Calculate the Value of $280 in 1959

What is 280 dollars in 1959 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $280 from 1959 dollars to 2024 dollars.
Amount
$
From
To
$2,972
Adjusted for inflation, $280 in 1959 is equal to $2,972 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.70%.
Value of a dollar
Calculates inflation to see what a U.S. dollar was worth in the past and today. View historical and today's current inflation rates, using the CPI provided by the United States government. Inflation data is updated regularly, so results may differ from other websites. How much has the cost of living increased? What was inflation for a specific period?
How much is $280 in 1959 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $2,972
2023 $2,876
2022 $2,701
2021 $2,524
2020 $2,490
2019 $2,434
2018 $2,388
2017 $2,339
2016 $2,292
2015 $2,275
2014 $2,258
2013 $2,225
2012 $2,186
2011 $2,124
2010 $2,092
2009 $2,037
2008 $2,035
2007 $1,955
2006 $1,907
2005 $1,844
2004 $1,786
2003 $1,753
2002 $1,712
2001 $1,686
2000 $1,631
1999 $1,588
1998 $1,563
1997 $1,537
Year Equivalent
1996 $1,487
1995 $1,450
1994 $1,413
1993 $1,375
1992 $1,336
1991 $1,296
1990 $1,222
1989 $1,167
1988 $1,118
1987 $1,071
1986 $1,059
1985 $1,020
1984 $981
1983 $946
1982 $911
1981 $836
1980 $743
1979 $656
1978 $602
1977 $564
1976 $538
1975 $503
1974 $448
1973 $412
1972 $398
1971 $386
1970 $365
1969 $344
Year Equivalent
1968 $328
1967 $319
1966 $308
1965 $302
1964 $299
1963 $295
1962 $291
1961 $289
1960 $285
1959 $280
1958 $275
1957 $267
1956 $260
1955 $259
1954 $261
1953 $259
1952 $257
1951 $242
1950 $229
1949 $233
1948 $227
1947 $208
1946 $176
1945 $172
1944 $169
1943 $164
1942 $150
1941 $137
Year Equivalent
1940 $136
1939 $136
1938 $140
1937 $136
1936 $134
1935 $130
1934 $128
1933 $127
1932 $141
1931 $156
1930 $167
1929 $166
1928 $168
1927 $171
1926 $173
1925 $168
1924 $168
1923 $164
1922 $168
1921 $188
1920 $183
1919 $160
1918 $133
1917 $112
1916 $100
1915 $98
1914 $97