$100 in 2000 is worth $198 today (CPI)
$198
Updated June 1, 2026 · BLS / FRED (CPIAUCSL)
$100 in 2000 is worth $197.84 in today's dollars, adjusted by the official U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), which rose 98% since then. BLS/FRED data through June 1, 2026.
One hundred dollars in 2000 was practical spending money, above casual change for most households. Restated in today's dollars, it reflects the 2000s' modest inflation, which held even as oil spiked to $147 in 2008 before a deflation scare. The figure is purchasing power re-priced, not a return. It measures only how the cost of the same goods drifted upward from that original $100 across the period.
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Year by year
| Year | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | $103 |
| 2010 | $130 |
| 2020 | $154 |
| 2026 | $198 |
Selected milestones; the math uses every month of the official series.
Put differently: what cost $100 in 2000 costs $197.84 today. A dollar from 2000 buys only 51% of what it bought then — prices rose 98% over the period.
The 2000s averaged modest inflation despite an oil spike to $147 in 2008, ending in the deflationary scare of the financial crisis.
Frequently asked questions
How is the value of $100 from 2000 calculated?
We divide today's CPI-U index level by the 2000 level, as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cumulative change is 98% — a factor of 1.98.
Which inflation measure is used?
CPI-U, the broadest official U.S. consumer price index (all urban consumers), the same series used by the BLS inflation calculator.
Does this include investment returns?
No. This is pure purchasing-power adjustment. Money invested in stocks or bonds over the same period would have grown far more than inflation.
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