How much is $100 from 2001 worth today?

About $188.82 in 2026 dollars, based on the annual-average U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). 2026 is an estimate until the full-year CPI is published.

What was the inflation rate from 2001 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 88.8%, an average of 2.58% per year over 25 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 2001?

Today’s $100 buys what about $52.96 bought in 2001.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 2001?

2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in 2001 is worth $188.82 in 2026

$100 in 2001 has the same buying power as $188.82 in 2026. Prices rose 88.8% — about 2.58% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 2001 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

88.8%

2001 → 2026

Average per year

2.58%

over 25 years

$100 today in 2001

$52.96

same buying power

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2026 uses the Minneapolis Fed’s estimate of the annual-average CPI until the full year is published.

What $100 from 2001 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 2001 equals
2001	$100.00
2006	$113.83
2011	$126.99
2016	$135.52
2021	$153.02
2026	$188.82

2001 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 2001	In 2026
$1.00	$1.89
$5.00	$9.44
$10.00	$18.88
$20.00	$37.76
$50.00	$94.41
$100.00	$188.82
$500.00	$944.10
$1,000.00	$1,888.20
$5,000.00	$9,440.99
$10,000.00	$18,881.99
$50,000.00	$94,409.94
$100,000.00	$188,819.88

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 2001). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 2001 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 1.888, so every 2001 dollar needs about $1.89 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 8.0% in 2022.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 2001 worth today?: About $188.82 in 2026 dollars, based on the annual-average U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). 2026 is an estimate until the full-year CPI is published.
What was the inflation rate from 2001 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 88.8%, an average of 2.58% per year over 25 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 2001?: Today’s $100 buys what about $52.96 bought in 2001.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 2001?: 2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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