16.55× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.35% a year over 35 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1962 | in 1997 | 1997 amount in 1962 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹16.55 | ₹0.06 |
| ₹10 | ₹165.49 | ₹0.60 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,654.87 | ₹6.04 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹16,548.67 | ₹60.43 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹165,486.70 | ₹604.28 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,654,867.04 | ₹6,042.78 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1963 | ₹102.95 | 2.9% |
| 1964 | ₹116.69 | 13.4% |
| 1965 | ₹127.75 | 9.5% |
| 1966 | ₹141.55 | 10.8% |
| 1967 | ₹160.04 | 13.1% |
| 1968 | ₹165.22 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | ₹164.26 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹172.62 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹177.94 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹189.40 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹221.49 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹284.83 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹301.20 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹278.21 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹301.32 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹308.92 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹328.31 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹365.56 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹413.49 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹446.12 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹499.07 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹540.59 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹570.62 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹620.44 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹675.04 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹738.38 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹790.62 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹861.55 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹981.05 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹1,096.69 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹1,166.08 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹1,285.58 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹1,417.03 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹1,544.23 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹1,654.87 | 7.2% |
1962–1996 · 1962–1998 · All years
₹100 in 1962 had about the same buying power as ₹1,654.87 in 1997, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.35% per year, compounding to a 1,554.9% total rise in prices over 35 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).