Value of £100 from 1759 to 1999
£100 in 1759 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £11,250 in 1999, an increase of £11,150.00 over 240 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year between 1759 and 1999, producing a cumulative price increase of 11,150.00%.
This means that prices in 1999 are 112.50 times as high as average prices since 1759, according to the Office for National Statistics composite price index.
The inflation rate in 1759 was -7.94%. The inflation rate in 1999 was 1.54%. The 1999 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 3.15% per year between 1999 and 2024.
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| Cumulative price change | 11,150.00% |
| Average inflation rate | 1.99% |
| Converted amount £100 base | £11,250 |
| Price difference £100 base | £11,150.00 |
| CPI in 1759 | 5.800 |
| CPI in 1999 | 652.500 |
| Inflation in 1759 | -7.94% |
| Inflation in 1999 | 1.54% |
| £100 in 1759 | £11,250 in 1999 |
Buying power of £100 in 1759
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for £100 in 1759 (price index tracking began in 1750).
For example, if you started with £100, you would need to end with £11,250 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When £100 is equivalent to £11,250 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 1759 dollars, the chart below shows how £100 is worth less over 240 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:
This conversion table shows various other 1759 amounts in 1999 pounds, based on the 11,150.00% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| £1 pound in 1759 | £112.50 pounds in 1999 |
| £5 pounds in 1759 | £562.50 pounds in 1999 |
| £10 pounds in 1759 | £1,125.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £50 pounds in 1759 | £5,625.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £100 pounds in 1759 | £11,250.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £500 pounds in 1759 | £56,250.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £1,000 pounds in 1759 | £112,500.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £5,000 pounds in 1759 | £562,500.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £10,000 pounds in 1759 | £1,125,000.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £50,000 pounds in 1759 | £5,625,000.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £100,000 pounds in 1759 | £11,250,000.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £500,000 pounds in 1759 | £56,250,000.00 pounds in 1999 |
| £1,000,000 pounds in 1759 | £112,500,000.00 pounds in 1999 |
How to calculate inflation rate for £100, 1759 to 1999
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1759 and 1999:
CPI in 1999 CPI in 1759
×
1759 GBP value
=
1999 GBP value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.K. CPI was 5.8 in the year 1759 and 652.5 in 1999:
652.55.8
×
£100
=
£11,250
£100 in 1759 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £11,250 in 1999.
To get the total inflation rate for the 240 years between 1759 and 1999, we use the following formula:
CPI in 1999 - CPI in 1759CPI in 1759
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (240 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
652.5 - 5.85.8
×
100
=
11,150%
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: “1759 pounds in 1999 | UK Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 19 Apr. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1759-GBP-in-1999.
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.
| Cumulative price change | 11,150.00% |
| Average inflation rate | 1.99% |
| Converted amount £100 base | £11,250 |
| Price difference £100 base | £11,150.00 |
| CPI in 1759 | 5.800 |
| CPI in 1999 | 652.500 |
| Inflation in 1759 | -7.94% |
| Inflation in 1999 | 1.54% |
| £100 in 1759 | £11,250 in 1999 |