$1 in 2020 is worth $1.17 today

Value of $1 from 2020 to 2024

$1 in 2020 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1.17 today, an increase of $0.17 over 4 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.90% per year between 2020 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 16.54%.

This means that today's prices are 1.17 times as high as average prices since 2020, according to the Bureau of Statistics consumer price index. A dollar today only buys 85.470% of what it could buy back then.

The inflation rate in 2020 was 0.87%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 1.05%. If this number holds, $1 today will be equivalent in buying power to $1.01 next year.


Inflation from 2020 to 2024
Cumulative price change16.54%
Average inflation rate3.90%
Converted amount
$1 base
$1.17
Price difference
$1 base
$0.17
CPI in 2020116.100
CPI in 2024135.300
Inflation in 20200.87%
Inflation in 20241.05%
$1 in 2020$1.17 in 2024

AUD inflation since 2020
Annual Rate, the Bureau of Statistics CPI
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Buying power of $1 in 2020

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $1 in 2020 (price index tracking began in 1922).

For example, if you started with $1, you would need to end with $1.17 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $1 is equivalent to $1.17 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Australian dollar decreases over time. In other words, a dollar will pay for fewer items at the store.

This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a dollar over time. By calculating the value in 2020 dollars, the chart below shows how $1 is worth less over 4 years.

According to the Bureau of Statistics, each of these AUD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Dollar inflation: 2020-2024
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
2020$1.000.87%
2021$1.032.84%
2022$1.106.62%
2023$1.155.18%
2024$1.171.05%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.

This conversion table shows various other 2020 amounts in today's dollars, based on the 16.54% change in prices:

Conversion: 2020 dollars today
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 2020$1.17 dollars today
$5 dollars in 2020$5.83 dollars today
$10 dollars in 2020$11.65 dollars today
$50 dollars in 2020$58.27 dollars today
$100 dollars in 2020$116.54 dollars today
$500 dollars in 2020$582.69 dollars today
$1,000 dollars in 2020$1,165.37 dollars today
$5,000 dollars in 2020$5,826.87 dollars today
$10,000 dollars in 2020$11,653.75 dollars today
$50,000 dollars in 2020$58,268.73 dollars today
$100,000 dollars in 2020$116,537.47 dollars today
$500,000 dollars in 2020$582,687.34 dollars today
$1,000,000 dollars in 2020$1,165,374.68 dollars today

How to calculate inflation rate for $1 since 2020

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2020 and today:

CPI today CPI in 2020
×
2020 AUD value
=
Today's value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Australian CPI was 116.1 in the year 2020 and 135.3 in 2024:

135.3116.1
×
$1
=
$1.17

$1 in 2020 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1.17 in 2024.

To get the total inflation rate for the 4 years between 2020 and 2024, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2024 - CPI in 2020CPI in 2020
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (4 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

135.3 - 116.1116.1
×
100
=
17%

Data source & citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Australia's annual (CPI) as provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia. The consumer price index was established in 1922 and is tracked by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$1 in 2020 → 2024 | Australia Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 31 Oct. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/australia/inflation/2020?amount=1&endYear=2024.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.


Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 2020 to 2024
Cumulative price change16.54%
Average inflation rate3.90%
Converted amount
$1 base
$1.17
Price difference
$1 base
$0.17
CPI in 2020116.100
CPI in 2024135.300
Inflation in 20200.87%
Inflation in 20241.05%
$1 in 2020$1.17 in 2024