2020 dollars in today's money
| In 2020 | In September 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.30 |
| $5.00 | $6.51 |
| $10.00 | $13.02 |
| $20.00 | $26.04 |
| $50.00 | $65.09 |
| $100.00 | $130.19 |
| $1,000 | $1,302 |
| $10,000 | $13,019 |
Inflation in 2020
Prices rose 1.2% in 2020 compared with 2019. That is below the long-run average of 3.2% a year since 1913.
In the 2020s, the highest yearly rate was 8.0% in 2022 and the lowest was 1.2% in 2020.
The average Consumer Price Index in 2020 was 258.811 (1982–84 = 100). Today's index is 336.940, which is where the multiplier of 1.30× comes from.
Buying power: today's money in 2020
Going the other way, $100 today would have bought what $76.81 bought in 2020.
2020 compared with nearby years
| Year | $1 is worth today | Inflation that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1.42 | 0.1% |
| 2016 | $1.40 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | $1.37 | 2.1% |
| 2018 | $1.34 | 2.4% |
| 2019 | $1.32 | 1.8% |
| 2021 | $1.24 | 4.7% |
| 2022 | $1.15 | 8.0% |
| 2023 | $1.11 | 4.1% |
| 2024 | $1.07 | 2.9% |
| 2025 | $1.05 | 2.6% |
How this is calculated
Value today = amount × (CPI in September 2026 ÷ average CPI in 2020). The data is the CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Use the calculator above to convert between any two years.