What is $1 from 2007 worth today?
$1 in 2007 is worth $1.63 in September 2026, based on the official Consumer Price Index. Prices have risen 63% since 2007, an average of 2.56% a year over 19 years. In other words, prices have doubled about 0.7 times, and a dollar today buys 61.5% of what it bought in 2007.
The same ratio applies to any amount: $20 from 2007 is worth $32.50, $100 is worth $162.50 and $1,000 is worth $1,625 in today's dollars.
Inflation in 2007
The CPI-U averaged 207.342 in 2007, up 2.8% from 201.6 in 2006. From December 2006 to December 2007, prices rose 4.1%. Ranked by annual inflation, 2007 is number 53 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025.
In the 2000s, annual inflation averaged 2.6% a year. The highest rate was 3.8% in 2008 and the lowest -0.4% in 2009.
2007 prices in today's money, and today's prices in 2007 money
If something cost $5 in 2007, the same buying power today is $8.13. Going the other way, $100 in September 2026 would have bought what $61.54 bought in 2007, and a $60,000 salary today has the buying power of a $36,922 salary in 2007.
If your pay in 2007 was, say, $1,000 a month, you would need about $1,625 a month in September 2026 to afford the same basket of goods and services. Remember that this is an average across consumer spending: some prices, such as housing, health care and tuition, have risen faster than the CPI, while others have risen more slowly.
How this 2007 inflation figure is calculated
The calculation divides the latest CPI-U (336.94 for September 2026) by the 2007 annual average (207.342): 336.94 ÷ 207.342 = 1.6250. Multiply any 2007 amount by 1.6250 to convert it to September 2026 dollars. The data is the CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted (BLS series CUUR0000SA0), published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Use the calculator above to pick a specific month in 2007 or a different end date. See also $1 in 2006 and $1 in 2008. All years are on the main US inflation calculator page.