How much is $100 from 2006 worth today?

About $165.87 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 2006 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 65.9%, an average of 2.56% per year over 20 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 2006?

Today’s $100 buys what about $60.29 bought in 2006.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 2006?

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

$100 in 2006 is worth $165.87 in 2026

$100 in 2006 has the same buying power as $165.87 in 2026. Prices rose 65.9% — about 2.56% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 2006 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

65.9%

2006 → 2026

Average per year

2.56%

over 20 years

$100 today in 2006

$60.29

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 2006 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 2006 equals
2006	$100.00
2011	$111.56
2016	$119.05
2021	$134.42
2026	$165.87

2006 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 2006	In 2026
$1.00	$1.66
$5.00	$8.29
$10.00	$16.59
$20.00	$33.17
$50.00	$82.94
$100.00	$165.87
$500.00	$829.37
$1,000.00	$1,658.73
$5,000.00	$8,293.65
$10,000.00	$16,587.30
$50,000.00	$82,936.51
$100,000.00	$165,873.02

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 2006). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 2006 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 1.659, so every 2006 dollar needs about $1.66 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 2006 worth today?: About $165.87 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 2006 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 65.9%, an average of 2.56% per year over 20 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 2006?: Today’s $100 buys what about $60.29 bought in 2006.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 2006?: 2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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