$100 in 2021 is worth $119 today
What Australian dollars from 2021 are worth in 2025 money, adjusted for inflation with the official price index from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
2021 money in 2025 money
- Prices since
- +18.9%
- Per year
- +4.42% compounded
- Multiplier
- ×1.189
| In 2021 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.19 |
| $5 | $5.95 |
| $10 | $11.89 |
| $20 | $23.78 |
| $50 | $59.45 |
| $100 | $119 |
| $1,000 | $1,189 |
| $10,000 | $11,890 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics — CPI, all groups, weighted average of eight capital cities, 2011-12 = 100. Retrieved 2026-08-06. 2025 figures are the the first three quarters average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes. Open in the calculator to compare any two years.
Inflation in 2021
Prices in Australia rose 2.9% during 2021 — close to the middle of the range in this series, 47th highest of 76. Across the 2020s, prices rose an average of 3.8% a year, peaking at 6.6% in 2022.
| Year | Rate | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.8% | |
| 2021 | +2.9% | |
| 2022 | +6.6% | |
| 2023 | +5.6% | |
| 2024 | +3.2% | |
| 2025 | +2.4% (so far) |
How far the Australian dollar has fallen since 2021
An Australian dollar in 2025 buys about 84.1% of what one bought in 2021, a loss of 15.9% of its buying power. Prices have not yet doubled from their 2021 level — they are 18.9% higher in 2025. Read the other way, here is what today's money would have been in 2021:
| In 2025 | Same as, in 2021 |
|---|---|
| $10 | $8.41 |
| $20 | $16.82 |
| $50 | $42.05 |
| $100 | $84.10 |
| $1,000 | $841 |
| $10,000 | $8,410 |
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The figures compare the price index in 2021 with 2025: the cost of the same broad basket of goods and services, averaged across each year. That is the right measure for "what would this amount be in today's money" — a wage, a price, an inheritance. It is not a measure of what any particular thing cost: housing, education, and healthcare have mostly risen faster than the average, while electronics and clothing have risen far slower or fallen. And it says nothing about exchange rates, so it cannot turn 2021 Australian dollars into another currency.
Common questions
How much is $100 from 2021 worth today?
$100 in 2021 is worth about $119 in 2025 money, adjusted with the official price index published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Prices have risen 18.9% over that span, an average of 4.42% a year compounded. 2025 figures are the the first three quarters average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes.
What was the inflation rate in 2021?
Prices in Australia rose 2.9% during 2021 — close to the middle of the range in this series, 47th highest of 76. That is the change in the annual average of the index from 2020 to 2021, which is the basis statistics agencies use for long-run comparison; a news headline quoting a twelve-month change at a particular point in 2021 may differ.
How much buying power has the Australian dollar lost since 2021?
About 15.9%. Put the other way round, $100 in 2025 would have bought what $84.10 bought in 2021. Prices have not yet doubled from their 2021 level — they are 18.9% higher in 2025.
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