3.00× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.17% a year over 14 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1969 (-0.6%).
| 1960 | in 1974 | 1974 amount in 1960 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹3.00 | ₹0.33 |
| ₹10 | ₹30.02 | ₹3.33 |
| ₹100 | ₹300.18 | ₹33.31 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹3,001.78 | ₹333.14 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹30,017.84 | ₹3,331.35 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹300,178.44 | ₹33,313.52 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1961 | ₹101.70 | 1.7% |
| 1962 | ₹105.39 | 3.6% |
| 1963 | ₹108.49 | 2.9% |
| 1964 | ₹122.98 | 13.4% |
| 1965 | ₹134.64 | 9.5% |
| 1966 | ₹149.18 | 10.8% |
| 1967 | ₹168.67 | 13.1% |
| 1968 | ₹174.13 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | ₹173.11 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹181.92 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹187.53 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹199.61 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹233.42 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹300.18 | 28.6% |
1960–1973 · 1960–1975 · All years
₹100 in 1960 had about the same buying power as ₹300.18 in 1974, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.17% per year, compounding to a 200.2% total rise in prices over 14 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1969 (-0.6%).