$100 in 1915 is worth $1,594.29 in 2001

Value of $100 from 1915 to 2001

$100 in 1915 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,594.29 in 2001, an increase of $1,494.29 over 86 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.27% per year between 1915 and 2001, producing a cumulative price increase of 1,494.29%.

This means that prices in 2001 are 15.94 times as high as average prices since 1915, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1915 was 2.08%. The inflation rate in 2001 was 2.53%. The 2001 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2.13% per year between 2001 and 2024.


Inflation from 1915 to 2001
Cumulative price change1,494.29%
Average inflation rate3.27%
Converted amount
$100 base
$1,594.29
Price difference
$100 base
$1,494.29
CPI in 19156.133
CPI in 200197.783
Inflation in 19152.08%
Inflation in 20012.53%
$100 in 1915$1,594.29 in 2001

CAD inflation since 1915
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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Buying power of $100 in 1915

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1915 (price index tracking began in 1914).

For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $1,594.29 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $100 is equivalent to $1,594.29 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Canadian dollar decreases over time. In other words, a dollar will pay for fewer items at the store.

This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a dollar over time. By calculating the value in 1915 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 86 years.

According to Statistics Canada, each of these CAD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Dollar inflation: 1915-2001
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
1915$100.002.08%
1916$108.978.97%
1917$128.5317.96%
1918$145.3813.11%
1919$159.249.53%
1920$185.1916.30%
1921$162.77-12.11%
1922$150.00-7.85%
1923$150.000.00%
1924$147.15-1.90%
1925$148.911.20%
1926$150.000.73%
1927$147.83-1.45%
1928$148.910.74%
1929$150.411.00%
1930$148.91-0.99%
1931$134.24-9.85%
1932$121.60-9.41%
1933$116.30-4.36%
1934$117.661.17%
1935$118.210.46%
1936$120.652.07%
1937$125.003.60%
1938$125.680.54%
1939$124.73-0.76%
1940$130.034.25%
1941$137.775.96%
1942$144.164.64%
1943$147.282.17%
1944$148.230.65%
1945$149.180.64%
1946$153.803.10%
1947$167.669.01%
1948$191.5814.26%
1949$198.233.48%
1950$203.532.67%
1951$225.0010.55%
1952$230.842.60%
1953$228.53-1.00%
1954$230.030.65%
1955$230.430.18%
1956$233.561.36%
1957$241.303.32%
1958$247.012.36%
1959$250.001.21%
1960$253.401.36%
1961$255.981.02%
1962$258.701.06%
1963$262.911.63%
1964$267.931.91%
1965$274.182.33%
1966$284.653.82%
1967$294.843.58%
1968$306.794.06%
1969$320.794.56%
1970$331.523.35%
1971$340.492.70%
1972$357.474.99%
1973$384.247.49%
1974$426.4911.00%
1975$472.0110.67%
1976$507.617.54%
1977$548.107.98%
1978$597.288.97%
1979$651.909.14%
1980$717.9310.13%
1981$807.4712.47%
1982$894.4310.77%
1983$946.885.86%
1984$987.644.30%
1985$1,026.773.96%
1986$1,069.844.19%
1987$1,116.444.36%
1988$1,161.414.03%
1989$1,219.294.98%
1990$1,277.584.78%
1991$1,349.465.63%
1992$1,369.571.49%
1993$1,395.111.87%
1994$1,397.420.17%
1995$1,427.452.15%
1996$1,449.861.57%
1997$1,473.371.62%
1998$1,488.041.00%
1999$1,513.861.73%
2000$1,555.032.72%
2001$1,594.292.53%
2002$1,630.302.26%
2003$1,675.272.76%
2004$1,706.391.86%
2005$1,744.162.21%
2006$1,779.082.00%
2007$1,817.122.14%
2008$1,860.192.37%
2009$1,865.760.30%
2010$1,898.911.78%
2011$1,954.212.91%
2012$1,983.831.52%
2013$2,002.450.94%
2014$2,040.621.91%
2015$2,063.591.13%
2016$2,093.071.43%
2017$2,126.491.60%
2018$2,174.732.27%
2019$2,217.121.95%
2020$2,233.020.72%
2021$2,308.833.40%
2022$2,465.906.80%
2023$2,559.783.81%
2024$2,589.131.15%*
* 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 1915 amounts in 2001 dollars, based on the 1,494.29% change in prices:

Conversion: 1915 dollars in 2001
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 1915$15.94 dollars in 2001
$5 dollars in 1915$79.71 dollars in 2001
$10 dollars in 1915$159.43 dollars in 2001
$50 dollars in 1915$797.15 dollars in 2001
$100 dollars in 1915$1,594.29 dollars in 2001
$500 dollars in 1915$7,971.47 dollars in 2001
$1,000 dollars in 1915$15,942.93 dollars in 2001
$5,000 dollars in 1915$79,714.67 dollars in 2001
$10,000 dollars in 1915$159,429.35 dollars in 2001
$50,000 dollars in 1915$797,146.74 dollars in 2001
$100,000 dollars in 1915$1,594,293.48 dollars in 2001
$500,000 dollars in 1915$7,971,467.39 dollars in 2001
$1,000,000 dollars in 1915$15,942,934.78 dollars in 2001

How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 1915 to 2001

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1915 and 2001:

CPI in 2001 CPI in 1915
×
1915 CAD value
=
2001 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 6.133333333 in the year 1915 and 97.78333333 in 2001:

97.783333336.133333333
×
$100
=
$1,594.29

$100 in 1915 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1,594.29 in 2001.

To get the total inflation rate for the 86 years between 1915 and 2001, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2001 - CPI in 1915CPI in 1915
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (86 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

97.78333333 - 6.1333333336.133333333
×
100
=
1,494%

Data source & citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Canada's annual Consumer Price Index (CPI), established in 1914 and computed by Statistics Canada (StatCan).

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$100 in 1915 → 2001 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1915-CAD-in-2001?amount=100.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.

in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.


Ian Webster

About the author

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.

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Inflation from 1915 to 2001
Cumulative price change1,494.29%
Average inflation rate3.27%
Converted amount
$100 base
$1,594.29
Price difference
$100 base
$1,494.29
CPI in 19156.133
CPI in 200197.783
Inflation in 19152.08%
Inflation in 20012.53%
$100 in 1915$1,594.29 in 2001