Inflation Record
$100 in 2020 → 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)
$127.19
+27.2% cumulative inflation · 2020–2026
Your $100 in 2020 would have the purchasing power of $127.19 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2020 had the same average buying power as $127.19 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 27.2% across this 6-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -21.4%.
- 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 2020 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.27 |
| $5 | $6.36 |
| $10 | $12.72 |
| $20 | $25.44 |
| $50 | $63.60 |
| $100 | $127.19 |
| $500 | $635.97 |
| $1,000 | $1,271.93 |
| $10,000 | $12,719.32 |
| $100,000 | $127,193.16 |
Key facts about 2020
- Consumer prices rose 0.8% in 2020 — the 73rd-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2020 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- Since 2020, the overall price level has multiplied about 1.3× — $1.00 in 2020 buys what $1.27 buys in 2026.
$100 in 2020, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $127.19 | +27.2% |
Quarterly CPI in 2020
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 116.6 | 2.2% |
| Q2 | 114.4 | -0.3% |
| Q3 | 116.2 | 0.7% |
| Q4 | 117.2 | 0.9% |
Annual average for 2020: 116.100
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2020 annual average): 116.100 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.2719
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.