£100 in 1773 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £11,917.57 in 2010, an increase of £11,817.57 over 237 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 2.04% per year between 1773 and 2010, producing a cumulative price increase of 11,817.57%.
This means that prices in 2010 are 119.18 times as high as average prices since 1773, according to the Office for National Statistics composite price index.
The inflation rate in 1773 was 0.00%. The inflation rate in 2010 was 4.61%. The 2010 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 3.45% per year between 2010 and 2024.
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for £100 in 1773 (price index tracking began in 1750).
For example, if you started with £100, you would need to end with £11,917.57 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When £100 is equivalent to £11,917.57 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single U.K. pound decreases over time. In other words, a pound will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a pound over time. By calculating the value in 1773 dollars, the chart below shows how £100 is worth less over 237 years.
According to the Office for National Statistics, each of these GBP amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Pound inflation: 1773-2010
Year
Pound Value
Inflation Rate
1773
£100.00
-
1774
£101.35
1.35%
1775
£94.59
-6.67%
1776
£93.24
-1.43%
1777
£93.24
0.00%
1778
£95.95
2.90%
1779
£87.84
-8.45%
1780
£85.14
-3.08%
1781
£89.19
4.76%
1782
£90.54
1.52%
1783
£101.35
11.94%
1784
£102.70
1.33%
1785
£97.30
-5.26%
1786
£97.30
0.00%
1787
£97.30
0.00%
1788
£101.35
4.17%
1789
£100.00
-1.33%
1790
£101.35
1.35%
1791
£101.35
0.00%
1792
£102.70
1.33%
1793
£105.41
2.63%
1794
£114.86
8.97%
1795
£127.03
10.59%
1796
£135.14
6.38%
1797
£121.62
-10.00%
1798
£118.92
-2.22%
1799
£133.78
12.50%
1800
£182.43
36.36%
1801
£204.05
11.85%
1802
£156.76
-23.18%
1803
£148.65
-5.17%
1804
£152.70
2.73%
1805
£177.03
15.93%
1806
£170.27
-3.82%
1807
£166.22
-2.38%
1808
£172.97
4.07%
1809
£189.19
9.37%
1810
£194.59
2.86%
1811
£189.19
-2.78%
1812
£214.86
13.57%
1813
£220.27
2.52%
1814
£191.89
-12.88%
1815
£171.62
-10.56%
1816
£156.76
-8.66%
1817
£178.38
13.79%
1818
£178.38
0.00%
1819
£174.32
-2.27%
1820
£158.11
-9.30%
1821
£139.19
-11.97%
1822
£120.27
-13.59%
1823
£128.38
6.74%
1824
£139.19
8.42%
1825
£163.51
17.48%
1826
£154.05
-5.79%
1827
£144.59
-6.14%
1828
£140.54
-2.80%
1829
£139.19
-0.96%
1830
£133.78
-3.88%
1831
£147.30
10.10%
1832
£136.49
-7.34%
1833
£128.38
-5.94%
1834
£117.57
-8.42%
1835
£120.27
2.30%
1836
£133.78
11.24%
1837
£136.49
2.02%
1838
£137.84
0.99%
1839
£147.30
6.86%
1840
£150.00
1.83%
1841
£147.30
-1.80%
1842
£135.14
-8.26%
1843
£120.27
-11.00%
1844
£120.27
0.00%
1845
£125.68
4.49%
1846
£131.08
4.30%
1847
£147.30
12.37%
1848
£128.38
-12.84%
1849
£120.27
-6.32%
1850
£113.51
-5.62%
1851
£109.46
-3.57%
1852
£109.46
0.00%
1853
£120.27
9.88%
1854
£137.84
14.61%
1855
£141.89
2.94%
1856
£141.89
0.00%
1857
£135.14
-4.76%
1858
£122.97
-9.00%
1859
£121.62
-1.10%
1860
£125.68
3.33%
1861
£128.38
2.15%
1862
£125.68
-2.11%
1863
£121.62
-3.23%
1864
£120.27
-1.11%
1865
£121.62
1.12%
1866
£128.38
5.56%
1867
£136.49
6.32%
1868
£135.14
-0.99%
1869
£128.38
-5.00%
1870
£128.38
0.00%
1871
£129.73
1.05%
1872
£135.14
4.17%
1873
£140.54
4.00%
1874
£135.14
-3.85%
1875
£132.43
-2.00%
1876
£132.43
0.00%
1877
£131.08
-1.02%
1878
£128.38
-2.06%
1879
£122.97
-4.21%
1880
£127.03
3.30%
1881
£125.68
-1.06%
1882
£127.03
1.08%
1883
£125.68
-1.06%
1884
£122.97
-2.15%
1885
£118.92
-3.30%
1886
£117.57
-1.14%
1887
£116.22
-1.15%
1888
£117.57
1.16%
1889
£118.92
1.15%
1890
£118.92
0.00%
1891
£120.27
1.14%
1892
£120.27
0.00%
1893
£118.92
-1.12%
1894
£117.57
-1.14%
1895
£116.22
-1.15%
1896
£114.86
-1.16%
1897
£117.57
2.35%
1898
£117.57
0.00%
1899
£118.92
1.15%
1900
£124.32
4.55%
1901
£124.32
0.00%
1902
£124.32
0.00%
1903
£125.68
1.09%
1904
£125.68
0.00%
1905
£125.68
0.00%
1906
£125.68
0.00%
1907
£127.03
1.08%
1908
£127.03
0.00%
1909
£128.38
1.06%
1910
£129.73
1.05%
1911
£129.73
0.00%
1912
£133.78
3.13%
1913
£132.43
-1.01%
1914
£132.43
0.00%
1915
£148.65
12.24%
1916
£175.68
18.18%
1917
£220.27
25.38%
1918
£268.92
22.09%
1919
£295.95
10.05%
1920
£341.89
15.53%
1921
£312.16
-8.70%
1922
£268.92
-13.85%
1923
£252.70
-6.03%
1924
£251.35
-0.53%
1925
£251.35
0.00%
1926
£250.00
-0.54%
1927
£243.24
-2.70%
1928
£243.24
0.00%
1929
£240.54
-1.11%
1930
£233.78
-2.81%
1931
£224.32
-4.05%
1932
£218.92
-2.41%
1933
£213.51
-2.47%
1934
£213.51
0.00%
1935
£214.86
0.63%
1936
£216.22
0.63%
1937
£224.32
3.75%
1938
£227.03
1.20%
1939
£233.78
2.98%
1940
£272.97
16.76%
1941
£302.70
10.89%
1942
£324.32
7.14%
1943
£335.14
3.33%
1944
£344.59
2.82%
1945
£354.05
2.75%
1946
£364.86
3.05%
1947
£390.54
7.04%
1948
£420.27
7.61%
1949
£432.43
2.89%
1950
£445.95
3.13%
1951
£486.49
9.09%
1952
£531.08
9.17%
1953
£547.30
3.05%
1954
£558.11
1.98%
1955
£582.43
4.36%
1956
£612.16
5.10%
1957
£633.78
3.53%
1958
£654.05
3.20%
1959
£656.76
0.41%
1960
£663.51
1.03%
1961
£686.49
3.46%
1962
£716.22
4.33%
1963
£729.73
1.89%
1964
£754.05
3.33%
1965
£789.19
4.66%
1966
£820.27
3.94%
1967
£841.89
2.64%
1968
£881.08
4.65%
1969
£928.38
5.37%
1970
£987.84
6.40%
1971
£1,081.08
9.44%
1972
£1,158.11
7.13%
1973
£1,263.51
9.10%
1974
£1,466.22
16.04%
1975
£1,821.62
24.24%
1976
£2,122.97
16.54%
1977
£2,459.46
15.85%
1978
£2,663.51
8.30%
1979
£3,020.27
13.39%
1980
£3,563.51
17.99%
1981
£3,986.49
11.87%
1982
£4,329.73
8.61%
1983
£4,528.38
4.59%
1984
£4,754.05
4.98%
1985
£5,043.24
6.08%
1986
£5,214.86
3.40%
1987
£5,432.43
4.17%
1988
£5,698.65
4.90%
1989
£6,141.89
7.78%
1990
£6,722.97
9.46%
1991
£7,117.57
5.87%
1992
£7,383.78
3.74%
1993
£7,501.35
1.59%
1994
£7,682.43
2.41%
1995
£7,948.65
3.47%
1996
£8,140.54
2.41%
1997
£8,395.95
3.14%
1998
£8,683.78
3.43%
1999
£8,817.57
1.54%
2000
£9,078.38
2.96%
2001
£9,239.19
1.77%
2002
£9,393.24
1.67%
2003
£9,664.86
2.89%
2004
£9,952.70
2.98%
2005
£10,233.78
2.82%
2006
£10,560.81
3.20%
2007
£11,013.51
4.29%
2008
£11,452.70
3.99%
2009
£11,391.89
-0.53%
2010
£11,917.57
4.61%
2011
£12,537.84
5.20%
2012
£12,940.54
3.21%
2013
£13,333.78
3.04%
2014
£13,648.65
2.36%
2015
£13,783.78
0.99%
2016
£14,022.97
1.74%
2017
£14,525.68
3.58%
2018
£14,917.87
2.70%
2019
£15,290.82
2.50%
2020
£15,566.05
1.80%
2021
£15,953.90
2.49%
2022
£17,214.26
7.90%
2023
£18,431.66
7.07%
2024
£19,150.49
3.90%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
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This conversion table shows various other 1773 amounts in 2010 pounds, based on the 11,817.57% change in prices:
Conversion: 1773 pounds in 2010
Initial value
Equivalent value
£1 pound in 1773
£119.18 pounds in 2010
£5 pounds in 1773
£595.88 pounds in 2010
£10 pounds in 1773
£1,191.76 pounds in 2010
£50 pounds in 1773
£5,958.78 pounds in 2010
£100 pounds in 1773
£11,917.57 pounds in 2010
£500 pounds in 1773
£59,587.84 pounds in 2010
£1,000 pounds in 1773
£119,175.68 pounds in 2010
£5,000 pounds in 1773
£595,878.38 pounds in 2010
£10,000 pounds in 1773
£1,191,756.76 pounds in 2010
£50,000 pounds in 1773
£5,958,783.78 pounds in 2010
£100,000 pounds in 1773
£11,917,567.57 pounds in 2010
£500,000 pounds in 1773
£59,587,837.84 pounds in 2010
£1,000,000 pounds in 1773
£119,175,675.68 pounds in 2010
How to calculate inflation rate for £100, 1773 to 2010
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1773 and 2010:
CPI in 2010CPI in 1773
×
1773 GBP value
=
2010 GBP value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.K. CPI was 7.4 in the year 1773 and 881.9 in 2010:
881.97.4
×
£100
=
£11,917.57
£100 in 1773 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £11,917.57 in 2010.
To get the total inflation rate for the 237 years between 1773 and 2010, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2010 - CPI in 1773CPI in 1773
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (237 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
881.9 - 7.47.4
×
100
=
11,818%
Data source & citation
Raw data for these calculations comes from the composite price index published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). A composite index is created by combining price data from several different published sources, both official and unofficial. The Consumer Price Index, normally used to compute inflation, has only been tracked since 1988. All inflation calculations after 1988 use the Office for National Statistics' Consumer Price Index, except for the current year, which is based on The Bank of England's forecast.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “1773 pounds in 2010 | UK Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 25 Apr. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1773-GBP-in-2010.
Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.
Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.