Inflation Rate Calculator
Calculate how inflation affects the value of money over time. See the real purchasing power of your dollars.
Inflation Calculator
Historical US average: ~3% per year
$1,000 in 2000 equals
$2,032.79
in 2024 purchasing power
Total Inflation
103.3%
over 24 years
Purchasing Power Lost
50.8%
value erosion
Year-by-Year Breakdown
2000$1,000+0.0%
2001$970.87+3.0%
2002$942.6+6.1%
2003$915.14+9.3%
2004$888.49+12.6%
2005$862.61+15.9%
2006$837.48+19.4%
2007$813.09+23.0%
2008$789.41+26.7%
2009$766.42+30.5%
Understanding Inflation
What is Inflation?
Inflation is the rate at which prices for goods and services increase over time, reducing the purchasing power of money. A 3% inflation rate means what cost $100 this year will cost $103 next year.
Protecting Against Inflation
- - Invest in assets that grow with inflation
- - Consider Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)
- - Real estate often appreciates with inflation
- - Stocks historically outpace inflation long-term