Inflation Record
$100 in 2020 → Today (Canada)
Official data verified · CPI (Statistics Canada) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items
$122.88
+22.9% cumulative inflation · 2020–2026
Your $100 in 2020 would have the purchasing power of $122.88 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2020 had the same average buying power as $122.88 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 22.9% across this 6-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -18.6%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (Statistics Canada)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 2020 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.23 |
| $5 | $6.14 |
| $10 | $12.29 |
| $20 | $24.58 |
| $50 | $61.44 |
| $100 | $122.88 |
| $500 | $614.38 |
| $1,000 | $1,228.76 |
| $10,000 | $12,287.60 |
| $100,000 | $122,875.98 |
Key facts about 2020
- Consumer prices rose 0.7% in 2020 — the 93rd-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2020, Energy rose the most: 30.9% cumulatively to 2025.
- Since 2020, the overall price level has multiplied about 1.2× — $1.00 in 2020 buys what $1.23 buys in 2026.
$100 in 2020, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $122.88 | +22.9% |
Monthly CPI in 2020
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 136.8 | 2.4% |
| February | 137.4 | 2.2% |
| March | 136.6 | 0.9% |
| April | 135.7 | -0.2% |
| May | 136.1 | -0.4% |
| June | 137.2 | 0.7% |
| July | 137.2 | 0.1% |
| August | 137.0 | 0.1% |
| September | 136.9 | 0.5% |
| October | 137.5 | 0.7% |
| November | 137.7 | 1.0% |
| December | 137.4 | 0.7% |
Annual average for 2020: 136.958
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2020 annual average): 136.958 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.2288
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.