Inflation Calculator

See how inflation erodes your money's purchasing power over time.

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Inflation Calculator

Enter an amount, inflation rate, and time period to see future purchasing power.

Future value (in today's dollars)
$0
Purchasing power lost: 0%
Future nominal value
$0
Purchasing power lost
$0
Percentage lost
0%
Annual loss rate
$0/yr

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Amount ($)$100,000
Inflation rate (%)3%
Time period (years)10
ResultValue
Future value (in today's dollars)$74,409
Future nominal value$100,000
Purchasing power lost$25,591
Percentage lost25.6%
Annual loss rate$2,559/yr

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Inflation Calculator

  1. Amount ($) — default $100,000
  2. Inflation rate (%) — default 3%
  3. Time period (years) — default 10
  4. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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