$100 in 1933 is worth $1,199.53 in 1993

Value of $100 from 1933 to 1993

$100 in 1933 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,199.53 in 1993, an increase of $1,099.53 over 60 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 4.23% per year between 1933 and 1993, producing a cumulative price increase of 1,099.53%.

This means that prices in 1993 are 12.00 times as high as average prices since 1933, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1933 was -4.36%. The inflation rate in 1993 was 1.87%. The 1993 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.01% per year between 1993 and 2024.


Inflation from 1933 to 1993
Cumulative price change1,099.53%
Average inflation rate4.23%
Converted amount
$100 base
$1,199.53
Price difference
$100 base
$1,099.53
CPI in 19337.133
CPI in 199385.567
Inflation in 1933-4.36%
Inflation in 19931.87%
$100 in 1933$1,199.53 in 1993

CAD inflation since 1933
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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Buying power of $100 in 1933

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1933 (price index tracking began in 1914).

For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $1,199.53 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $100 is equivalent to $1,199.53 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 1933 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 60 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: 1933-1993
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
1933$100.00-4.36%
1934$101.171.17%
1935$101.640.46%
1936$103.742.07%
1937$107.483.60%
1938$108.060.54%
1939$107.24-0.76%
1940$111.804.25%
1941$118.465.96%
1942$123.954.64%
1943$126.642.17%
1944$127.450.65%
1945$128.270.64%
1946$132.243.10%
1947$144.169.01%
1948$164.7214.26%
1949$170.443.48%
1950$175.002.67%
1951$193.4610.55%
1952$198.482.60%
1953$196.50-1.00%
1954$197.780.65%
1955$198.130.18%
1956$200.821.36%
1957$207.483.32%
1958$212.382.36%
1959$214.951.21%
1960$217.871.36%
1961$220.091.02%
1962$222.431.06%
1963$226.051.63%
1964$230.371.91%
1965$235.752.33%
1966$244.743.82%
1967$253.503.58%
1968$263.794.06%
1969$275.824.56%
1970$285.053.35%
1971$292.762.70%
1972$307.364.99%
1973$330.377.49%
1974$366.7111.00%
1975$405.8410.67%
1976$436.457.54%
1977$471.267.98%
1978$513.558.97%
1979$560.519.14%
1980$617.2910.13%
1981$694.2812.47%
1982$769.0410.77%
1983$814.145.86%
1984$849.184.30%
1985$882.833.96%
1986$919.864.19%
1987$959.934.36%
1988$998.604.03%
1989$1,048.364.98%
1990$1,098.484.78%
1991$1,160.285.63%
1992$1,177.571.49%
1993$1,199.531.87%
1994$1,201.520.17%
1995$1,227.342.15%
1996$1,246.611.57%
1997$1,266.821.62%
1998$1,279.441.00%
1999$1,301.641.73%
2000$1,337.032.72%
2001$1,370.792.53%
2002$1,401.752.26%
2003$1,440.422.76%
2004$1,467.171.86%
2005$1,499.652.21%
2006$1,529.672.00%
2007$1,562.382.14%
2008$1,599.422.37%
2009$1,604.210.30%
2010$1,632.711.78%
2011$1,680.262.91%
2012$1,705.721.52%
2013$1,721.730.94%
2014$1,754.561.91%
2015$1,774.301.13%
2016$1,799.651.43%
2017$1,828.391.60%
2018$1,869.862.27%
2019$1,906.311.95%
2020$1,919.980.72%
2021$1,985.163.40%
2022$2,120.216.80%
2023$2,200.933.81%
2024$2,226.171.15%*
* 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 1933 amounts in 1993 dollars, based on the 1,099.53% change in prices:

Conversion: 1933 dollars in 1993
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 1933$12.00 dollars in 1993
$5 dollars in 1933$59.98 dollars in 1993
$10 dollars in 1933$119.95 dollars in 1993
$50 dollars in 1933$599.77 dollars in 1993
$100 dollars in 1933$1,199.53 dollars in 1993
$500 dollars in 1933$5,997.66 dollars in 1993
$1,000 dollars in 1933$11,995.33 dollars in 1993
$5,000 dollars in 1933$59,976.64 dollars in 1993
$10,000 dollars in 1933$119,953.27 dollars in 1993
$50,000 dollars in 1933$599,766.36 dollars in 1993
$100,000 dollars in 1933$1,199,532.71 dollars in 1993
$500,000 dollars in 1933$5,997,663.55 dollars in 1993
$1,000,000 dollars in 1933$11,995,327.10 dollars in 1993

How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 1933 to 1993

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1933 and 1993:

CPI in 1993 CPI in 1933
×
1933 CAD value
=
1993 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 7.133333333 in the year 1933 and 85.56666667 in 1993:

85.566666677.133333333
×
$100
=
$1,199.53

$100 in 1933 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1,199.53 in 1993.

To get the total inflation rate for the 60 years between 1933 and 1993, we use the following formula:

CPI in 1993 - CPI in 1933CPI in 1933
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (60 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

85.56666667 - 7.1333333337.133333333
×
100
=
1,100%

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: “1933 dollars in 1993 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 24 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1933-CAD-in-1993.

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 1933 to 1993
Cumulative price change1,099.53%
Average inflation rate4.23%
Converted amount
$100 base
$1,199.53
Price difference
$100 base
$1,099.53
CPI in 19337.133
CPI in 199385.567
Inflation in 1933-4.36%
Inflation in 19931.87%
$100 in 1933$1,199.53 in 1993