Calculate the Value of $4,000 in 1972

What is $4k in 1972 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $4,000 from 1972 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$29,854
Adjusted for inflation, $4,000 in 1972 is equal to $29,854 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.94%.
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How much is $4,000 in 1972 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $29,854
2023 $28,885
2022 $27,134
2021 $25,350
2020 $25,010
2019 $24,451
2018 $23,993
2017 $23,497
2016 $23,019
2015 $22,853
2014 $22,681
2013 $22,346
2012 $21,963
2011 $21,331
2010 $21,017
2009 $20,460
2008 $20,441
2007 $19,640
2006 $19,153
2005 $18,521
2004 $17,937
2003 $17,606
2002 $17,197
2001 $16,934
2000 $16,380
1999 $15,951
1998 $15,698
1997 $15,436
Year Equivalent
1996 $14,939
1995 $14,569
1994 $14,190
1993 $13,810
1992 $13,421
1991 $13,022
1990 $12,273
1989 $11,727
1988 $11,231
1987 $10,754
1986 $10,637
1985 $10,248
1984 $9,859
1983 $9,499
1982 $9,148
1981 $8,399
1980 $7,465
1979 $6,589
1978 $6,044
1977 $5,664
1976 $5,401
1975 $5,051
1974 $4,496
1973 $4,136
1972 $4,000
1971 $3,873
1970 $3,669
1969 $3,455
Year Equivalent
1968 $3,299
1967 $3,202
1966 $3,095
1965 $3,036
1964 $3,007
1963 $2,959
1962 $2,920
1961 $2,900
1960 $2,861
1959 $2,813
1958 $2,764
1957 $2,686
1956 $2,608
1955 $2,599
1954 $2,618
1953 $2,599
1952 $2,579
1951 $2,433
1950 $2,297
1949 $2,345
1948 $2,277
1947 $2,092
1946 $1,771
1945 $1,732
1944 $1,693
1943 $1,645
1942 $1,509
1941 $1,372
Year Equivalent
1940 $1,363
1939 $1,363
1938 $1,401
1937 $1,363
1936 $1,343
1935 $1,304
1934 $1,285
1933 $1,275
1932 $1,421
1931 $1,567
1930 $1,674
1929 $1,664
1928 $1,684
1927 $1,723
1926 $1,742
1925 $1,684
1924 $1,684
1923 $1,645
1922 $1,684
1921 $1,888
1920 $1,839
1919 $1,606
1918 $1,333
1917 $1,129
1916 $1,002
1915 $983
1914 $973