Value of $100 from 2007 to 2024
$100 in 2007 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $142.49 today, an increase of $42.49 over 17 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.10% per year between 2007 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 42.49%.
This means that today's prices are 1.42 times as high as average prices since 2007, according to Statistics Canada consumer price index. A dollar today only buys 70.180% of what it could buy back then.
The inflation rate in 2007 was 2.14%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 1.15%. If this number holds, $100 today will be equivalent in buying power to $101.15 next year.
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| Cumulative price change | 42.49% |
| Average inflation rate | 2.10% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $142.49 |
| Price difference $100 base | $42.49 |
| CPI in 2007 | 111.450 |
| CPI in 2024 | 158.800 |
| Inflation in 2007 | 2.14% |
| Inflation in 2024 | 1.15% |
| $100 in 2007 | $142.49 in 2024 |
Buying power of $100 in 2007
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 2007 (price index tracking began in 1914).
For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $142.49 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $100 is equivalent to $142.49 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Canadian 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 2007 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 17 years.
According to Statistics Canada, each of these CAD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 2007 amounts in today's dollars, based on the 42.49% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| $1 dollar in 2007 | $1.42 dollars today |
| $5 dollars in 2007 | $7.12 dollars today |
| $10 dollars in 2007 | $14.25 dollars today |
| $50 dollars in 2007 | $71.24 dollars today |
| $100 dollars in 2007 | $142.49 dollars today |
| $500 dollars in 2007 | $712.43 dollars today |
| $1,000 dollars in 2007 | $1,424.85 dollars today |
| $5,000 dollars in 2007 | $7,124.27 dollars today |
| $10,000 dollars in 2007 | $14,248.54 dollars today |
| $50,000 dollars in 2007 | $71,242.71 dollars today |
| $100,000 dollars in 2007 | $142,485.42 dollars today |
| $500,000 dollars in 2007 | $712,427.10 dollars today |
| $1,000,000 dollars in 2007 | $1,424,854.19 dollars today |
How to calculate inflation rate for $100 since 2007
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2007 and today:
CPI today CPI in 2007
×
2007 CAD value
=
Today's value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Canadian CPI was 111.45 in the year 2007 and 158.8 in 2024:
158.8111.45
×
$100
=
$142.49
$100 in 2007 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $142.49 in 2024.
To get the total inflation rate for the 17 years between 2007 and 2024, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2024 - CPI in 2007CPI in 2007
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (17 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
158.8 - 111.45111.45
×
100
=
42%
Data source & citation
Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Canada's annual Consumer Price Index (CPI), established in 1914 and computed by Statistics Canada (StatCan).
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$100 in 2007 → 2024 | Canada Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 15 Dec. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/canada/inflation/2007?amount=100.
Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.
in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
| Cumulative price change | 42.49% |
| Average inflation rate | 2.10% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $142.49 |
| Price difference $100 base | $42.49 |
| CPI in 2007 | 111.450 |
| CPI in 2024 | 158.800 |
| Inflation in 2007 | 2.14% |
| Inflation in 2024 | 1.15% |
| $100 in 2007 | $142.49 in 2024 |