Inflation Record£100 in 1995 → Today (United Kingdom)
Official data verified · CPI (ONS) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset
£211.40
+111.4% cumulative inflation · 1995–2026
Your £100 in 1995 would have the purchasing power of £211.40 in United Kingdom today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: £100 in 1995 had the same average buying power as £211.40 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 111.4% across this 31-year span; the purchasing power of a pound changed by -52.7%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (ONS)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 1995 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| £1 | £2.11 |
| £5 | £10.57 |
| £10 | £21.14 |
| £20 | £42.28 |
| £50 | £105.70 |
| £100 | £211.40 |
| £500 | £1,056.98 |
| £1,000 | £2,113.95 |
| £10,000 | £21,139.50 |
| £100,000 | £211,395.02 |
Key facts about 1995
- Consumer prices rose 2.6% in 1995 — the 14th-largest annual increase in the 1988–2026 record.
- Measured by the older RPI instead of CPI, £100 in 1995 would equal £278.41 in 2026 — the two indexes have drifted apart, which is why this site never blends them.
- In the decade after 1995, prices rose 16.2% in total.
£100 in 1995, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | £116.25 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | £148.86 | +48.9% |
| 2025 | £205.95 | +106.0% |
| 2026 | £211.40 | +111.4% |
Monthly CPI in 1995
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66.0 | 2.3% |
| February | 66.3 | 2.3% |
| March | 66.7 | 2.6% |
| April | 67.0 | 2.3% |
| May | 67.4 | 2.4% |
| June | 67.4 | 2.4% |
| July | 67.1 | 2.6% |
| August | 67.4 | 2.6% |
| September | 67.7 | 2.9% |
| October | 67.6 | 2.9% |
| November | 67.6 | 2.9% |
| December | 68.0 | 3.0% |
Annual average for 1995: 67.183
Verify this calculation
Series: CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset; base 2015=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1995 annual average): 67.183 · Index (2026 annual average): 142.022 · Ratio: 2.1140
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Office for National Statistics.