How much is $100 from 2002 worth today?

About $185.88 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 2002 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 85.9%, an average of 2.62% per year over 24 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 2002?

Today’s $100 buys what about $53.80 bought in 2002.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 2002?

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

$100 in 2002 is worth $185.88 in 2026

$100 in 2002 has the same buying power as $185.88 in 2026. Prices rose 85.9% — about 2.62% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 2002 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

85.9%

2002 → 2026

Average per year

2.62%

over 24 years

$100 today in 2002

$53.80

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 2002 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 2002 equals
2002	$100.00
2007	$115.23
2012	$127.63
2017	$136.24
2022	$162.70
2026	$185.88

2002 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 2002	In 2026
$1.00	$1.86
$5.00	$9.29
$10.00	$18.59
$20.00	$37.18
$50.00	$92.94
$100.00	$185.88
$500.00	$929.41
$1,000.00	$1,858.81
$5,000.00	$9,294.05
$10,000.00	$18,588.10
$50,000.00	$92,940.52
$100,000.00	$185,881.05

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 2002). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 2002 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 1.859, so every 2002 dollar needs about $1.86 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 2002 worth today?: About $185.88 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 2002 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 85.9%, an average of 2.62% per year over 24 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 2002?: Today’s $100 buys what about $53.80 bought in 2002.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 2002?: 2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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