Inflation Record$100 in 1993 → 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
$196.68
+96.7% cumulative inflation · 1993–2026
Your $100 in 1993 would have the purchasing power of $196.68 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1993 had the same average buying power as $196.68 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 96.7% across this 33-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -49.2%.
- 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 1993 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.97 |
| $5 | $9.83 |
| $10 | $19.67 |
| $20 | $39.34 |
| $50 | $98.34 |
| $100 | $196.68 |
| $500 | $983.38 |
| $1,000 | $1,966.76 |
| $10,000 | $19,667.58 |
| $100,000 | $196,675.76 |
Key facts about 1993
- Consumer prices rose 1.9% in 1993 — the 69th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1993, Energy rose the most: 146.6% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1993, prices rose 20.1% in total.
$100 in 1993, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | $120.08 | +20.1% |
| 2013 | $143.53 | +43.5% |
| 2023 | $183.61 | +83.6% |
| 2026 | $196.68 | +96.7% |
Monthly CPI in 1993
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85.0 | 2.0% |
| February | 85.3 | 2.4% |
| March | 85.2 | 1.9% |
| April | 85.2 | 1.8% |
| May | 85.4 | 1.9% |
| June | 85.4 | 1.7% |
| July | 85.6 | 1.7% |
| August | 85.7 | 1.8% |
| September | 85.7 | 1.8% |
| October | 85.9 | 1.9% |
| November | 86.3 | 1.9% |
| December | 86.1 | 1.7% |
Annual average for 1993: 85.567
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1993 annual average): 85.567 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.9668
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.