Inflation Calculator

Calculate how inflation erodes purchasing power over time. See what today's dollars will be worth in future years — free with instant results.

Results

Value in Future

$1,343.92

Details

Today's Purchasing Power$744.09

Formula Used

Future Value = Amount * (1 + Inflation Rate)^Years

How this calculator works

Calculate how inflation erodes purchasing power over time. See what today's dollars will be worth in future years — free with instant results.

Formula

Future Value = Amount * (1 + Inflation Rate)^Years

Worked example

$1,000 at 3% inflation for 10 years has a future price of 1,000 × 1.03^10 = $1,343.92. The purchasing power of today's $1,000 is 1,000 / 1.03^10 = $744.09.

Inputs

  • Amount ($)
  • Annual Inflation Rate (%)
  • Years

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