$55 Inflation Calculator - 55 Dollars Adjusted for Inflation

How much inflation has there been on $55? What are the current inflation rates? How much is 55 Dollars worth in today's dollars?

View inflation by year of the US dollar. Enter your details into the calculator or browse the chart below to see how the cost of living index has changed in the United States over time.

How is inflation on 55 Dollars calculated?

The Consumer Price Index aggregates prices in the US over time. The rate of inflation is then compared based on the change in the CPI.

For example, the CPI was 10 in 1914 and 306.746 in 2024. So the amount in 1914 is multiplied by (306.746 / 10), or 30.6746. So 55 in 1914 had the same purchasing power as about 1,687 in 2024.

Year	Inflation Adjusted for 2024
$55 in 1914	$1,687
$55 in 1915	$1,670
$55 in 1916	$1,638
$55 in 1917	$1,454
$55 in 1918	$1,231
$55 in 1919	$1,022
$55 in 1920	$893
$55 in 1921	$870
$55 in 1922	$975
$55 in 1923	$998
$55 in 1924	$975
$55 in 1925	$975
$55 in 1926	$943
$55 in 1927	$953
$55 in 1928	$975
$55 in 1929	$987
$55 in 1930	$981
$55 in 1931	$1,048
$55 in 1932	$1,156
$55 in 1933	$1,288
$55 in 1934	$1,278
$55 in 1935	$1,259
$55 in 1936	$1,223
$55 in 1937	$1,205
$55 in 1938	$1,172
$55 in 1939	$1,205
$55 in 1940	$1,205
$55 in 1941	$1,197
$55 in 1942	$1,088
$55 in 1943	$998
$55 in 1944	$970
$55 in 1945	$948
$55 in 1946	$927
$55 in 1947	$785
$55 in 1948	$721
$55 in 1949	$700
$55 in 1950	$715
$55 in 1951	$675
$55 in 1952	$637
$55 in 1953	$632
$55 in 1954	$627
$55 in 1955	$632
$55 in 1956	$630
$55 in 1957	$611
$55 in 1958	$594
$55 in 1959	$584
$55 in 1960	$574
$55 in 1961	$566
$55 in 1962	$562
$55 in 1963	$555
$55 in 1964	$546
$55 in 1965	$541
$55 in 1966	$531
$55 in 1967	$513

Year	Inflation Adjusted for 2024
$55 in 1969	$475
$55 in 1970	$448
$55 in 1971	$424
$55 in 1972	$410
$55 in 1973	$397
$55 in 1974	$365
$55 in 1975	$325
$55 in 1976	$304
$55 in 1977	$290
$55 in 1978	$272
$55 in 1979	$249
$55 in 1980	$220
$55 in 1981	$195
$55 in 1982	$179
$55 in 1983	$173
$55 in 1984	$167
$55 in 1985	$160
$55 in 1986	$154
$55 in 1987	$153
$55 in 1988	$146
$55 in 1989	$140
$55 in 1990	$134
$55 in 1991	$126
$55 in 1992	$122
$55 in 1993	$119
$55 in 1994	$116
$55 in 1995	$113
$55 in 1996	$110
$55 in 1997	$106
$55 in 1998	$105
$55 in 1999	$103
$55 in 2000	$100
$55 in 2001	$96.96
$55 in 2002	$95.48
$55 in 2003	$93.26
$55 in 2004	$91.54
$55 in 2005	$88.65
$55 in 2006	$85.73
$55 in 2007	$83.60
$55 in 2008	$80.32
$55 in 2009	$80.25
$55 in 2010	$78.13
$55 in 2011	$76.97
$55 in 2012	$74.76
$55 in 2013	$73.48
$55 in 2014	$72.39
$55 in 2015	$71.85
$55 in 2016	$71.33
$55 in 2017	$69.88
$55 in 2018	$68.44
$55 in 2019	$67.15
$55 in 2020	$65.65
$55 in 2021	$64.77
$55 in 2022	$60.51
$55 in 2023	$56.84