Inflation Record$100 in 2021 → 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
$118.84
+18.8% cumulative inflation · 2021–2026
Your $100 in 2021 would have the purchasing power of $118.84 in Canada today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2021 had the same average buying power as $118.84 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 18.8% across this 5-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -15.9%.
- 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 2021 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.19 |
| $5 | $5.94 |
| $10 | $11.88 |
| $20 | $23.77 |
| $50 | $59.42 |
| $100 | $118.84 |
| $500 | $594.21 |
| $1,000 | $1,188.41 |
| $10,000 | $11,884.11 |
| $100,000 | $118,841.09 |
Key facts about 2021
- Consumer prices rose 3.4% in 2021 — the 40th-largest annual increase in the 1914–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2021, Rent rose the most: 26.5% cumulatively to 2025.
- Since 2021, the overall price level has multiplied about 1.2× — $1.00 in 2021 buys what $1.19 buys in 2026.
$100 in 2021, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $118.84 | +18.8% |
Monthly CPI in 2021
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 138.2 | 1.0% |
| February | 138.9 | 1.1% |
| March | 139.6 | 2.2% |
| April | 140.3 | 3.4% |
| May | 141.0 | 3.6% |
| June | 141.4 | 3.1% |
| July | 142.3 | 3.7% |
| August | 142.6 | 4.1% |
| September | 142.9 | 4.4% |
| October | 143.9 | 4.7% |
| November | 144.2 | 4.7% |
| December | 144.0 | 4.8% |
Annual average for 2021: 141.608
Verify this calculation
Series: Table 18-10-0004-01, All-items; base 2002=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2021 annual average): 141.608 · Index (2026 annual average): 168.289 · Ratio: 1.1884
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Statistics Canada.