3.46× price rise
Average India inflation: 6.75% a year over 19 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1960 | in 1979 | 1979 amount in 1960 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹3.46 | ₹0.29 |
| ₹10 | ₹34.60 | ₹2.89 |
| ₹100 | ₹346.00 | ₹28.90 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹3,460.03 | ₹289.01 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹34,600.28 | ₹2,890.15 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹346,002.82 | ₹28,901.50 |
| 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% |
| 1975 | ₹317.43 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹293.20 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹317.56 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹325.57 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹346.00 | 6.3% |
1960–1978 · 1960–1980 · All years
₹100 in 1960 had about the same buying power as ₹346.00 in 1979, based on India consumer price index data.
About 6.75% per year, compounding to a 246.0% total rise in prices over 19 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).