--- title: "How much is old money worth today?" description: "Find the historical value of money: what an amount from any year is worth today, in the same or another currency, in gold or in silver. Official price indices." url: "https://valuethen.com/" language: "en" site: "ValueThen" publisher: "Rising Throne" updated: "2026-10-30" license: "Data: World Bank CC BY 4.0, ECB, FRED" --- # How much is old money worth today? Find the historical value of money: what an amount from any year is worth today, in the same or another currency, in gold or in silver. Official price indices. # How much is old money worth today? Type an amount from any year. See what it buys now, in money, in gold or in silver. Official data from the World Bank, OECD, IMF, ECB and FRED. 153 currencies, plus gold since 1258 and silver since 1688. Free, open API. Gold · 1258Silver · 1688USD · 1913GBP · 1960EUR · 1996 Amount $ Enter an amount, for example 100 CurrencyUSD From year 1970Sep IntoUSD To year 2026Sep $100 in September 1970 buys about as much as —  in September 2026  Calculated amount— Average per year\- Data range1913 to September 2026 Calculating… US Dollar data covers 1913 to September 2026.Price change · 1640 to September 2026[Sources & research](https://valuethen.com/reference/) Copy link/ShareVisualise in Money Visualiser AmountSource currency (ISO 4217)Source yearTarget currency (ISO 4217)Target yearConvert ## How far prices rose, 1970 to 2025 Each place is shaded by how many times its consumer prices multiplied between the two years. Choose any years from 1209 to 2026; borders follow the start year. Find a place Full screen Loading map… **Prices multiplied by**, 1970 to 2025 1. fell 2. under 2× 3. 2-5× 4. 5-10× 5. 10-100× 6. 100-10K× 7. over 10K× No comparable seriesLocal or limited record, such as one cityLimited measureDashed: present-day parts Inflation shading Selected place Choose a place on the map, search for one above, or pick one from the list below. ### Compare places Steepest first 1. Brazil×14.1 trillion 2. Angola×2.08 trillion 3. Nicaragua×692 billion 4. Peru×1.67 billion 5. Belarus×138 million 6. Turkey×18.5 million 7. Bolivia×5.16 million 8. Uruguay×2.12 million From 1970 To 2025 Changes the price comparison only. Borders follow the map year. Released price series covering each 25 yearsBorders: 1970 · Cliopatria 0.2.0 1209150017001800190020002026 ### Shading The cumulative change in consumer prices between the two years, in steps of how many times prices multiplied. Hatching marks a limited measure rather than a general consumer price index. ### Borders Drawn for the start year. A historical state takes the figure of the present-day country that makes up most of it; faint lines mark its present-day parts. ### Records Circles mark local or limited evidence, such as one city's prices, kept apart from national figures. Open one to read the source. Borders 1970 · Cliopatria 0.2.0 Inflation areas All places Markers show local or limited evidence. On historical borders, each state is colored with the figure for the present-day country that makes up most of it; states without one are colored by present-day part, marked with faint lines. Country / region comparisons: **124**Local / limited coverage: **2** Price records for this period (2) - Finland (source-defined historical territory) 165 recorded dates · 1860–2025 Source-defined Finland across Grand Duchy and Republic periods; not Russian-Empire-wide or fixed present-day borders +951.1% - Singapore 65 recorded dates · 1961–2025 Singapore +333.7% [Where the figures come from](https://valuethen.com/reference/#boundaries) Cliopatria 0.2.0 ## Related conversions From → ToWorth From → ToWorth - [ $1001970 → 2025 USD → USD $829.22 ](https://valuethen.com/100-usd-1970-to-2025/) - [ $1001990 → 2025 USD → USD $246.40 ](https://valuethen.com/100-usd-1990-to-2025/) - [ $1002010 → 2025 USD → USD $147.64 ](https://valuethen.com/100-usd-2010-to-2025/) - [ €1002010 → 2025 EUR → EUR €138.24 ](https://valuethen.com/100-eur-2010-to-2025/) - [ £1001970 → 2025 GBP → GBP £1,640 ](https://valuethen.com/100-gbp-1970-to-2025/) - [ £1001990 → 2025 GBP → GBP £250.64 ](https://valuethen.com/100-gbp-1990-to-2025/) - [ £1002010 → 2025 GBP → GBP £153.13 ](https://valuethen.com/100-gbp-2010-to-2025/) - [ TRY 1001970 → 2025 TRY → TRYAmounts for 1970 are in the old TRY units of that time (1 current unit = 1,000,000 old). TRY 1,848 ](https://valuethen.com/100-try-1970-to-2025/) - [ TRY 1001990 → 2025 TRY → TRYAmounts for 1990 are in the old TRY units of that time (1 current unit = 1,000,000 old). TRY 2.49 ](https://valuethen.com/100-try-1990-to-2025/) - [ TRY 1002010 → 2025 TRY → TRY TRY 1,784 ](https://valuethen.com/100-try-2010-to-2025/) - [ $1002000 → 2025 USD → EUR €159.05 ](https://valuethen.com/100-usd-2000-to-eur-2025/) - [ €1002000 → 2025 EUR → USD $199.01 ](https://valuethen.com/100-eur-2000-to-usd-2025/) - [ $1002000 → 2025 USD → TRY TRY 8,030 ](https://valuethen.com/100-usd-2000-to-try-2025/) - [ TRY 1002000 → 2025 TRY → USDAmounts for 2000 are in the old TRY units of that time (1 current unit = 1,000,000 old). $0.000202 ](https://valuethen.com/100-try-2000-to-usd-2025/) - [ €1002000 → 2025 EUR → TRY TRY 8,547 ](https://valuethen.com/100-eur-2000-to-try-2025/) - [ £1002000 → 2025 GBP → USD $253.33 ](https://valuethen.com/100-gbp-2000-to-usd-2025/) - [ $1002000 → 2025 USD → GBP £138.72 ](https://valuethen.com/100-usd-2000-to-gbp-2025/) - [ €1002000 → 2025 EUR → GBP £147.66 ](https://valuethen.com/100-eur-2000-to-gbp-2025/) ## The value of money, then and now Prices rise over time, so the same sum buys less each year. The historical value of money is what an old amount would buy at today's prices. ValueThen compares the consumer price index for your year with the latest one and scales the amount by the change. Enter a currency and a year to see what that money is worth now. Convert it into another currency, or measure it in gold or silver, which often tells a different story. For the centuries before official statistics, the calculator and the historical map use price records gathered by economic historians and archives. [Inflation by country](https://valuethen.com/inflation/)[Sources & research](https://valuethen.com/reference/)[Blog](https://valuethen.com/blog/) ## Use this page programmatically The same figure from the free API, no key required: ```bash curl "https://api.valuethen.com/v1/convert?amount=100&from=USD&to=EUR&fromYear=1970&toYear=2024" ``` ```json { "result": 777.71, "method": "cpi-then-fx", "sources": ["World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL, 2010=100"] } ``` --- Data sources: World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL, ECB HICP and reference rates, FRED CPI-U, MeasuringWorth and bullion market records via freegoldapi.com. Free JSON API: https://api.valuethen.com/openapi.json · Agent guide: https://valuethen.com/llms.txt · MCP: https://api.valuethen.com/mcp