$100 in 2011 is worth $148.69 in 2026
$100 in 2011 has the same buying power as $148.69 in 2026. Prices rose 48.7% — about 2.68% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 2011 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.
Cumulative inflation
48.7%
2011 → 2026
Average per year
2.68%
over 15 years
$100 today in 2011
$67.25
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 2011 is worth, year by year
| Year | $100 from 2011 equals |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $100.00 |
| 2016 | $106.71 |
| 2021 | $120.50 |
| 2026 | $148.69 |
2011 dollars in 2026 dollars
| In 2011 | In 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.49 |
| $5.00 | $7.43 |
| $10.00 | $14.87 |
| $20.00 | $29.74 |
| $50.00 | $74.34 |
| $100.00 | $148.69 |
| $500.00 | $743.44 |
| $1,000.00 | $1,486.88 |
| $5,000.00 | $7,434.42 |
| $10,000.00 | $14,868.83 |
| $50,000.00 | $74,344.15 |
| $100,000.00 | $148,688.31 |
How this is calculated
Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 2011). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 2011 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 1.487, so every 2011 dollar needs about $1.49 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 2011 worth today?
- About $148.69 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 2011 to 2026?
- Cumulative inflation was 48.7%, an average of 2.68% per year over 15 years.
- What would $100 today have bought in 2011?
- Today’s $100 buys what about $67.25 bought in 2011.
- What was the highest one-year inflation since 2011?
- 2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.
$100 in other years
- $100 in 1950 → $1,387.55
- $100 in 1960 → $1,129.73
- $100 in 1970 → $861.86
- $100 in 1980 → $405.83
- $100 in 1990 → $255.85
- $100 in 2000 → $194.19
- $100 in 2001 → $188.82
- $100 in 2006 → $165.87
- $100 in 2009 → $155.90
- $100 in 2010 → $153.32
- $100 in 2012 → $145.64
- $100 in 2013 → $143.52
- $100 in 2015 → $141.10
- $100 in 2016 → $139.33
- $100 in 2020 → $129.21
- $100 in 2021 → $123.39