 | $1,501 |
| $10,000 | $15,007 |
For a specific amount or a different pair of years, use the inflation calculator.
How $100 from 2009 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 2009:
Prices have not yet doubled since 2009. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
The federal minimum wage in 2009
The federal minimum wage was $6.90 an hour in 2009. In 2025 dollars that is about $10.35, compared with the actual $7.25 in 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the federal floor bought about 30% less in 2025 than it did in 2009. See today’s rates on minimum wage by state.
Borrowing in 2009
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 5.04% in 2009, against 7.11% this week. See mortgage rates in 2009.
For the inflation rate that year and the story behind it, see inflation in 2009.
Value of a dollar in 2009 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 2009 worth today?
$1 in 2009 buys about as much as $1.50 did in 2025, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 2009 equals about $150.
How much have prices gone up since 2009?
Consumer prices rose about 50% from 2009 to 2025, so things cost about 1.50 times as much. That works out to an average of 2.57% a year.
What would $100 in 2025 have been worth in 2009?
$100 in 2025 had the buying power of about $66.64 in 2009.
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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