$500 I Bond with 3.60% Fixed Rate Purchased October 2000

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2000 500.001.91%7.49%503.00506.202000
2001509.20512.40515.60518.801.52%6.69%521.60524.60527.40530.40533.20536.201.44%6.53%539.00542.002001
2002544.80547.80550.80553.801.19%6.02%556.60559.40562.00564.80567.60570.400.28%4.17%572.40574.402002
2003576.40578.40580.20582.201.23%6.10%585.20588.00591.00594.00597.00600.001.77%7.20%603.60607.202003
2004610.80614.40618.00621.600.54%4.70%624.00626.40628.80631.40633.80636.201.19%6.02%639.40642.602004
2005645.80649.00652.20655.401.33%6.31%658.80662.20665.60669.20672.60676.001.79%7.24%680.00684.002005
2006688.20692.20696.40700.402.85%9.40%705.80711.20716.60722.20727.80733.400.50%4.62%736.20739.002006
2007741.80744.60747.40750.401.55%6.76%754.60758.80763.00767.20771.40775.801.21%6.06%779.60783.602007
2008787.40791.40795.40799.401.53%6.72%803.80808.20812.80817.20821.80826.202.42%8.53%832.00837.802008
2009843.60849.60855.40861.402.46%8.61%867.40873.60879.80886.00892.20898.40-2.78%0.00%898.40898.402009
2010898.40898.40898.40898.401.53%6.72%903.40908.40913.40918.40923.40928.600.77%5.17%932.60936.602010
2011940.60944.60948.60952.600.37%4.35%956.00959.40963.00966.40969.80973.402.30%8.28%980.00986.602011
2012993.401,000.001,006.801,013.601.53%6.72%1,019.201,024.801,030.401,036.201,042.001,047.601.10%5.84%1,052.601,057.602012
20131,062.801,067.801,073.001,078.200.88%5.39%1,083.001,087.801,092.601,097.401,102.401,107.200.59%4.80%1,111.601,116.002013
20141,120.401,124.801,129.401,133.800.59%4.80%1,138.201,142.801,147.401,151.801,156.401,161.000.92%5.47%1,166.201,171.402014
20151,176.801,182.001,187.401,192.800.74%5.11%1,197.801,202.801,208.001,213.001,218.201,223.20-0.80%1.97%1,225.201,227.202015
20161,229.201,231.201,233.201,235.200.77%5.17%1,240.401,245.801,251.001,256.401,261.801,267.200.08%3.76%1,271.201,275.002016
20171,279.001,283.001,287.001,291.001.38%6.41%1,297.801,304.601,311.601,318.401,325.401,332.400.98%5.60%1,338.601,344.802017
20181,351.001,357.201,363.401,369.801.24%6.12%1,376.601,383.601,390.601,397.601,404.601,411.801.11%5.86%1,418.601,425.402018
20191,432.401,439.201,446.201,453.201.16%5.96%1,460.401,467.401,474.601,482.001,489.201,496.600.70%5.03%1,502.801,509.002019
20201,515.401,521.601,528.001,534.201.01%5.66%1,541.401,548.601,555.801,563.001,570.201,577.600.53%4.68%1,583.601,589.802020
20211,596.001,602.201,608.401,614.600.84%5.31%1,621.601,628.801,635.801,643.001,650.201,657.401.77%7.20%1,667.201,677.002021
20221,687.001,697.001,707.001,717.003.56%10.85%1,732.201,747.601,763.001,778.601,794.201,810.204.81%13.39%1,829.801,849.802022
20231,869.801,890.201,910.601,931.403.24%10.20%1,947.401,963.601,980.001,996.602,013.202,030.001.69%7.04%2,041.802,053.602023
20242,065.402,077.402,089.402,101.401.97%7.61%2,114.602,127.802,141.002,154.402,167.802,181.401.48%6.61%2,193.202,205.202024
20252,217.202,229.202,241.402,253.400.95%5.53%2,263.602,274.002,284.402,294.802,305.202,315.801.43%6.51%2,328.202,340.602025
20262,353.202,365.802,378.402,391.201.56%6.78%2,404.602,418.002,431.402,445.002,458.602,472.201.67%7.00%2,486.402,500.802026
20272,515.002,529.602,544.002,558.80

From $500.00 to $2,558.80 over 26.5 years = 6.26% average annual increase compounded semi-annually.

Generated  05/01/26  08:02