Inflation Record
$100 in 1990 → Today (Canada)
Official data verified · CPI (Statistics Canada) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items
$214.77
+114.8% cumulative inflation · 1990–2026
Your $100 in 1990 would have the purchasing power of $214.77 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1990 had the same average buying power as $214.77 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 114.8% across this 36-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -53.4%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (Statistics Canada)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 1990 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.15 |
| $5 | $10.74 |
| $10 | $21.48 |
| $20 | $42.95 |
| $50 | $107.38 |
| $100 | $214.77 |
| $500 | $1,073.84 |
| $1,000 | $2,147.68 |
| $10,000 | $21,476.83 |
| $100,000 | $214,768.34 |
Key facts about 1990
- Consumer prices rose 4.8% in 1990 — the 25th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1990, Energy rose the most: 162.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1990, prices rose 21.7% in total.
$100 in 1990, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $121.72 | +21.7% |
| 2010 | $148.63 | +48.6% |
| 2020 | $174.78 | +74.8% |
| 2026 | $214.77 | +114.8% |
Monthly CPI in 1990
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76.7 | 5.5% |
| February | 77.2 | 5.5% |
| March | 77.5 | 5.3% |
| April | 77.5 | 5.0% |
| May | 77.9 | 4.4% |
| June | 78.2 | 4.4% |
| July | 78.5 | 4.1% |
| August | 78.6 | 4.1% |
| September | 78.8 | 4.2% |
| October | 79.5 | 4.7% |
| November | 80.0 | 5.1% |
| December | 79.9 | 5.0% |
Annual average for 1990: 78.358
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1990 annual average): 78.358 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 2.1477
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.