$100 in 1959 is worth $869.89 in 2018

Value of $100 from 1959 to 2018

$100 in 1959 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $869.89 in 2018, an increase of $769.89 over 59 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.73% per year between 1959 and 2018, producing a cumulative price increase of 769.89%.

This means that prices in 2018 are 8.70 times as high as average prices since 1959, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1959 was 1.21%. The inflation rate in 2018 was 2.27%. The 2018 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.95% per year between 2018 and 2024.


Inflation from 1959 to 2018
Cumulative price change769.89%
Average inflation rate3.73%
Converted amount
$100 base
$869.89
Price difference
$100 base
$769.89
CPI in 195915.333
CPI in 2018133.383
Inflation in 19591.21%
Inflation in 20182.27%
$100 in 1959$869.89 in 2018

CAD inflation since 1959
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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Buying power of $100 in 1959

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1959 (price index tracking began in 1914).

For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $869.89 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $100 is equivalent to $869.89 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 1959 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 59 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: 1959-2018
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
1959$100.001.21%
1960$101.361.36%
1961$102.391.02%
1962$103.481.06%
1963$105.161.63%
1964$107.171.91%
1965$109.672.33%
1966$113.863.82%
1967$117.933.58%
1968$122.724.06%
1969$128.324.56%
1970$132.613.35%
1971$136.202.70%
1972$142.994.99%
1973$153.707.49%
1974$170.6011.00%
1975$188.8010.67%
1976$203.047.54%
1977$219.247.98%
1978$238.918.97%
1979$260.769.14%
1980$287.1710.13%
1981$322.9912.47%
1982$357.7710.77%
1983$378.755.86%
1984$395.054.30%
1985$410.713.96%
1986$427.934.19%
1987$446.584.36%
1988$464.574.03%
1989$487.724.98%
1990$511.034.78%
1991$539.785.63%
1992$547.831.49%
1993$558.041.87%
1994$558.970.17%
1995$570.982.15%
1996$579.951.57%
1997$589.351.62%
1998$595.221.00%
1999$605.541.73%
2000$622.012.72%
2001$637.722.53%
2002$652.122.26%
2003$670.112.76%
2004$682.551.86%
2005$697.662.21%
2006$711.632.00%
2007$726.852.14%
2008$744.082.37%
2009$746.300.30%
2010$759.571.78%
2011$781.682.91%
2012$793.531.52%
2013$800.980.94%
2014$816.251.91%
2015$825.431.13%
2016$837.231.43%
2017$850.601.60%
2018$869.892.27%
2019$886.851.95%
2020$893.210.72%
2021$923.533.40%
2022$986.366.80%
2023$1,023.913.81%
2024$1,035.651.15%*
* 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 1959 amounts in 2018 dollars, based on the 769.89% change in prices:

Conversion: 1959 dollars in 2018
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 1959$8.70 dollars in 2018
$5 dollars in 1959$43.49 dollars in 2018
$10 dollars in 1959$86.99 dollars in 2018
$50 dollars in 1959$434.95 dollars in 2018
$100 dollars in 1959$869.89 dollars in 2018
$500 dollars in 1959$4,349.46 dollars in 2018
$1,000 dollars in 1959$8,698.91 dollars in 2018
$5,000 dollars in 1959$43,494.57 dollars in 2018
$10,000 dollars in 1959$86,989.13 dollars in 2018
$50,000 dollars in 1959$434,945.65 dollars in 2018
$100,000 dollars in 1959$869,891.30 dollars in 2018
$500,000 dollars in 1959$4,349,456.52 dollars in 2018
$1,000,000 dollars in 1959$8,698,913.04 dollars in 2018

How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 1959 to 2018

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1959 and 2018:

CPI in 2018 CPI in 1959
×
1959 CAD value
=
2018 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 15.33333333 in the year 1959 and 133.3833333 in 2018:

133.383333315.33333333
×
$100
=
$869.89

$100 in 1959 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $869.89 in 2018.

To get the total inflation rate for the 59 years between 1959 and 2018, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2018 - CPI in 1959CPI in 1959
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (59 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

133.3833333 - 15.3333333315.33333333
×
100
=
770%

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: “1959 dollars in 2018 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 25 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1959-CAD-in-2018.

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 1959 to 2018
Cumulative price change769.89%
Average inflation rate3.73%
Converted amount
$100 base
$869.89
Price difference
$100 base
$769.89
CPI in 195915.333
CPI in 2018133.383
Inflation in 19591.21%
Inflation in 20182.27%
$100 in 1959$869.89 in 2018