What if you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2014? (Inflation-Adjusted)
BTC-USD · Crypto · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionBitcoin turned $1,000 into $175,008 between 2014 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 39% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2014 dollars is $125,905, which works out to a +48.6% annualized real growth rate over 12 years.
Nominal final value
$175,008
+17,401% total return
Real value (2014 dollars)
$125,905
+12,490% real total return
Real annualized return
+48.6%
vs. +52.4% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Bitcoin since 2014, values in constant 2014 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2014 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2015 | $562 | $562 |
| 2016 | $953 | $939 |
| 2017 | $2,508 | $2,418 |
| 2018 | $26,415 | $24,705 |
| 2019 | $8,936 | $8,165 |
| 2020 | $24,165 | $21,731 |
| 2021 | $85,579 | $73,266 |
| 2022 | $99,454 | $77,989 |
| 2023 | $59,800 | $45,173 |
| 2024 | $110,049 | $80,755 |
| 2025 | $264,651 | $190,396 |
| 2026 | $203,185 | $146,176 |
Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2014 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.