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Inflation Calculator

See how inflation changes what your money can buy

Inflation quietly reduces what your money can buy. Enter an amount, a number of years, and an average annual inflation rate to see two views of the same change.

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Future equivalent

£3,341.78

In 20 years, you would need £3,341.78 to have the same buying power as £2,000.00 today, assuming 2.6% average annual inflation.

Worth in today's money

£1,196.97

After 20 years of 2.6% average annual inflation, £2,000.00 would only buy what £1,196.97 buys today.

How the calculations work

Future equivalent uses compound inflation to show how much you would need in the future to match today's buying power: amount × (1 + inflation rate)years.

Worth in today's money shows how much buying power the same amount would keep after inflation: amount ÷ (1 + inflation rate)years.

Actual inflation varies year to year. The Bank of England's long-term inflation target is 2%, but recent averages can differ.