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Value of 1973 British Pounds today

£100 in 1973
£1,243.61 in 2024

The inflation rate in the United Kingdom between 1973 and today has been 1,143.61%, which translates into a total increase of £1,143.61. This means that 100 pounds in 1973 are equivalent to 1,243.61 pounds in 2024. In other words, the purchasing power of £100 in 1973 equals £1,243.61 today. The average annual inflation rate between these periods has been 5.07%.

Inflation timeline in the United Kingdom (1973 - 2024)

The following chart depicts the equivalence of £100 due to compound inflation and CPI changes. All values are equivalent in terms of purchasing power, which means that for each year the same goods or services could be bought with the indicated amount of money.

All calculations are performed in the local currency (GBP) and using 6 decimal digits. Results show only up to 2 decimal digits to favour readability. Inflation data is provided by governments and international institutions on a monthly basis. Today's values were extrapolated from the latest 12-month rolling average official data.

The following table contains relevant indicators:

Indicator Value
Cumulative inflation 1973-2023 1,094.71%
Cumulative inflation 1973-today 1,143.61%
Avg. Annual inflation 1973-2023 5.09%
CPI 1973 10.76
CPI 2023 128.6
CPI 2024-08 (latest official data) 133.4
CPI today 133.86

How to calculate today's value of money after inflation?

There are several ways to calculate the time value of money. Depending on the data available, results can be obtained by using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) formula or the compound interest formula.

Using the CPI formula

When we have both the start and end years, we can use the following formula:

Valuet =Value0 ×
CPIt/CPI0

To obtain the values equivalent in buying power between 1973 and 2023, use the corresponding CPI values:

Value2023
=Value1973 ×
CPI2023/CPI1973
=£ 100 ×
128.6/10.76
£1,194.71

To obtain the equivalent value today (present value), plug in the CPI for today, which is estimated as 133.86:

Valuetoday
=Value1973 ×
CPItoday/CPI1973
=£ 100 ×
133.86/10.76
£1,243.61

Alternative: Using the compound interest formula

Given that money changes with time as a result of an inflation rate that acts as compound interest, we can use the following formula: FV = PV × (1 + i)n, where:

  • FV: Future Value
  • PV: Present Value
  • i: Interest rate (inflation)
  • n: Number of times the interest is compounded (i.e. # of years)

In this case, the future value represents the final amount obtained after applying the inflation rate to our initial value. In other words, it indicates how much are £100 worth today. There are 50 years between 1973 and 2023 and the average inflation rate was 5.0861%. Therefore, we can resolve the formula like this:

Value2023
=PV × (1 + i)n
=£100 × (1 + 0.050861)50
£1,194.71

UK inflation - Conversion table

Initial Value Equivalent value
£1 pound in 1973 £11.95 pounds in 2023
£5 pounds in 1973 £59.74 pounds in 2023
£10 pounds in 1973 £119.47 pounds in 2023
£50 pounds in 1973 £597.35 pounds in 2023
£100 pounds in 1973 £1,194.71 pounds in 2023
£500 pounds in 1973 £5,973.53 pounds in 2023
£1,000 pounds in 1973 £11,947.05 pounds in 2023
£5,000 pounds in 1973 £59,735.27 pounds in 2023
£10,000 pounds in 1973 £119,470.54 pounds in 2023
£50,000 pounds in 1973 £597,352.7 pounds in 2023
£100,000 pounds in 1973 £1,194,705.39 pounds in 2023
£500,000 pounds in 1973 £5,973,526.96 pounds in 2023
£1,000,000 pounds in 1973 £11,947,053.93 pounds in 2023
Cumulative inflation From 1973 1,143.61%
Avg. annual inflation From 1973 5.07%
CPI 1973 10.76
CPI today 133.86

Value of Pound over time (by year)

Period Value
1973 100
1974 116.04
1975 144.14
1976 168
1977 194.62
1978 210.7
1979 238.97
1980 281.91
1981 315.39
1982 342.51
1983 358.3
1984 376.07
1985 398.9
1986 412.58
1987 429.69
1988 447.78
1989 473.79
1990 511.88
1991 549.97
1992 575.06
1993 589.92
1994 602.93
1995 618.72
1996 636.37
1997 650.31
1998 662.38
1999 674.46
2000 681.89
2001 693.04
2002 703.26
2003 712.55
2004 722.77
2005 737.63
2006 756.21
2007 773.86
2008 800.81
2009 816.6
2010 837.04
2011 869.55
2012 891.85
2013 912.29
2014 925.29
2015 929.01
2016 938.3
2017 962.45
2018 984.75
2019 1,001.47
2020 1,011.69
2021 1,036.77
2022 1,119.46
2023 1,194.71
2024-08 1,239.3
Today 1,243.61

All available years

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