23.75× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.83% a year over 42 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1961 | in 2003 | 2003 amount in 1961 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹23.75 | ₹0.04 |
| ₹10 | ₹237.53 | ₹0.42 |
| ₹100 | ₹2,375.32 | ₹4.21 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹23,753.19 | ₹42.10 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹237,531.85 | ₹421.00 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹2,375,318.54 | ₹4,209.96 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1962 | ₹103.63 | 3.6% |
| 1963 | ₹106.69 | 2.9% |
| 1964 | ₹120.93 | 13.4% |
| 1965 | ₹132.39 | 9.5% |
| 1966 | ₹146.69 | 10.8% |
| 1967 | ₹165.85 | 13.1% |
| 1968 | ₹171.22 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | ₹170.22 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹178.89 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹184.40 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹196.28 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹229.53 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹295.17 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹312.14 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹288.31 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹312.27 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹320.14 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹340.24 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹378.84 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹428.51 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹462.33 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹517.20 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹560.22 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹591.35 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹642.97 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹699.56 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹765.20 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹819.34 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹892.84 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹1,016.68 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹1,136.53 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹1,208.43 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹1,332.27 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹1,468.50 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹1,600.32 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹1,714.98 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹1,941.88 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹2,032.56 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹2,114.06 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹2,193.95 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹2,288.23 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | ₹2,375.32 | 3.8% |
1961–2002 · 1961–2004 · All years
₹100 in 1961 had about the same buying power as ₹2,375.32 in 2003, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.83% per year, compounding to a 2,275.3% total rise in prices over 42 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).