Computing 'Real Value' Over Time With a Conversion Between U.K. Pounds and U.S. Dollars, 1791 to Present

When using the CPI/RPI, the (average) value in 2018 of £10000 from 1791 is $1564255.27. The range of values is from $1025327.14 to $2101922.06. This answer is better if the subject is a consumer good or something else of interest to an individual.

When using the GDP deflator, the (average) value in 2018 of £10000 from 1791 is $1346572.22. The range of values is from $876433.85 to $2415639.91. This answer is better if the subject is a capital investment or government expenditure


Value in 2018 of £10000 from 1791
Converted inConverted usingAverage dollar price
per pound that year
CPI / RPIGDP Deflator
1791$1256914.53$1169780.694.555
1792$1195003.02$1198305.854.466
1793$1210550.05$1155255.894.509
1794$1173099.59$1096686.114.748
1795$1087168.03$1012959.824.526
1796$1027736.62$930786.264.286
1797$1049415.95$1012017.764.437
1798$1056184.42$1089112.834.388
1799$1065602.87$1097359.824.132
1800$1397918.11$1284127.854.548
1801$1408629.07$1273228.334.381
1802$1460171.31$1321797.444.485
1803$1370279.94$1271379.474.541
1804$1365641.53$1279060.624.552
1805$1424523.21$1264159.064.348
1806$1394373.96$1247799.994.433
1807$1499311.36$1307254.354.425
1808$1472039.41$1280050.184.626
1809$1597195.63$1355216.154.574
1810$1535152.05$1357934.084.299
1811$1248049.11$1125279.073.817
1812$1272059.25$1140203.533.616
1813$1122030.29$1035734.953.750
1814$1076914.24$1073463.334.240
1815$1341133.05$1363139.434.904
1816$1513362.37$1536797.395.224
1817$1472587.51$1500708.564.602
1818$1509649.05$1650743.704.500
1819$1457104.72$1631703.024.513
1820$1504036.51$1625330.944.522
1821$1558388.39$1669399.474.821
1822$1452352.49$1525428.874.978
1823$1576282.10$1632572.634.800
1824$1786535.72$1801294.734.867
1825$1853155.56$1845297.114.830
1826$1844177.48$1714461.254.920
1827$1780761.52$1628255.954.936
1828$1890944.45$1666125.864.928
1829$1849987.95$1579511.594.862
1830$1796784.91$1537008.614.762
1831$1928986.69$1562135.944.860
1832$1902655.57$1553176.484.858
1833$1871527.44$1486623.494.787
1834$1755943.16$1423961.854.638
1835$1741789.05$1426281.464.850
1836$1713361.56$1396114.234.817
1837$1828241.88$1389148.965.099
1838$1817018.57$1348097.694.886
1839$1896790.52$1386360.444.985
1840$1995795.07$1409287.705.000
1841$1958681.42$1354191.944.989
1842$1948141.80$1310375.974.797
1843$2054379.91$1366783.174.788
1844$2024363.84$1366451.844.860
1845$2028710.32$1349240.164.871
1846$2027021.15$1283603.284.816
1847$1985011.30$1253542.304.793
1848$1914568.07$1204294.144.869
1849$1891511.25$1196547.364.814
1850$1816993.93$1113651.814.870
1851$1828884.44$1134920.704.913
1852$1819180.93$1122305.354.902
1853$1947721.55$1225840.654.888
1854$1930256.05$1184819.814.883
1855$1884369.24$1166931.924.886
1856$1930091.76$1197669.724.909
1857$1829574.70$1147553.384.889
1858$1826946.04$1155319.434.858
1859$1832671.39$1183794.954.899
1860$1934423.66$1193954.284.849
1861$1809309.20$1157322.414.774
1862$1845023.39$1217636.225.558
1863$1835023.08$1310726.227.075
1864$2011626.14$1573569.579.974
1865$1538821.36$1169332.847.692
1866$1456796.33$1107698.026.877
1867$1605793.63$1179542.356.751
1868$1663259.81$1242022.286.828
1869$1604586.34$1257750.246.483
1870$1394350.80$1119481.355.588
1871$1495811.71$1180967.845.460
1872$1555613.11$1242718.785.445
1873$1629931.77$1346321.865.547
1874$1597074.38$1312425.825.420
1875$1684339.45$1359556.355.590
1876$1675795.45$1319493.815.423
1877$1604793.70$1250076.015.077
1878$1573572.55$1235075.834.890
1879$1491039.94$1197056.324.854
1880$1483331.91$1168575.164.845
1881$1459221.94$1153936.444.830
1882$1473618.01$1180428.174.870
1883$1497487.34$1169219.694.849
1884$1478853.86$1188497.994.854
1885$1456849.51$1197541.254.856
1886$1477776.77$1233683.864.861
1887$1429288.51$1223660.774.852
1888$1432104.06$1231293.794.870
1889$1491538.56$1299192.054.869
1890$1512462.27$1323489.644.861
1891$1524146.53$1278710.414.861
1892$1534419.40$1269205.164.873
1893$1518926.48$1266080.964.864
1894$1551053.90$1334467.264.877
1895$1570112.05$1334397.324.888
1896$1561832.18$1300857.594.871
1897$1610011.90$1315605.744.863
1898$1634868.08$1315351.294.848
1899$1623166.53$1339390.904.864
1900$1668315.09$1349046.374.865
1901$1645210.78$1299256.584.873
1902$1625143.50$1249326.794.872
1903$1603474.24$1191039.124.863
1904$1581206.94$1147627.074.868
1905$1604129.51$1138620.974.865
1906$1562042.31$1122319.914.851
1907$1522451.36$1069327.864.858
1908$1577997.80$1060894.414.866
1909$1600793.78$1077345.104.873
1910$1562519.38$1060294.574.864
1911$1565604.23$1077122.014.862
1912$1579118.77$1060274.314.866
1913$1556734.44$1053352.364.869
1914$1601145.11$1044989.394.930
1915$1840749.99$1108726.934.757
1916$1995283.60$1131852.364.766
1917$2002814.00$1138838.144.764
1918$1961663.82$1140557.524.765
1919$1681397.65$1206168.684.426
1920$1374744.12$1028669.673.664
1921$1463841.00$1157731.233.849
1922$1460735.41$1214813.714.429
1923$1419240.40$1133194.014.575
1924$1367820.87$1081483.634.417
1925$1458725.77$1161660.364.829
1926$1428175.68$1156047.344.858
1927$1415994.83$1163297.364.861
1928$1423925.09$1148588.284.866
1929$1408606.85$1128151.424.857
1930$1390808.59$1167053.694.862
1931$1323583.15$1184770.094.535
1932$1116683.82$1013456.513.506
1933$1390826.36$1242075.154.237
1934$1600970.40$1389619.835.039
1935$1553359.81$1343316.554.902
1936$1594239.43$1354572.834.971
1937$1611477.71$1343288.144.944
1938$1641247.04$1379786.694.889
1939$1555406.12$1307862.824.435
1940$1509872.08$1229932.453.830
1941$1669364.68$1344759.854.032
1942$1604164.76$1336884.254.035
1943$1566379.89$1330218.574.035
1944$1572083.19$1363748.854.035
1945$1566883.60$1351775.864.030
1946$1502812.99$1237145.804.033
1947$1392167.08$1211609.834.029
1948$1390403.78$1220757.594.031
1949$1321519.83$1148731.283.687
1950$1025327.14$876433.852.801
1951$1036318.68$887459.382.800
1952$1104213.75$929029.562.793
1953$1137495.99$940106.872.813
1954$1152783.44$937332.352.809
1955$1199755.18$962948.052.791
1956$1244797.31$996316.002.796
1957$1242917.85$1000877.032.793
1958$1256098.25$1020184.062.810
1959$1250534.65$1016060.902.809
1960$1243407.05$1011386.952.808
1961$1270663.53$1037977.962.802
1962$1313725.71$1064436.462.808
1963$1318920.28$1065249.482.800
1964$1341014.02$1083978.222.792
1965$1381944.84$1129428.182.796
1966$1395088.46$1154736.092.793
1967$1370058.04$1137419.192.750
1968$1198028.54$990462.672.394
1969$1195986.03$1005441.272.390
1970$1204513.38$1049696.182.396
1971$1289128.06$1104023.172.444
1972$1368033.74$1164905.652.501
1973$1377084.78$1177514.212.451
1974$1374731.28$1198410.742.340
1975$1485956.40$1312463.082.222
1976$1330217.05$1167489.501.805
1977$1399584.91$1210675.111.745
1978$1548202.91$1392232.551.918
1979$1745610.98$1630864.532.122
1980$1988725.58$1971867.612.326
1981$1753937.71$1766713.832.024
1982$1550220.12$1556175.131.748
1983$1362391.60$1374815.471.516
1984$1209184.27$1235238.661.337
1985$1201584.91$1228298.661.297
1986$1380621.15$1431176.291.468
1987$1550137.08$1650394.511.640
1988$1695755.98$1841425.271.781
1989$1603630.31$1764724.571.638
1990$1813812.81$2008983.681.784
1991$1825167.13$2060901.701.767
1992$1837068.47$2084562.201.766
1993$1541196.50$1786678.921.502
1994$1569723.04$1816412.441.532
1995$1627815.69$1886493.731.579
1996$1600835.77$1919895.471.561
1997$1693640.37$1983342.261.638
1998$1744840.39$2015061.131.657
1999$1691601.49$1966938.571.617
2000$1579335.22$1826154.841.516
2001$1484552.81$1726402.781.440
2002$1550538.48$1814436.791.502
2003$1697287.67$1984203.661.635
2004$1908751.45$2224345.741.833
2005$1885542.36$2206957.221.820
2006$1908616.11$2232199.001.843
2007$2101922.06$2415639.912.002
2008$1949591.78$2269326.971.855
2009$1643790.36$1940258.061.566
2010$1669239.11$1918852.971.545
2011$1767601.51$1993404.211.604
2012$1765989.37$1962504.431.586
2013$1769435.69$1944458.051.564
2014$1878357.78$2039890.991.649
2015$1756637.31$1888543.281.529
2016$1559322.23$1683383.151.350
2017$1507284.02$1604098.111.287
2018$1576062.58$1653708.981.334
Average$1564255.27$1346572.22 

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Lawrence H. Officer and Samuel H. Williamson, "Computing 'Real Value' Over Time With a Conversion Between U.K. Pounds and U.S. Dollars, 1791 to Present", MeasuringWorth, URL http://www.measuringworth.com/exchange/

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