What is $1 from 2000 worth today?
$1 in 2000 is worth $1.96 in September 2026, based on the official Consumer Price Index. Prices have risen 96% since 2000, an average of 2.59% a year over 26 years. In other words, prices have doubled about 1.0 times, and a dollar today buys 51.1% of what it bought in 2000.
The same ratio applies to any amount: $20 from 2000 is worth $39.13, $100 is worth $195.67 and $1,000 is worth $1,957 in today's dollars.
Inflation in 2000
The CPI-U averaged 172.2 in 2000, up 3.4% from 166.6 in 1999. From December 1999 to December 2000, prices rose 3.4%. Ranked by annual inflation, 2000 is number 40 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025.
In the 2000s, annual inflation averaged 2.6% a year. The highest rate was 3.8% in 2008 and the lowest -0.4% in 2009.
2000 prices in today's money, and today's prices in 2000 money
If something cost $5 in 2000, the same buying power today is $9.78. Going the other way, $100 in September 2026 would have bought what $51.11 bought in 2000, and a $60,000 salary today has the buying power of a $30,664 salary in 2000.
If your pay in 2000 was, say, $1,000 a month, you would need about $1,957 a month in September 2026 to afford the same basket of goods and services. Remember that this is an average across consumer spending: some prices, such as housing, health care and tuition, have risen faster than the CPI, while others have risen more slowly.
How this 2000 inflation figure is calculated
The calculation divides the latest CPI-U (336.94 for September 2026) by the 2000 annual average (172.2): 336.94 ÷ 172.2 = 1.9567. Multiply any 2000 amount by 1.9567 to convert it to September 2026 dollars. The data is the CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted (BLS series CUUR0000SA0), published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Use the calculator above to pick a specific month in 2000 or a different end date. See also $1 in 1999 and $1 in 2001. All years are on the main US inflation calculator page.