A relative left £2000 in 1890. How much is that worth now?

Question

A relative left £2000 in 1890. How much is that worth now?

Answer 1

Depends on where it is and what's been done with it.  If it's been invested, it could amount to a very large amount of money.  If it's sitting in a box under a bed, it still may be worth about £2000!

Answer 2

£2000 0s 0d from 1890 was worth in 2006 :

£151,274.42  using the retail price index  

£194,515.76  using the GDP deflator  

£915,525.49  using the average earnings  

£1,115,973.21  using the per capita GDP  

£1,802,139.69  using the share of GDP

Answer 3

im your best friend if its worth 1 million +

Answer 4

http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/

says you have a choice:

£151,274.42  using the retail price index  

£194,515.76  using the GDP deflator  

£915,525.49  using the average earnings  

£1,115,973.21  using the per capita GDP  

£1,802,139.69  using the share of GDP