$100 in 2000 is worth $193 in 2026,
because prices increased 92.9% over that period, an average of
2.56% a year.
$100 in 2000 has
the same buying power as
$193
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
92.9%
Average inflation rate
2.56% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$193
Price difference ($100 base)
$92.94
CPI in 2000
172.2
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2000
3.36%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2000 → 2026
$193
$100 in 2026 → 2000
$51.83
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2000 and 2026
Between 2000 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 172.2 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 92.9%, which works out to an average of
2.56% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2000 bought what
$0.52 buys in 2026: the 2000 dollar
lost 48.2% of its purchasing power over
these 26 years.
Inflation ran at 3.4% in 2000, the highest annual rate since 1991, as an economy growing
above 4% and a rise in oil prices pushed the CPI up. The median household earned about
$42,100, gas averaged $1.51 a gallon, and a new home cost roughly $169,000. The Federal
Reserve had raised interest rates six times since mid-1999 and stopped at 6.5% in May. By
then the stock market had already turned: the Nasdaq hit its record of 5,048 on March 10 and
lost about 39% of its value by December. Consumer prices did not reflect the slowdown yet,
which is why the Fed held rates high through the year even as technology companies began to
fail. In October, Congress granted China permanent normal trade relations, a decision that
would help hold down the price of manufactured goods for years. A first-class stamp cost 33
cents and the federal minimum wage was $5.15. The recession of 2001 brought inflation back
down.
Every 2000 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.93: $1,000 becomes
$1,929, and $10,000 becomes $19,294.
Amount in 2000
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.93
$5.00
$9.65
$10.00
$19.29
$20.00
$38.59
$50.00
$96.47
$100
$193
$500
$965
$1,000
$1,929
$5,000
$9,647
$10,000
$19,294
$100,000
$192,940
$1,000,000
$1,929,402
Inflation by spending category, 2000–2026
Between 2000 and 2026, energy rose the most, up 155.1%, while apparel rose the least, up 5.3%, against 92.9% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2000
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2000 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.56%
$193
Energy
3.67%
$255
Medical care
3.21%
$227
Housing
2.91%
$211
Food
2.85%
$208
Transportation
2.43%
$187
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.40%
$185
Education & communication
1.42%
$144
Recreation
1.30%
$140
Apparel
0.20%
$105
Decade by decade: 2000 to 2026
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.25% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.73% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2000–2026 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2000, at end
2000–2010
2.39%
26.6%
$127
2010–2020
1.73%
18.7%
$150
2020–2026
4.25%
28.4%
$193
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2000
$100 from 2000 had already become $135 by
2013, on its way to $193 in 2026; each row shows the CPI, that
year's inflation rate, and the running value.
Within the span, inflation peaked at 8.0% in 2022, and prices fell 0.4% in 2009, the deepest deflation of the period.
In 2026, prices rose 3.2% and $100 from 2000 had the buying
power of $193; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
Cite this page
MLA: “Inflation from 2000 to 2026: $100 is worth $193 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-to-2026/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2000 to 2026. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-to-2026/