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$100 in 1995 is worth $223 today

$100 in January 1995 had the same buying power as $223 in Aug 2026. Prices have risen 123% since then. Change the amount or the months below.

US CPI data through Aug 2026, updated monthly. How we calculate
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$100 in Jan 1995 is worth, in Aug 2026

$222.87

Prices rose 122.9% in total, about 2.57% a year. Cash kept under the mattress since Jan 1995 now buys only 45% of what it used to.

122.9%Total inflation
2.57%Average per year
45%Buying power left in cash
$0$100$200$300Jan 1995Jul 1999Jan 2004Jul 2008Jan 2013Jul 2017Jan 2022Jul 2026
Cost of what $100 bought in Jan 1995

US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted), Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data through Aug 2026. Oct 2025 was not published and is estimated from the months around it.

What $100 from 1995 is worth now

$223Same buying power today
123%Price rise since 1995
2.6%Average inflation a year
45%Buying power left in cash

Prices in the US have risen 123% since 1995, so it takes $223 today to buy what $100 bought then. Put the other way, $100 kept in cash since 1995 now buys only 45% of what it did.

That is an average of 2.6% a year over 32 years. Inflation was mostly moderate, around 2% to 3% a year, until the jump of 2021 and 2022.

For contrast, $100 put into the S&P 500 in January 1995, with dividends reinvested, would be worth about $2,890 today, 13× what inflation alone requires. Cash loses buying power; invested money has historically outgrown it.

$100 from 1995 in later years
YearSame buying power
1995$100
2000$112
2010$144
2020$172
Aug 2026$223

CPI in January of each year; the last row uses the latest month.

Other years

$1 in 1995$100 in 1995
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Common questions

How much is $100 from 1995 worth today?

About $223 in Aug 2026 dollars, based on the US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) from January 1995.

How much have prices gone up since 1995?

123% in total, or about 2.6% a year on average.

What would $100 in 1995 buy today?

It buys about 45% of what it bought in 1995. You would need $223 to buy the same things.

How is this calculated?

Today's value = $100 × (latest CPI ÷ CPI in January 1995). CPI is the Bureau of Labor Statistics measure of the prices US households pay.

Based on the US Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), all items, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Individual prices, such as homes, college or healthcare, rose faster or slower than the average.

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