U.S. inflation · 2020–2025
$100 in 2020 has the same buying power as
$124
in 2025
| Cumulative price change | 24.4% |
|---|---|
| Average inflation rate | 4.46% per year |
| Converted amount ($100 base) | $124 |
| Price difference ($100 base) | $24.39 |
| CPI in 2020 | 258.811 |
| CPI in 2025 | 321.943 |
| Inflation in 2020 | 1.23% |
| Inflation in 2025 | 2.63% |
| $100 in 2020 → 2025 | $124 |
| $100 in 2025 → 2020 | $80.39 |
Between 2020 and 2025, the Consumer Price Index went from 258.811 to 321.943. Cumulatively, prices increased 24.4%, which works out to an average of 4.46% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2020 bought what $0.80 buys in 2025.
| Amount in 2020 | Value in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.24 |
| $5.00 | $6.22 |
| $10.00 | $12.44 |
| $20.00 | $24.88 |
| $50.00 | $62.20 |
| $100 | $124 |
| $500 | $622 |
| $1,000 | $1,244 |
| $5,000 | $6,220 |
| $10,000 | $12,439 |
| $100,000 | $124,393 |
| $1,000,000 | $1,243,931 |
The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2020 spending costs in 2025, by category:
| Category | Avg. yearly inflation | $100 in 2020 → |
|---|---|---|
| All items (CPI-U) | 4.46% | $124 |
| Energy | 7.24% | $142 |
| Transportation | 6.21% | $135 |
| Housing | 4.99% | $128 |
| Food | 4.91% | $127 |
| Core (all items less food & energy) | 4.15% | $123 |
| Recreation | 2.91% | $115 |
| Medical care | 2.26% | $112 |
| Apparel | 2.15% | $111 |
| Education & communication | 0.90% | $105 |
| Year | CPI | Inflation rate | $100 from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 258.811 | 1.2% | $100 |
| 2021 | 270.97 | 4.7% | $105 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | 8.0% | $113 |
| 2023 | 304.702 | 4.1% | $118 |
| 2024 | 313.689 | 2.9% | $121 |
| 2025 | 321.943 | 2.6% | $124 |
MLA: “Inflation from 2020 to 2025: $100 is worth $124 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2020-to-2025/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2020 to 2025. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2020-to-2025/
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U annual averages (series CUUR0000SA0; category indexes listed on the data sources page). See how these numbers are calculated.