The cost of a gallon of gas the year you were born

Every year, gas prices continue to rise and therefore make owning a car that much more expensive. Those who were set back an average of $2.51 per gallon last year long for the $0.17 Americans paid 70 years ago.

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), FindTheData found the average price of gas in every year since 1945.

The data is a combination of observed price averages and estimates based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).*



*Prices from 1935-1977 are estimated based on the gasoline bucket of the CPI. After 1978, FindTheData used the yearly averages reported by the BLS.

1945

 



Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1946

 



Gasoline Price: $0.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1947

 



Gasoline Price: $0.19
Change from the previous year: $0.02

1948

 



Gasoline Price: $0.22
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1949

 



Gasoline Price: $0.23
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1950

 



Gasoline Price: $0.22
Change from the previous year: $-0.01

1951

 



Gasoline Price: $0.23
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1952

 



Gasoline Price: $0.24
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1953

 



Gasoline Price: $0.25
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1954

 



Gasoline Price: $0.26
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1955

 



Gasoline Price: $0.26
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1956

 



Gasoline Price: $0.27
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1957

 



Gasoline Price: $0.28
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1958

 



Gasoline Price: $0.28
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1959

 



Gasoline Price: $0.28
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1960

 



Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1961

 



Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1962

 



Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1963

 



Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1964

 



Gasoline Price: $0.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1965

 



Gasoline Price: $0.30
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1966

 



Gasoline Price: $0.30
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1967

 



Gasoline Price: $0.31
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1968

 



Gasoline Price: $0.32
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1969

 



Gasoline Price: $0.33
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1970

 



Gasoline Price: $0.33
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1971

 



Gasoline Price: $0.33
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1972

 



Gasoline Price: $0.34
Change from the previous year: $0.01

1973

 



Gasoline Price: $0.37
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1974

 



Gasoline Price: $0.50
Change from the previous year: $0.13

1975

 



Gasoline Price: $0.53
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1976

 



Gasoline Price: $0.56
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1977

 



Gasoline Price: $0.59
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1978

 



Gasoline Price: $0.65
Change from the previous year: $0.06

1979

 



Gasoline Price: $0.88
Change from the previous year: $0.23

1980

 



Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $0.34

1981

 



Gasoline Price: $1.35
Change from the previous year: $0.13

1982

 



Gasoline Price: $1.28
Change from the previous year: $-0.07

1983

 



Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $-0.06

1984

 



Gasoline Price: $1.20
Change from the previous year: $-0.02

1985

 



Gasoline Price: $1.19
Change from the previous year: $-0.01

1986

 



Gasoline Price: $0.93
Change from the previous year: $-0.26

1987

 



Gasoline Price: $0.96
Change from the previous year: $0.03

1988

 



Gasoline Price: $0.96
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1989

 



Gasoline Price: $1.06
Change from the previous year: $0.10

1990

 



Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $0.16

1991

 



Gasoline Price: $1.20
Change from the previous year: $-0.02

1992

 



Gasoline Price: $1.19
Change from the previous year: $-0.01

1993

 



Gasoline Price: $1.17
Change from the previous year: $-0.02

1994

 



Gasoline Price: $1.17
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1995

 



Gasoline Price: $1.21
Change from the previous year: $0.04

1996

 



Gasoline Price: $1.29
Change from the previous year: $0.08

1997

 



Gasoline Price: $1.29
Change from the previous year: $0.00

1998

 



Gasoline Price: $1.12
Change from the previous year: $-0.17

1999

 



Gasoline Price: $1.22
Change from the previous year: $0.10

2000

 



Gasoline Price: $1.56
Change from the previous year: $0.34

2001

 



Gasoline Price: $1.53
Change from the previous year: $-0.03

2002

 



Gasoline Price: $1.44
Change from the previous year: $-0.09

2003

 



Gasoline Price: $1.64
Change from the previous year: $0.20

2004

 



Gasoline Price: $1.92
Change from the previous year: $0.28

2005

 



Gasoline Price: $2.34
Change from the previous year: $0.42

2006

 



Gasoline Price: $2.63
Change from the previous year: $0.29

2007

 



Gasoline Price: $2.85
Change from the previous year: $0.22

2008

 



Gasoline Price: $3.32
Change from the previous year: $0.47

2009

 



Gasoline Price: $2.40
Change from the previous year: $-0.92

2010

 



Gasoline Price: $2.84
Change from the previous year: $0.44

2011

 



Gasoline Price: $3.58
Change from the previous year: $0.74

2012

 



Gasoline Price: $3.70
Change from the previous year: $0.12

2013

 



Gasoline Price: $3.58
Change from the previous year: $-0.12

2014

 



Gasoline Price: $3.43
Change from the previous year: $-0.15

2015

 



Gasoline Price: $2.51
Change from the previous year: $-0.92