$100 in 2015 is worth $136 in 2025,
because prices increased 35.8% over that period, an average of
3.11% a year.
$100 in 2015 has
the same buying power as
$136
in 2025
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
35.8%
Average inflation rate
3.11% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$136
Price difference ($100 base)
$35.83
CPI in 2015
237.017
CPI in 2025
321.943
Inflation in 2015
0.12%
Inflation in 2025
2.63%
$100 in 2015 → 2025
$136
$100 in 2025 → 2015
$73.62
What happened to prices between 2015 and 2025
Between 2015 and 2025, the Consumer Price Index went from 237.017 to 321.943.
Cumulatively, prices increased 35.8%, which works out to an average of
3.11% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2015 bought what
$0.74 buys in 2025: the 2015 dollar
lost 26.4% of its purchasing power over
these 10 years.
2015 was almost a year with no inflation at all. Consumer prices rose 0.1%,
the smallest increase since the 2009 decline, because energy prices kept
falling. Gasoline averaged $2.45 a gallon, down from $3.37 in 2014, and a
strong dollar made imported goods cheaper. The picture was different outside
food and energy: core prices rose about 1.8% as rents and medical costs
climbed.
Incomes finally showed real progress. Median household income reached $56,516,
a large jump from $53,657, and the median new home sold for about $296,400. The
federal minimum wage stayed at $7.25, and a first-class stamp stayed at 49
cents.
The Federal Reserve chose December to end its zero-rate policy, raising the
target range to 0.25–0.50% for the first time since 2006. It moved even
though headline inflation was far under 2%, arguing that the drag from
energy was temporary. Earlier, a currency shift in China in August had shaken
global markets and pushed oil below $40 a barrel. Prices in 2015 ended
the year barely above their 2014 level.
Every 2015 amount converts to 2025 at the same ratio, 1.36: $1,000 becomes
$1,358, and $10,000 becomes $13,583.
Amount in 2015
Value in 2025
$1.00
$1.36
$5.00
$6.79
$10.00
$13.58
$20.00
$27.17
$50.00
$67.92
$100
$136
$500
$679
$1,000
$1,358
$5,000
$6,792
$10,000
$13,583
$100,000
$135,831
$1,000,000
$1,358,312
Inflation by spending category, 2015–2025
Between 2015 and 2025, housing rose the most, up 45.6%, while apparel rose the least, up 4.3%, against 35.8% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2015
spending costs in 2025, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2015 →
All items (CPI-U)
3.11%
$136
Housing
3.83%
$146
Energy
3.25%
$138
Food
3.22%
$137
Transportation
3.18%
$137
Core (all items less food & energy)
3.08%
$135
Medical care
2.65%
$130
Recreation
1.98%
$122
Education & communication
0.60%
$106
Apparel
0.42%
$104
Decade by decade: 2015 to 2025
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.46% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.77% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2015–2025 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2015, at end
2015–2020
1.77%
9.2%
$109
2020–2025
4.46%
24.4%
$136
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2015
$100 from 2015 had already become $109 by
2020, on its way to $136 in 2025; 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 the smallest rise was 1.2% in 2020.
In 2025, prices rose 2.6% and $100 from 2015 had the buying
power of $136; the year's average CPI of 321.943 is the level
behind every 2025 figure on this page.
2025 was a year of trade policy and data disruptions rather than an
inflation surge. Consumer prices rose 2.6% on average, a step down from
2024’s 2.9% and well below the 8.0% of 2022. Tariffs announced in April
pushed up prices for some imported goods, including furniture, apparel, and
auto parts, but the effect on the overall index was smaller than many
forecasters feared at the start of the year, in part because retailers
absorbed some of the cost and demand for services stayed steady.
The Federal Reserve held its policy rate steady through the first half of the
year, then began cutting again in September, lowering it in three quarter-point
steps to 3.50–3.75% by December.
The federal government shutdown that began October 1 lasted 43 days, and the
Bureau of Labor Statistics did not publish a CPI for October 2025 because the
survey data could not be collected. The federal minimum wage stayed at $7.25,
and a first-class stamp rose to 78 cents in July.
MLA: “Inflation from 2015 to 2025: $100 is worth $136 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2015-to-2025/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2015 to 2025. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2015-to-2025/