23.27× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.78% a year over 42 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1960 | in 2002 | 2002 amount in 1960 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹23.27 | ₹0.04 |
| ₹10 | ₹232.70 | ₹0.43 |
| ₹100 | ₹2,327.02 | ₹4.30 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹23,270.22 | ₹42.97 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹232,702.21 | ₹429.73 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹2,327,022.06 | ₹4,297.34 |
| 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% |
| 1980 | ₹385.26 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹435.78 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹470.16 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹525.96 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹569.72 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹601.37 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹653.87 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹711.42 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹778.18 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹833.23 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹907.98 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹1,033.92 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹1,155.79 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹1,228.92 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹1,354.86 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹1,493.39 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹1,627.45 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹1,744.05 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹1,974.80 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹2,067.02 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹2,149.90 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹2,231.15 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹2,327.02 | 4.3% |
1960–2001 · 1960–2003 · All years
₹100 in 1960 had about the same buying power as ₹2,327.02 in 2002, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.78% per year, compounding to a 2,227.0% total rise in prices over 42 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).