Purchasing Power Calculator

How much will your money be worth in the future? See the impact of inflation.

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Purchasing Power

Enter an amount and see how inflation reduces its buying power over time.

Future purchasing power
$0
Value lost: $0 (0%)
Future value (nominal)
$0
Value lost
$0
Percentage lost
0%
Half-life
0 yrs

Worked example

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

InputValue
Amount ($)$100
Inflation rate (%)3%
Time period (years)20
ResultValue
Future purchasing power$55.37
Future value (nominal)$100.00
Value lost$44.63
Percentage lost44.6%
Half-life23.4 yrs

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

How to use the Purchasing Power

  1. Amount ($) — default $100
  2. Inflation rate (%) — default 3%
  3. Time period (years) — default 20
  4. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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