Inflation Since 2011: Prices Have Risen 48.45%

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How much has inflation been since 2011?

Answer

Prices have risen 48.45% since 2011 — 15 years at an average of 2.67% a year

(That is 15 years at an average of 2.67% a year. One 2011 dollar buys what $1.48 buys today)

Inflation since 2011, both directions

Total price growth: 48.45%
Average per year over 15 years: 2.67%
One 2011 dollar today: $1.48
One dollar today, in 2011 money: $0.67

What the average does and does not say

2.67% is the constant rate that compounds to 48.45% over 15 years. It is not what happened in any particular year: the span contains years well above the average.

Source: CPI-U, series CUUR0000SA0, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — 2011 annual average 224.939, July 2026 333.918.

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About "Inflation Rate Since a Given Year" Calculator

Pick a year and this page tells you how far prices have moved since — the total rise, the average yearly rate, and what a single dollar from that year is worth in today's money.

Enter a year: anything from 1913 to 2025.

Read the result: cumulative inflation since that year, the average annual rate behind it, and the value of one of that year's dollars today.

Since 2011, prices have risen 48.45% — that is 15 years at an average of 2.67% a year. One 2011 dollar buys what $1.48 buys today; put the other way round, a dollar today would have been worth about $0.67 back then.

The source is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each past year is the annual average BLS publishes for it, and today is the latest published month, July 2026. The answer moves when BLS publishes, not when the clock does.

Averages hide a lot. An average of 2.67% across 15 years does not mean prices rose by that much in any particular year: the span contains years well above it.

For example, it can help you find out how much has inflation been since 2011? (The answer is: 48.45%).

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What 2011 Dollars Are Worth Today

Amount in 2011Equivalent todayIncrease
$1$1.48$0.48
$5$7.42$2.42
$10$14.84$4.84
$20$29.69$9.69
$50$74.22$24.22
$100$148.45$48.45
$200$296.90$96.90
$300$445.34$145.34
$500$742.24$242.24
$1,000$1,484.48$484.48
$2,000$2,968.96$968.96
$3,000$4,453.45$1,453.45
$5,000$7,422.41$2,422.41
$10,000$14,844.82$4,844.82

FAQ

How much has inflation been since 2011?

Prices have risen 48.45% since 2011 — 15 years at an average of 2.67% a year

What is the average inflation rate since 2011?

2.67% a year. That is the constant rate that compounds to the same total over 15 years — individual years within the span were higher and lower.

What is one 2011 dollar worth today?

$1.48. Turned around, one dollar today has the buying power that about $0.67 had in 2011.

Where do these numbers come from?

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2011's published annual average is 224.939; today is the latest published month, July 2026, at 333.918.

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