£100 in 1770 is worth £10,364.52 in 1998

Value of £100 from 1770 to 1998

£100 in 1770 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £10,364.52 in 1998, an increase of £10,264.52 over 228 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 2.06% per year between 1770 and 1998, producing a cumulative price increase of 10,264.52%.

This means that prices in 1998 are 103.65 times as high as average prices since 1770, according to the Office for National Statistics composite price index.

The inflation rate in 1770 was 0.00%. The inflation rate in 1998 was 3.43%. The 1998 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 3.09% per year between 1998 and 2024.


Inflation from 1770 to 1998
Cumulative price change10,264.52%
Average inflation rate2.06%
Converted amount
£100 base
£10,364.52
Price difference
£100 base
£10,264.52
CPI in 17706.200
CPI in 1998642.600
Inflation in 17700.00%
Inflation in 19983.43%
£100 in 1770£10,364.52 in 1998

GBP inflation since 1770
Annual Rate, the Office for National Statistics CPI
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Buying power of £100 in 1770

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for £100 in 1770 (price index tracking began in 1750).

For example, if you started with £100, you would need to end with £10,364.52 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When £100 is equivalent to £10,364.52 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 1770 dollars, the chart below shows how £100 is worth less over 228 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: 1770-1998
YearPound ValueInflation Rate
1770£100.00-
1771£108.068.06%
1772£119.3510.45%
1773£119.350.00%
1774£120.971.35%
1775£112.90-6.67%
1776£111.29-1.43%
1777£111.290.00%
1778£114.522.90%
1779£104.84-8.45%
1780£101.61-3.08%
1781£106.454.76%
1782£108.061.52%
1783£120.9711.94%
1784£122.581.33%
1785£116.13-5.26%
1786£116.130.00%
1787£116.130.00%
1788£120.974.17%
1789£119.35-1.33%
1790£120.971.35%
1791£120.970.00%
1792£122.581.33%
1793£125.812.63%
1794£137.108.97%
1795£151.6110.59%
1796£161.296.38%
1797£145.16-10.00%
1798£141.94-2.22%
1799£159.6812.50%
1800£217.7436.36%
1801£243.5511.85%
1802£187.10-23.18%
1803£177.42-5.17%
1804£182.262.73%
1805£211.2915.93%
1806£203.23-3.82%
1807£198.39-2.38%
1808£206.454.07%
1809£225.819.37%
1810£232.262.86%
1811£225.81-2.78%
1812£256.4513.57%
1813£262.902.52%
1814£229.03-12.88%
1815£204.84-10.56%
1816£187.10-8.66%
1817£212.9013.79%
1818£212.900.00%
1819£208.06-2.27%
1820£188.71-9.30%
1821£166.13-11.97%
1822£143.55-13.59%
1823£153.236.74%
1824£166.138.42%
1825£195.1617.48%
1826£183.87-5.79%
1827£172.58-6.14%
1828£167.74-2.80%
1829£166.13-0.96%
1830£159.68-3.88%
1831£175.8110.10%
1832£162.90-7.34%
1833£153.23-5.94%
1834£140.32-8.42%
1835£143.552.30%
1836£159.6811.24%
1837£162.902.02%
1838£164.520.99%
1839£175.816.86%
1840£179.031.83%
1841£175.81-1.80%
1842£161.29-8.26%
1843£143.55-11.00%
1844£143.550.00%
1845£150.004.49%
1846£156.454.30%
1847£175.8112.37%
1848£153.23-12.84%
1849£143.55-6.32%
1850£135.48-5.62%
1851£130.65-3.57%
1852£130.650.00%
1853£143.559.88%
1854£164.5214.61%
1855£169.352.94%
1856£169.350.00%
1857£161.29-4.76%
1858£146.77-9.00%
1859£145.16-1.10%
1860£150.003.33%
1861£153.232.15%
1862£150.00-2.11%
1863£145.16-3.23%
1864£143.55-1.11%
1865£145.161.12%
1866£153.235.56%
1867£162.906.32%
1868£161.29-0.99%
1869£153.23-5.00%
1870£153.230.00%
1871£154.841.05%
1872£161.294.17%
1873£167.744.00%
1874£161.29-3.85%
1875£158.06-2.00%
1876£158.060.00%
1877£156.45-1.02%
1878£153.23-2.06%
1879£146.77-4.21%
1880£151.613.30%
1881£150.00-1.06%
1882£151.611.08%
1883£150.00-1.06%
1884£146.77-2.15%
1885£141.94-3.30%
1886£140.32-1.14%
1887£138.71-1.15%
1888£140.321.16%
1889£141.941.15%
1890£141.940.00%
1891£143.551.14%
1892£143.550.00%
1893£141.94-1.12%
1894£140.32-1.14%
1895£138.71-1.15%
1896£137.10-1.16%
1897£140.322.35%
1898£140.320.00%
1899£141.941.15%
1900£148.394.55%
1901£148.390.00%
1902£148.390.00%
1903£150.001.09%
1904£150.000.00%
1905£150.000.00%
1906£150.000.00%
1907£151.611.08%
1908£151.610.00%
1909£153.231.06%
1910£154.841.05%
1911£154.840.00%
1912£159.683.13%
1913£158.06-1.01%
1914£158.060.00%
1915£177.4212.24%
1916£209.6818.18%
1917£262.9025.38%
1918£320.9722.09%
1919£353.2310.05%
1920£408.0615.53%
1921£372.58-8.70%
1922£320.97-13.85%
1923£301.61-6.03%
1924£300.00-0.53%
1925£300.000.00%
1926£298.39-0.54%
1927£290.32-2.70%
1928£290.320.00%
1929£287.10-1.11%
1930£279.03-2.81%
1931£267.74-4.05%
1932£261.29-2.41%
1933£254.84-2.47%
1934£254.840.00%
1935£256.450.63%
1936£258.060.63%
1937£267.743.75%
1938£270.971.20%
1939£279.032.98%
1940£325.8116.76%
1941£361.2910.89%
1942£387.107.14%
1943£400.003.33%
1944£411.292.82%
1945£422.582.75%
1946£435.483.05%
1947£466.137.04%
1948£501.617.61%
1949£516.132.89%
1950£532.263.13%
1951£580.659.09%
1952£633.879.17%
1953£653.233.05%
1954£666.131.98%
1955£695.164.36%
1956£730.655.10%
1957£756.453.53%
1958£780.653.20%
1959£783.870.41%
1960£791.941.03%
1961£819.353.46%
1962£854.844.33%
1963£870.971.89%
1964£900.003.33%
1965£941.944.66%
1966£979.033.94%
1967£1,004.842.64%
1968£1,051.614.65%
1969£1,108.065.37%
1970£1,179.036.40%
1971£1,290.329.44%
1972£1,382.267.13%
1973£1,508.069.10%
1974£1,750.0016.04%
1975£2,174.1924.24%
1976£2,533.8716.54%
1977£2,935.4815.85%
1978£3,179.038.30%
1979£3,604.8413.39%
1980£4,253.2317.99%
1981£4,758.0611.87%
1982£5,167.748.61%
1983£5,404.844.59%
1984£5,674.194.98%
1985£6,019.356.08%
1986£6,224.193.40%
1987£6,483.874.17%
1988£6,801.614.90%
1989£7,330.657.78%
1990£8,024.199.46%
1991£8,495.165.87%
1992£8,812.903.74%
1993£8,953.231.59%
1994£9,169.352.41%
1995£9,487.103.47%
1996£9,716.132.41%
1997£10,020.973.14%
1998£10,364.523.43%
1999£10,524.191.54%
2000£10,835.482.96%
2001£11,027.421.77%
2002£11,211.291.67%
2003£11,535.482.89%
2004£11,879.032.98%
2005£12,214.522.82%
2006£12,604.843.20%
2007£13,145.164.29%
2008£13,669.353.99%
2009£13,596.77-0.53%
2010£14,224.194.61%
2011£14,964.525.20%
2012£15,445.163.21%
2013£15,914.523.04%
2014£16,290.322.36%
2015£16,451.610.99%
2016£16,737.101.74%
2017£17,337.103.58%
2018£17,805.202.70%
2019£18,250.332.50%
2020£18,578.831.80%
2021£19,041.762.49%
2022£20,546.067.90%
2023£21,999.077.07%
2024£22,857.043.90%*
* 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 1770 amounts in 1998 pounds, based on the 10,264.52% change in prices:

Conversion: 1770 pounds in 1998
Initial valueEquivalent value
£1 pound in 1770£103.65 pounds in 1998
£5 pounds in 1770£518.23 pounds in 1998
£10 pounds in 1770£1,036.45 pounds in 1998
£50 pounds in 1770£5,182.26 pounds in 1998
£100 pounds in 1770£10,364.52 pounds in 1998
£500 pounds in 1770£51,822.58 pounds in 1998
£1,000 pounds in 1770£103,645.16 pounds in 1998
£5,000 pounds in 1770£518,225.81 pounds in 1998
£10,000 pounds in 1770£1,036,451.61 pounds in 1998
£50,000 pounds in 1770£5,182,258.06 pounds in 1998
£100,000 pounds in 1770£10,364,516.13 pounds in 1998
£500,000 pounds in 1770£51,822,580.65 pounds in 1998
£1,000,000 pounds in 1770£103,645,161.29 pounds in 1998

How to calculate inflation rate for £100, 1770 to 1998

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1770 and 1998:

CPI in 1998 CPI in 1770
×
1770 GBP value
=
1998 GBP value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.K. CPI was 6.2 in the year 1770 and 642.6 in 1998:

642.66.2
×
£100
=
£10,364.52

£100 in 1770 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £10,364.52 in 1998.

To get the total inflation rate for the 228 years between 1770 and 1998, we use the following formula:

CPI in 1998 - CPI in 1770CPI in 1770
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (228 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

642.6 - 6.26.2
×
100
=
10,265%

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: “£100 in 1770 → 1998 | UK Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 28 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1770-GBP-in-1998?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 1770 to 1998
Cumulative price change10,264.52%
Average inflation rate2.06%
Converted amount
£100 base
£10,364.52
Price difference
£100 base
£10,264.52
CPI in 17706.200
CPI in 1998642.600
Inflation in 17700.00%
Inflation in 19983.43%
£100 in 1770£10,364.52 in 1998