Memory
constant 2020 US$ per terabyte
Historical price of computer memory and storage
This data is expressed in US dollars per terabyte (TB), adjusted for inflation. "Memory" refers to random access memory (RAM), "disk" to magnetic storage,"flash" to special memory used for rapid data access and rewriting, and "solid state" to solid-state drives (SSDs).
Flash constant 2020 US$ per terabyte | Disk constant 2020 US$ per terabyte | Solid state constant 2020 US$ per terabyte | ||||||||||||||
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Country or region | 2002 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change | 2002 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change | 2002 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change | 2002 | 2023 | Absolute Change | Relative Change |
| World | 192,164 $/TB | 1,088 $/TB | -191,075 $/TB | -99% | 1,751 $/TB | 11 $/TB | -1,740 $/TB | -99% | 26 $/TB | |||||||
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