Based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers), covering 1970–2026. The 2026 value is a partial-year running average and will be revised as the year completes. Reflects average price changes across a general basket of goods - your personal cost of living may differ.
What is $100 from 2000 worth today?
$100 from 2000 has the same buying power as $192.32 in 2026, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U. Consumer prices rose 92.3% over those 26 years, an average of 2.55% a year, so a dollar today buys what 52 cents bought in 2000.
2000 dollars vs 2026
| Amount | 2000 money in 2026 dollars | 2026 money in 2000 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.92 | $0.52 |
| $20.00 | $38.46 | $10.40 |
| $100 | $192.32 | $52.00 |
| $1,000 | $1,923.23 | $519.96 |
| $10,000 | $19,232.29 | $5,199.59 |
Read the middle column to update an old figure: a $20 bill from 2000 stretches as far as $38.46 does now. Read the right-hand column to go backwards: $1,000 spent in 2026 buys roughly what $519.96 bought in 2000.
Inflation since 2000 in numbers
- Cumulative inflation, 2000 to 2026: 92.3% (CPI-U 172.2 to 331.18).
- Average annual inflation over those 26 years: 2.55%.
- Buying power a 2000 dollar has lost: 48.0%.
- Prices have not doubled since 2000; they would need to rise another 4.0% from the 2026 level.
- Inflation during 2000 itself: 3.36%, after 2.21% in 1999.
- Share of the price rise since 2000 that came in 2020-2026: 45.5%.
Year-by-year CPI around 2000
| Year | CPI-U (annual average) | Inflation that year |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 160.5 | 2.29% |
| 1998 | 163.0 | 1.56% |
| 1999 | 166.6 | 2.21% |
| 2000 | 172.2 | 3.36% |
| 2001 | 177.1 | 2.85% |
| 2002 | 179.9 | 1.58% |
| 2003 | 184.0 | 2.28% |
2000 compared with the years around it
Over 1990-2000, prices rose an average of 2.80% a year; in the decade after 2000 (2000-2010) that pace slowed to 2.39%. 2000's own rate of 3.36% sat above both averages. Between 1995 and 2005, the highest annual rate was 3.39% in 2005 and the lowest was 1.56% in 1998.
What happened to 2000 dollars
2000 recorded 3.36% inflation, the highest annual rate between 1992 and 2004, before the 2001 recession helped pull it down to 1.58% in 2002. Prices have still not doubled from their 2000 level: the CPI-U averaged 172.2 that year, so doubling means reaching 344.4, and the 2026 figure is 331.18. Even so, a 2000 dollar has lost 48.0% of its buying power, and 45.5% of the increase since 2000 came in the 6 years after 2020, against 54.5% across the two decades before.
Frequently asked questions
$192.32 in 2026 - prices have risen 92% since 2000, an average of 2.55% a year. Going the other way, $100 today would have bought what $52.00 bought in 2000.
3.36%. The CPI-U annual average rose from 166.6 in 1999 to 172.2 in 2000. The following year, 2001, inflation was 2.85%.
Not yet. Prices are 92.3% above their 2000 level; doubling would mean the CPI-U reaching 344.4, twice the 2000 average of 172.2, and the 2026 figure is 331.18.
Multiply the 2000 amount by the 2026 CPI-U divided by the 2000 CPI-U: 331.18 ÷ 172.2 = 1.9232. The 2026 index is a partial-year average through the latest published month, so 2026 values can shift slightly once the full year is in.
Other years
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Reviewed by Raja Jahangir · Last reviewed: October 2026