$100 in 1922 is worth $1,375.72 in 2015

Value of $100 from 1922 to 2015

$100 in 1922 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,375.72 in 2015, an increase of $1,275.72 over 93 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.86% per year between 1922 and 2015, producing a cumulative price increase of 1,275.72%.

This means that prices in 2015 are 13.76 times as high as average prices since 1922, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1922 was -7.85%. The inflation rate in 2015 was 1.13%. The 2015 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.55% per year between 2015 and 2024.


Inflation from 1922 to 2015
Cumulative price change1,275.72%
Average inflation rate2.86%
Converted amount
$100 base
$1,375.72
Price difference
$100 base
$1,275.72
CPI in 19229.200
CPI in 2015126.567
Inflation in 1922-7.85%
Inflation in 20151.13%
$100 in 1922$1,375.72 in 2015

CAD inflation since 1922
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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Buying power of $100 in 1922

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1922 (price index tracking began in 1914).

For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $1,375.72 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $100 is equivalent to $1,375.72 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 1922 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 93 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: 1922-2015
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
1922$100.00-7.85%
1923$100.000.00%
1924$98.10-1.90%
1925$99.281.20%
1926$100.000.73%
1927$98.55-1.45%
1928$99.280.74%
1929$100.271.00%
1930$99.28-0.99%
1931$89.49-9.85%
1932$81.07-9.41%
1933$77.54-4.36%
1934$78.441.17%
1935$78.800.46%
1936$80.432.07%
1937$83.333.60%
1938$83.790.54%
1939$83.15-0.76%
1940$86.684.25%
1941$91.855.96%
1942$96.114.64%
1943$98.192.17%
1944$98.820.65%
1945$99.460.64%
1946$102.543.10%
1947$111.789.01%
1948$127.7214.26%
1949$132.163.48%
1950$135.692.67%
1951$150.0010.55%
1952$153.892.60%
1953$152.36-1.00%
1954$153.350.65%
1955$153.620.18%
1956$155.711.36%
1957$160.873.32%
1958$164.672.36%
1959$166.671.21%
1960$168.931.36%
1961$170.651.02%
1962$172.461.06%
1963$175.271.63%
1964$178.621.91%
1965$182.792.33%
1966$189.763.82%
1967$196.563.58%
1968$204.534.06%
1969$213.864.56%
1970$221.013.35%
1971$226.992.70%
1972$238.324.99%
1973$256.167.49%
1974$284.3311.00%
1975$314.6710.67%
1976$338.417.54%
1977$365.407.98%
1978$398.198.97%
1979$434.609.14%
1980$478.6210.13%
1981$538.3212.47%
1982$596.2910.77%
1983$631.255.86%
1984$658.424.30%
1985$684.513.96%
1986$713.224.19%
1987$744.294.36%
1988$774.284.03%
1989$812.864.98%
1990$851.724.78%
1991$899.645.63%
1992$913.041.49%
1993$930.071.87%
1994$931.610.17%
1995$951.632.15%
1996$966.581.57%
1997$982.251.62%
1998$992.031.00%
1999$1,009.241.73%
2000$1,036.682.72%
2001$1,062.862.53%
2002$1,086.872.26%
2003$1,116.852.76%
2004$1,137.591.86%
2005$1,162.772.21%
2006$1,186.052.00%
2007$1,211.412.14%
2008$1,240.132.37%
2009$1,243.840.30%
2010$1,265.941.78%
2011$1,302.812.91%
2012$1,322.551.52%
2013$1,334.960.94%
2014$1,360.421.91%
2015$1,375.721.13%
2016$1,395.381.43%
2017$1,417.661.60%
2018$1,449.822.27%
2019$1,478.081.95%
2020$1,488.680.72%
2021$1,539.223.40%
2022$1,643.936.80%
2023$1,706.523.81%
2024$1,726.091.15%*
* 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 1922 amounts in 2015 dollars, based on the 1,275.72% change in prices:

Conversion: 1922 dollars in 2015
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 1922$13.76 dollars in 2015
$5 dollars in 1922$68.79 dollars in 2015
$10 dollars in 1922$137.57 dollars in 2015
$50 dollars in 1922$687.86 dollars in 2015
$100 dollars in 1922$1,375.72 dollars in 2015
$500 dollars in 1922$6,878.62 dollars in 2015
$1,000 dollars in 1922$13,757.25 dollars in 2015
$5,000 dollars in 1922$68,786.23 dollars in 2015
$10,000 dollars in 1922$137,572.46 dollars in 2015
$50,000 dollars in 1922$687,862.32 dollars in 2015
$100,000 dollars in 1922$1,375,724.64 dollars in 2015
$500,000 dollars in 1922$6,878,623.19 dollars in 2015
$1,000,000 dollars in 1922$13,757,246.38 dollars in 2015

How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 1922 to 2015

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1922 and 2015:

CPI in 2015 CPI in 1922
×
1922 CAD value
=
2015 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 9.2 in the year 1922 and 126.5666667 in 2015:

126.56666679.2
×
$100
=
$1,375.72

$100 in 1922 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1,375.72 in 2015.

To get the total inflation rate for the 93 years between 1922 and 2015, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2015 - CPI in 1922CPI in 1922
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (93 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

126.5666667 - 9.29.2
×
100
=
1,276%

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: “1922 dollars in 2015 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1922-CAD-in-2015.

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 1922 to 2015
Cumulative price change1,275.72%
Average inflation rate2.86%
Converted amount
$100 base
$1,375.72
Price difference
$100 base
$1,275.72
CPI in 19229.200
CPI in 2015126.567
Inflation in 1922-7.85%
Inflation in 20151.13%
$100 in 1922$1,375.72 in 2015