Value of a dollar · 2012
Value of a Dollar in 2012
$1 in 2012 had the same buying power as $1.40 in 2025. Prices rose 40% over those 13 years, an average of 2.64% a year.
- $100 from 2012 $140 in 2025 dollars
- Prices since +40% 1.40× the 2012 level
- Average inflation 2.64% a year, 2012–2025
- $100 in 2025 $71.31 in 2012 dollars
2012 dollars in 2025 money
| In 2012 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.40 |
| $10 | $14.02 |
| $100 | $140 |
| $1,000 | $1,402 |
| $10,000 | $14,023 |
For a specific amount or a different pair of years, use the inflation calculator.
How $100 from 2012 kept pace
The amount needed in each later year to buy what $100 bought in 2012:
Prices have not yet doubled since 2012. The steepest single year along the way was 2022, when inflation reached 8.00%. Read what happened in 2022.
The federal minimum wage in 2012
The federal minimum wage was $7.25 an hour in 2012. In 2025 dollars that is about $10.17, compared with the actual $7.25 in 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the federal floor bought about 29% less in 2025 than it did in 2012. See today’s rates on minimum wage by state.
Borrowing in 2012
A 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 3.66% in 2012, against 7.4% this week. See mortgage rates in 2012.
Value of a dollar in 2012 — FAQ
How much is $1 from 2012 worth today?
$1 in 2012 buys about as much as $1.40 did in 2025, the latest full year of Consumer Price Index data. $100 from 2012 equals about $140.
How much have prices gone up since 2012?
Consumer prices rose about 40% from 2012 to 2025, so things cost about 1.40 times as much. That works out to an average of 2.64% a year.
What would $100 in 2025 have been worth in 2012?
$100 in 2025 had the buying power of about $71.31 in 2012.
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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