Inflation Record£100 in 2001 → 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
£192.99
+93.0% cumulative inflation · 2001–2026
Your £100 in 2001 would have the purchasing power of £192.99 in United Kingdom today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: £100 in 2001 had the same average buying power as £192.99 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 93.0% across this 25-year span; the purchasing power of a pound changed by -48.2%.
- 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 2001 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| £1 | £1.93 |
| £5 | £9.65 |
| £10 | £19.30 |
| £20 | £38.60 |
| £50 | £96.49 |
| £100 | £192.99 |
| £500 | £964.93 |
| £1,000 | £1,929.87 |
| £10,000 | £19,298.68 |
| £100,000 | £192,986.83 |
Key facts about 2001
- Consumer prices rose 1.2% in 2001 — the 33rd-largest annual increase in the 1988–2026 record.
- Measured by the older RPI instead of CPI, £100 in 2001 would equal £239.40 in 2026 — the two indexes have drifted apart, which is why this site never blends them.
- In the decade after 2001, prices rose 27.0% in total.
£100 in 2001, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | £126.95 | +27.0% |
| 2021 | £151.59 | +51.6% |
| 2026 | £192.99 | +93.0% |
Monthly CPI in 2001
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72.6 | 1.0% |
| February | 72.7 | 0.7% |
| March | 73.0 | 1.0% |
| April | 73.4 | 1.1% |
| May | 74.0 | 1.6% |
| June | 74.1 | 1.6% |
| July | 73.6 | 1.5% |
| August | 73.9 | 1.9% |
| September | 74.1 | 1.4% |
| October | 73.9 | 1.1% |
| November | 73.8 | 0.8% |
| December | 74.0 | 1.1% |
Annual average for 2001: 73.592
Verify this calculation
Series: CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset; base 2015=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2001 annual average): 73.592 · Index (2026 annual average): 142.022 · Ratio: 1.9299
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Office for National Statistics.