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Compound Interest Calculators
These calculators show how money grows when interest earns interest. They cover one-time deposits, regular monthly deposits and the effect of inflation.
Start with the main compound interest calculator or jump to the page that matches your amount and time.
Main calculators
The core pages cover the general case, monthly deposits, a lump sum and inflation.
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Lump sum by amount and years
One deposit left alone to grow, shown for seven amounts over seven time spans.
- $1,000 compound interest over 5 years
- $1,000 compound interest over 10 years
- $1,000 compound interest over 15 years
- $1,000 compound interest over 20 years
- $1,000 compound interest over 25 years
- $1,000 compound interest over 30 years
- $1,000 compound interest over 40 years
- $2,500 compound interest over 5 years
- $2,500 compound interest over 10 years
- $2,500 compound interest over 15 years
- $2,500 compound interest over 20 years
- $2,500 compound interest over 25 years
- $2,500 compound interest over 30 years
- $2,500 compound interest over 40 years
- $5,000 compound interest over 5 years
- $5,000 compound interest over 10 years
- $5,000 compound interest over 15 years
- $5,000 compound interest over 20 years
- $5,000 compound interest over 25 years
- $5,000 compound interest over 30 years
- $5,000 compound interest over 40 years
- $10,000 compound interest over 5 years
- $10,000 compound interest over 10 years
- $10,000 compound interest over 15 years
- $10,000 compound interest over 20 years
- $10,000 compound interest over 25 years
- $10,000 compound interest over 30 years
- $10,000 compound interest over 40 years
- $25,000 compound interest over 5 years
- $25,000 compound interest over 10 years
- $25,000 compound interest over 15 years
- $25,000 compound interest over 20 years
- $25,000 compound interest over 25 years
- $25,000 compound interest over 30 years
- $25,000 compound interest over 40 years
- $50,000 compound interest over 5 years
- $50,000 compound interest over 10 years
- $50,000 compound interest over 15 years
- $50,000 compound interest over 20 years
- $50,000 compound interest over 25 years
- $50,000 compound interest over 30 years
- $50,000 compound interest over 40 years
- $100,000 compound interest over 5 years
- $100,000 compound interest over 10 years
- $100,000 compound interest over 15 years
- $100,000 compound interest over 20 years
- $100,000 compound interest over 25 years
- $100,000 compound interest over 30 years
- $100,000 compound interest over 40 years
Monthly deposits
Regular deposits of different sizes over 10, 20 and 30 years starting from nothing.
- $50 a month for 10 years at 6 percent
- $50 a month for 20 years at 6 percent
- $50 a month for 30 years at 6 percent
- $100 a month for 10 years at 6 percent
- $100 a month for 20 years at 6 percent
- $100 a month for 30 years at 6 percent
- $200 a month for 10 years at 6 percent
- $200 a month for 20 years at 6 percent
- $200 a month for 30 years at 6 percent
- $300 a month for 10 years at 6 percent
- $300 a month for 20 years at 6 percent
- $300 a month for 30 years at 6 percent
- $500 a month for 10 years at 6 percent
- $500 a month for 20 years at 6 percent
- $500 a month for 30 years at 6 percent
- $750 a month for 10 years at 6 percent
- $750 a month for 20 years at 6 percent
- $750 a month for 30 years at 6 percent
- $1,000 a month for 10 years at 6 percent
- $1,000 a month for 20 years at 6 percent
- $1,000 a month for 30 years at 6 percent
- $1,500 a month for 10 years at 6 percent
- $1,500 a month for 20 years at 6 percent
- $1,500 a month for 30 years at 6 percent
By rate of return
The same deposit and time at returns from 3 to 10 percent.
Inflation
The buying power of a balance after prices rise by 2, 3, 4 or 5 percent a year.
- 2 percent inflation over 10 years
- 2 percent inflation over 20 years
- 2 percent inflation over 30 years
- 3 percent inflation over 10 years
- 3 percent inflation over 20 years
- 3 percent inflation over 30 years
- 4 percent inflation over 10 years
- 4 percent inflation over 20 years
- 4 percent inflation over 30 years
- 5 percent inflation over 10 years
- 5 percent inflation over 20 years
- 5 percent inflation over 30 years
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