$100 in 2016 is worth $134 in 2025,
because prices increased 34.1% over that period, an average of
3.32% a year.
$100 in 2016 has
the same buying power as
$134
in 2025
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
34.1%
Average inflation rate
3.32% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$134
Price difference ($100 base)
$34.14
CPI in 2016
240.007
CPI in 2025
321.943
Inflation in 2016
1.26%
Inflation in 2025
2.63%
$100 in 2016 → 2025
$134
$100 in 2025 → 2016
$74.55
What happened to prices between 2016 and 2025
Between 2016 and 2025, the Consumer Price Index went from 240.007 to 321.943.
Cumulatively, prices increased 34.1%, which works out to an average of
3.32% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2016 bought what
$0.75 buys in 2025: the 2016 dollar
lost 25.5% of its purchasing power over
these 9 years.
2016 opened with the cheapest oil in more than a decade and closed with a
change in political direction. Crude fell to about $26 a barrel in February,
and gasoline averaged $2.14 a gallon for the year, its lowest annual
average since 2004. Headline inflation was 1.3%, a modest rebound from 2015’s
0.1%, though prices excluding food and energy rose faster, driven by rents and
health care.
Median household income rose to $59,039, the second large gain in a row, and
the median new home sold for about $307,800. The federal minimum wage held at
$7.25, and a first-class stamp fell to 47 cents after a January rate cut, a
rare decrease.
Two votes changed the outlook. Britain’s June decision to leave the European
Union unsettled currency markets, and the U.S. election in November raised
expectations of tax cuts, deficits, and faster growth, sending long-term
interest rates higher. OPEC’s November output cut ended the oil slump, and the
Federal Reserve made its second rate increase in December, to 0.50–0.75%.
Every 2016 amount converts to 2025 at the same ratio, 1.34: $1,000 becomes
$1,341, and $10,000 becomes $13,414.
Amount in 2016
Value in 2025
$1.00
$1.34
$5.00
$6.71
$10.00
$13.41
$20.00
$26.83
$50.00
$67.07
$100
$134
$500
$671
$1,000
$1,341
$5,000
$6,707
$10,000
$13,414
$100,000
$134,139
$1,000,000
$1,341,390
Inflation by spending category, 2016–2025
Between 2016 and 2025, energy rose the most, up 47.4%, while apparel rose the least, up 4.2%, against 34.1% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2016
spending costs in 2025, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2016 →
All items (CPI-U)
3.32%
$134
Energy
4.40%
$147
Housing
3.98%
$142
Transportation
3.78%
$140
Food
3.55%
$137
Core (all items less food & energy)
3.17%
$132
Medical care
2.52%
$125
Recreation
2.10%
$121
Education & communication
0.59%
$105
Apparel
0.46%
$104
Decade by decade: 2016 to 2025
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.46% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.90% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2016–2025 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2016, at end
2016–2020
1.90%
7.8%
$108
2020–2025
4.46%
24.4%
$134
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2016
$100 from 2016 had already become $108 by
2020, on its way to $134 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 2016 had the buying
power of $134; 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 2016 to 2025: $100 is worth $134 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2016-to-2025/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2016 to 2025. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2016-to-2025/