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$100 in 2011 is worth $152 today

$100 in January 2011 had the same buying power as $152 in Aug 2026. Prices have risen 52% 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 2011 is worth, in Aug 2026

$152.11

Prices rose 52.1% in total, about 2.73% a year. Cash kept under the mattress since Jan 2011 now buys only 66% of what it used to.

52.1%Total inflation
2.73%Average per year
66%Buying power left in cash
$0$50$100$150$200Jan 2011Jan 2013Jan 2015Jan 2017Jan 2019Jan 2021Jan 2023Jan 2025Aug 2026
Cost of what $100 bought in Jan 2011

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 2011 is worth now

$152Same buying power today
52%Price rise since 2011
2.7%Average inflation a year
66%Buying power left in cash

Prices in the US have risen 52% since 2011, so it takes $152 today to buy what $100 bought then. Put the other way, $100 kept in cash since 2011 now buys only 66% of what it did.

That is an average of 2.7% a year over 16 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 2011, with dividends reinvested, would be worth about $785 today, 5.2× what inflation alone requires. Cash loses buying power; invested money has historically outgrown it.

$100 from 2011 in later years
YearSame buying power
2011$100
2020$117
Aug 2026$152

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

Other years

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Common questions

How much is $100 from 2011 worth today?

About $152 in Aug 2026 dollars, based on the US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) from January 2011.

How much have prices gone up since 2011?

52% in total, or about 2.7% a year on average.

What would $100 in 2011 buy today?

It buys about 66% of what it bought in 2011. You would need $152 to buy the same things.

How is this calculated?

Today's value = $100 × (latest CPI ÷ CPI in January 2011). 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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