| Data Item | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| Average cost of hard drive storage per gigabyte | 437,500.00 | 371,000.00 | 304,500.00 | 238,000.00 | 171,500.00 | 105,000.00 | 86,240.00 | 67,480.00 | 48,720.00 | 29,960.00 | 11,200.00 | 9,184.00 | 7,168.00 | 5,152.00 | 3,136.00 | 1,120.00 | 898.20 | 676.40 | 454.60 | 232.80 | 11.00 | 9.05 | 7.10 | 5.14 | 3.19 | 1.24 | 1.01 | 0.78 | 0.55 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Average cost of hard drive storage per gigabyte in U.S. dollars.
Source: Statistic Brain