Inflation Record$100 in 2022 → 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)
$116.00
+16.0% cumulative inflation · 2022–2026
Your $100 in 2022 would have the purchasing power of $116.00 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2022 had the same average buying power as $116.00 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 16.0% across this 4-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -13.8%.
- 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 2022 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.16 |
| $5 | $5.80 |
| $10 | $11.60 |
| $20 | $23.20 |
| $50 | $58.00 |
| $100 | $116.00 |
| $500 | $580.01 |
| $1,000 | $1,160.03 |
| $10,000 | $11,600.26 |
| $100,000 | $116,002.56 |
Key facts about 2022
- Consumer prices rose 6.6% in 2022 — the 21st-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2022 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- Since 2022, the overall price level has multiplied about 1.2× — $1.00 in 2022 buys what $1.16 buys in 2026.
$100 in 2022, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $116.00 | +16.0% |
Quarterly CPI in 2022
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 123.9 | 5.1% |
| Q2 | 126.1 | 6.1% |
| Q3 | 128.4 | 7.3% |
| Q4 | 130.8 | 7.8% |
Annual average for 2022: 127.300
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2022 annual average): 127.300 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.1600
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.