$100 in 1932 is worth $1,278.77 in 2000

Value of $100 from 1932 to 2000

$100 in 1932 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,278.77 in 2000, an increase of $1,178.77 over 68 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.82% per year between 1932 and 2000, producing a cumulative price increase of 1,178.77%.

This means that prices in 2000 are 12.79 times as high as average prices since 1932, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1932 was -9.41%. The inflation rate in 2000 was 2.72%. The 2000 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2.15% per year between 2000 and 2024.


Inflation from 1932 to 2000
Cumulative price change1,178.77%
Average inflation rate3.82%
Converted amount
$100 base
$1,278.77
Price difference
$100 base
$1,178.77
CPI in 19327.458
CPI in 200095.375
Inflation in 1932-9.41%
Inflation in 20002.72%
$100 in 1932$1,278.77 in 2000

CAD inflation since 1932
Annual Rate, Statistics Canada CPI
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Buying power of $100 in 1932

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1932 (price index tracking began in 1914).

For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $1,278.77 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $100 is equivalent to $1,278.77 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 1932 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 68 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: 1932-2000
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
1932$100.00-9.41%
1933$95.64-4.36%
1934$96.761.17%
1935$97.210.46%
1936$99.222.07%
1937$102.793.60%
1938$103.350.54%
1939$102.57-0.76%
1940$106.934.25%
1941$113.305.96%
1942$118.554.64%
1943$121.122.17%
1944$121.900.65%
1945$122.680.64%
1946$126.483.10%
1947$137.889.01%
1948$157.5414.26%
1949$163.023.48%
1950$167.372.67%
1951$185.0310.55%
1952$189.832.60%
1953$187.93-1.00%
1954$189.160.65%
1955$189.500.18%
1956$192.071.36%
1957$198.443.32%
1958$203.132.36%
1959$205.591.21%
1960$208.381.36%
1961$210.501.02%
1962$212.741.06%
1963$216.201.63%
1964$220.341.91%
1965$225.472.33%
1966$234.083.82%
1967$242.463.58%
1968$252.294.06%
1969$263.804.56%
1970$272.633.35%
1971$280.002.70%
1972$293.974.99%
1973$315.987.49%
1974$350.7311.00%
1975$388.1610.67%
1976$417.437.54%
1977$450.737.98%
1978$491.178.97%
1979$536.099.14%
1980$590.3910.13%
1981$664.0212.47%
1982$735.5310.77%
1983$778.665.86%
1984$812.184.30%
1985$844.363.96%
1986$879.784.19%
1987$918.104.36%
1988$955.084.03%
1989$1,002.684.98%
1990$1,050.614.78%
1991$1,109.725.63%
1992$1,126.261.49%
1993$1,147.261.87%
1994$1,149.160.17%
1995$1,173.852.15%
1996$1,192.291.57%
1997$1,211.621.62%
1998$1,223.691.00%
1999$1,244.921.73%
2000$1,278.772.72%
2001$1,311.062.53%
2002$1,340.672.26%
2003$1,377.652.76%
2004$1,403.241.86%
2005$1,434.302.21%
2006$1,463.022.00%
2007$1,494.302.14%
2008$1,529.722.37%
2009$1,534.300.30%
2010$1,561.561.78%
2011$1,607.042.91%
2012$1,631.401.52%
2013$1,646.700.94%
2014$1,678.101.91%
2015$1,696.981.13%
2016$1,721.231.43%
2017$1,748.721.60%
2018$1,788.382.27%
2019$1,823.241.95%
2020$1,836.310.72%
2021$1,898.663.40%
2022$2,027.826.80%
2023$2,105.033.81%
2024$2,129.161.15%*
* 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 1932 amounts in 2000 dollars, based on the 1,178.77% change in prices:

Conversion: 1932 dollars in 2000
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 1932$12.79 dollars in 2000
$5 dollars in 1932$63.94 dollars in 2000
$10 dollars in 1932$127.88 dollars in 2000
$50 dollars in 1932$639.39 dollars in 2000
$100 dollars in 1932$1,278.77 dollars in 2000
$500 dollars in 1932$6,393.85 dollars in 2000
$1,000 dollars in 1932$12,787.71 dollars in 2000
$5,000 dollars in 1932$63,938.55 dollars in 2000
$10,000 dollars in 1932$127,877.09 dollars in 2000
$50,000 dollars in 1932$639,385.47 dollars in 2000
$100,000 dollars in 1932$1,278,770.95 dollars in 2000
$500,000 dollars in 1932$6,393,854.75 dollars in 2000
$1,000,000 dollars in 1932$12,787,709.50 dollars in 2000

How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 1932 to 2000

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1932 and 2000:

CPI in 2000 CPI in 1932
×
1932 CAD value
=
2000 CAD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 7.458333333 in the year 1932 and 95.375 in 2000:

95.3757.458333333
×
$100
=
$1,278.77

$100 in 1932 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1,278.77 in 2000.

To get the total inflation rate for the 68 years between 1932 and 2000, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2000 - CPI in 1932CPI in 1932
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (68 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

95.375 - 7.4583333337.458333333
×
100
=
1,179%

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: “1932 dollars in 2000 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 24 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1932-CAD-in-2000.

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 1932 to 2000
Cumulative price change1,178.77%
Average inflation rate3.82%
Converted amount
$100 base
$1,278.77
Price difference
$100 base
$1,178.77
CPI in 19327.458
CPI in 200095.375
Inflation in 1932-9.41%
Inflation in 20002.72%
$100 in 1932$1,278.77 in 2000