Inflation Calculator
See the future cost of today’s money, or today’s value of a future amount, at a chosen inflation rate.
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Future cost
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- Cumulative price increase –
- Purchasing power lost –
How to use the Inflation Calculator
- Enter an amount, an annual inflation rate and a number of years.
- Choose future cost or present value.
- Read the result and the loss of purchasing power.
Future cost = amount × (1 + i)years; present value = amount ÷ (1 + i)years, where i is the average annual inflation rate as a decimal. Real inflation varies from year to year and between goods and services, so the result shows the effect of a constant average rate.
Frequently asked questions
Which inflation rate should I use?
Use the average consumer price inflation for your country over a comparable period, or a central-bank target as a planning assumption.