Calculate the Value of $20,000 in 1988

What is $20k in 1988 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $20,000 from 1988 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$53,162
Adjusted for inflation, $20,000 in 1988 is equal to $53,162 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.75%.
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How much is $20,000 in 1988 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $53,162
2023 $51,438
2022 $48,319
2021 $45,143
2020 $44,536
2019 $43,541
2018 $42,725
2017 $41,843
2016 $40,992
2015 $40,695
2014 $40,390
2013 $39,792
2012 $39,111
2011 $37,986
2010 $37,426
2009 $36,435
2008 $36,401
2007 $34,974
2006 $34,107
2005 $32,981
2004 $31,941
2003 $31,352
2002 $30,624
2001 $30,156
2000 $29,168
1999 $28,406
1998 $27,955
1997 $27,487
Year Equivalent
1996 $26,603
1995 $25,945
1994 $25,269
1993 $24,593
1992 $23,899
1991 $23,189
1990 $21,854
1989 $20,884
1988 $20,000
1987 $19,151
1986 $18,943
1985 $18,250
1984 $17,556
1983 $16,915
1982 $16,291
1981 $14,957
1980 $13,293
1979 $11,733
1978 $10,763
1977 $10,087
1976 $9,619
1975 $8,995
1974 $8,007
1973 $7,366
1972 $7,123
1971 $6,898
1970 $6,534
1969 $6,153
Year Equivalent
1968 $5,875
1967 $5,702
1966 $5,511
1965 $5,407
1964 $5,355
1963 $5,269
1962 $5,199
1961 $5,165
1960 $5,095
1959 $5,009
1958 $4,922
1957 $4,783
1956 $4,645
1955 $4,627
1954 $4,662
1953 $4,627
1952 $4,593
1951 $4,333
1950 $4,090
1949 $4,177
1948 $4,055
1947 $3,726
1946 $3,154
1945 $3,085
1944 $3,016
1943 $2,929
1942 $2,686
1941 $2,444
Year Equivalent
1940 $2,426
1939 $2,426
1938 $2,496
1937 $2,426
1936 $2,392
1935 $2,322
1934 $2,288
1933 $2,270
1932 $2,530
1931 $2,790
1930 $2,981
1929 $2,964
1928 $2,998
1927 $3,068
1926 $3,102
1925 $2,998
1924 $2,998
1923 $2,929
1922 $2,998
1921 $3,362
1920 $3,276
1919 $2,860
1918 $2,374
1917 $2,010
1916 $1,785
1915 $1,750
1914 $1,733