Inflation has dominated the headlines over the past year as a spike has taken it into double-digits.
But while that’s been painful, over the longer-term inflation can be even more harmful to your wealth – as its power to eat into your spending power compounds over time.
This historic inflation calculator uses official UK inflation data to show how prices have changed and what money used to be worth.
LUMP SUM
What would a lump sum today have been worth in previous years?
TOTAL INFLATION SINCE…
What has the total rate of inflation been since a particular year?
INFLATION IN A CERTAIN YEAR
What was the rate of inflation in any previous year?
TOTAL INFLATION BETWEEN…
What was the rate if inflation between on year and another?
Note: This calculator uses annual RPI (Retail Prices Index) data and reflects the percentage change over that 12 month period. Figures for 1900-1948 are the official rough estimates from the Office For National Statistics (ONS).
We update the calculator in mid-February when the ONS publishes its annual inflation figure for the previous year.
