Inflation Record£100 in 2002 → Today (United Kingdom)
Official data verified · CPI (ONS) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset
£190.63
+90.6% cumulative inflation · 2002–2026
Your £100 in 2002 would have the purchasing power of £190.63 in United Kingdom today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: £100 in 2002 had the same average buying power as £190.63 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 90.6% across this 24-year span; the purchasing power of a pound changed by -47.5%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (ONS)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 2002 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| £1 | £1.91 |
| £5 | £9.53 |
| £10 | £19.06 |
| £20 | £38.13 |
| £50 | £95.32 |
| £100 | £190.63 |
| £500 | £953.17 |
| £1,000 | £1,906.34 |
| £10,000 | £19,063.39 |
| £100,000 | £190,633.86 |
Key facts about 2002
- Consumer prices rose 1.2% in 2002 — the 34th-largest annual increase in the 1988–2026 record.
- Measured by the older RPI instead of CPI, £100 in 2002 would equal £235.55 in 2026 — the two indexes have drifted apart, which is why this site never blends them.
- In the decade after 2002, prices rose 28.9% in total.
£100 in 2002, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | £128.91 | +28.9% |
| 2022 | £163.30 | +63.3% |
| 2026 | £190.63 | +90.6% |
Monthly CPI in 2002
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73.7 | 1.5% |
| February | 73.8 | 1.5% |
| March | 74.1 | 1.5% |
| April | 74.4 | 1.4% |
| May | 74.6 | 0.8% |
| June | 74.6 | 0.7% |
| July | 74.4 | 1.1% |
| August | 74.6 | 0.9% |
| September | 74.8 | 0.9% |
| October | 74.9 | 1.4% |
| November | 74.9 | 1.5% |
| December | 75.2 | 1.6% |
Annual average for 2002: 74.500
Verify this calculation
Series: CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset; base 2015=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2002 annual average): 74.500 · Index (2026 annual average): 142.022 · Ratio: 1.9063
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Office for National Statistics.