Inflation Record
$100 in 2000 → Today (Australia)
Official data verified · CPI (ABS) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0)
$206.61
+106.6% cumulative inflation · 2000–2026
Your $100 in 2000 would have the purchasing power of $206.61 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2000 had the same average buying power as $206.61 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 106.6% across this 26-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -51.6%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (ABS)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 2000 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.07 |
| $5 | $10.33 |
| $10 | $20.66 |
| $20 | $41.32 |
| $50 | $103.30 |
| $100 | $206.61 |
| $500 | $1,033.03 |
| $1,000 | $2,066.05 |
| $10,000 | $20,660.55 |
| $100,000 | $206,605.47 |
Key facts about 2000
- Consumer prices rose 4.5% in 2000 — the 28th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2000 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2000, prices rose 34.5% in total.
$100 in 2000, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $134.45 | +34.5% |
| 2020 | $162.43 | +62.4% |
| 2026 | $206.61 | +106.6% |
Quarterly CPI in 2000
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 69.7 | 2.8% |
| Q2 | 70.2 | 3.1% |
| Q3 | 72.9 | 6.1% |
| Q4 | 73.1 | 5.8% |
Annual average for 2000: 71.475
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2000 annual average): 71.475 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 2.0661
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.