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Inflation Calculator

Calculate the future or past value of money under a constant inflation rate.

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What is Inflation?

Inflation erodes purchasing power every year. This tool shows what today's money buys later, or what a past amount was worth in today's terms.

How it works

Future value = amount x (1 + rate)^years. Past value = amount / (1 + rate)^years. The difference shows the total change.

  1. Enter your input. Type or paste your input into the field above — the tool responds instantly.
  2. Review the result. Output updates live as you type. Everything runs entirely in your browser.
  3. Copy or download. Use the Copy button to grab the result, or Download to save it as a file.

Examples

Realistic sample

Type or paste any realistic input — the tool computes the result locally and instantly.

Common mistakes

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Nothing is uploaded — every tool in this category runs entirely in your browser.

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