Inflation Record$100 in 2007 → 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)
$167.95
+68.0% cumulative inflation · 2007–2026
Your $100 in 2007 would have the purchasing power of $167.95 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2007 had the same average buying power as $167.95 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 68.0% across this 19-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -40.5%.
- 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 2007 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.68 |
| $5 | $8.40 |
| $10 | $16.80 |
| $20 | $33.59 |
| $50 | $83.98 |
| $100 | $167.95 |
| $500 | $839.76 |
| $1,000 | $1,679.51 |
| $10,000 | $16,795.14 |
| $100,000 | $167,951.39 |
Key facts about 2007
- Consumer prices rose 2.3% in 2007 — the 56th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2007 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2007, prices rose 26.4% in total.
$100 in 2007, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $126.44 | +26.4% |
| 2026 | $167.95 | +68.0% |
Quarterly CPI in 2007
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 86.6 | 2.5% |
| Q2 | 87.7 | 2.1% |
| Q3 | 88.3 | 1.8% |
| Q4 | 89.1 | 2.9% |
Annual average for 2007: 87.925
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2007 annual average): 87.925 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.6795
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.