Value of a dollar · 2008
Value of a Dollar in 2008
$1 in 2008 had the same buying power as $1.50 in 2025. Prices rose 50% over those 17 years, an average of 2.40% a year.
- $100 from 2008 $150 in 2025 dollars
- Prices since +50% 1.50× the 2008 level
- Average inflation 2.40% a year, 2008–2025
- $100 in 2025 $66.87 in 2008 dollars
2008 dollars in 2025 money
| In 2008 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.50 |
| $10 | $14.95 |
| $100 | $150 |
| $1,000 | $1,495 |
| $10,000 | $14,953 |
For a specific amount or a different pair of years, use the inflation calculator.
How $100 from 2008 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 2008:
Prices have not yet doubled since 2008. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
The federal minimum wage in 2008
The federal minimum wage was $6.20 an hour in 2008. In 2025 dollars that is about $9.27, compared with the actual $7.25 in 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the federal floor bought about 22% less in 2025 than it did in 2008. See today’s rates on minimum wage by state.
Borrowing in 2008
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 6.03% in 2008, against 7.4% this week. See mortgage rates in 2008.
For the inflation rate that year and the story behind it, see inflation in 2008.
Value of a dollar in 2008 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 2008 worth today?
$1 in 2008 buys about as much as $1.50 did in 2025, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 2008 equals about $150.
How much have prices gone up since 2008?
Consumer prices rose about 50% from 2008 to 2025, so things cost about 1.50 times as much. That works out to an average of 2.40% a year.
What would $100 in 2025 have been worth in 2008?
$100 in 2025 had the buying power of about $66.87 in 2008.
Based on annual average Consumer Price Index levels. 2025 is the latest full year in the data, so “today” on this page means 2025 dollars.
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