₹100 in 1961 is worth ₹7,484.58 in 2021

74.85× price rise

Average India inflation: 7.46% a year over 60 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).

Converter

1961in 20212021 amount in 1961 money
₹1₹74.85₹0.01
₹10₹748.46₹0.13
₹100₹7,484.58₹1.34
₹1,000₹74,845.84₹13.36
₹10,000₹748,458.38₹133.61
₹100,000₹7,484,583.78₹1,336.08

Year by year (value of ₹100 from 1961)

YearValueInflation
1961₹100.00
1962₹103.633.6%
1963₹106.692.9%
1964₹120.9313.4%
1965₹132.399.5%
1966₹146.6910.8%
1967₹165.8513.1%
1968₹171.223.2%
1969₹170.22-0.6%
1970₹178.895.1%
1971₹184.403.1%
1972₹196.286.4%
1973₹229.5316.9%
1974₹295.1728.6%
1975₹312.145.7%
1976₹288.31-7.6%
1977₹312.278.3%
1978₹320.142.5%
1979₹340.246.3%
1980₹378.8411.3%
1981₹428.5113.1%
1982₹462.337.9%
1983₹517.2011.9%
1984₹560.228.3%
1985₹591.355.6%
1986₹642.978.7%
1987₹699.568.8%
1988₹765.209.4%
1989₹819.347.1%
1990₹892.849.0%
1991₹1,016.6813.9%
1992₹1,136.5311.8%
1993₹1,208.436.3%
1994₹1,332.2710.2%
1995₹1,468.5010.2%
1996₹1,600.329.0%
1997₹1,714.987.2%
1998₹1,941.8813.2%
1999₹2,032.564.7%
2000₹2,114.064.0%
2001₹2,193.953.8%
2002₹2,288.234.3%
2003₹2,375.323.8%
2004₹2,464.803.8%
2005₹2,569.474.2%
2006₹2,718.415.8%
2007₹2,891.656.4%
2008₹3,133.088.3%
2009₹3,474.0310.9%
2010₹3,890.5512.0%
2011₹4,237.268.9%
2012₹4,638.919.5%
2013₹5,103.6310.0%
2014₹5,443.836.7%
2015₹5,710.954.9%
2016₹5,993.544.9%
2017₹6,193.023.3%
2018₹6,436.953.9%
2019₹6,677.023.7%
2020₹7,119.276.6%
2021₹7,484.585.1%

1961–2020 · 1961–2022 · All years

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How much is ₹100 from 1961 worth in 2021?

₹100 in 1961 had about the same buying power as ₹7,484.58 in 2021, based on India consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in India from 1961 to 2021?

About 7.46% per year, compounding to a 7,384.6% total rise in prices over 60 years.

Which year between 1961 and 2021 had the highest inflation?

1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).


Historical statistics for education only. Not investment advice. US CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (public domain), annual averages; 2026 = Sep 2026 index. India CPI: World Bank WDI FP.CPI.TOTL (source IMF IFS), licensed CC BY 4.0. INR/USD: Federal Reserve Board H.10. Sources & method · Embed this calculator · BacktestCard