59.76× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.72% a year over 55 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1962 | in 2017 | 2017 amount in 1962 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹59.76 | ₹0.02 |
| ₹10 | ₹597.60 | ₹0.17 |
| ₹100 | ₹5,975.96 | ₹1.67 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹59,759.59 | ₹16.73 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹597,595.89 | ₹167.34 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹5,975,958.88 | ₹1,673.37 |
| 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% |
| 1998 | ₹1,873.82 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹1,961.32 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹2,039.96 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹2,117.06 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹2,208.03 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | ₹2,292.07 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | ₹2,378.41 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | ₹2,479.41 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | ₹2,623.13 | 5.8% |
| 2007 | ₹2,790.30 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | ₹3,023.27 | 8.3% |
| 2009 | ₹3,352.27 | 10.9% |
| 2010 | ₹3,754.19 | 12.0% |
| 2011 | ₹4,088.75 | 8.9% |
| 2012 | ₹4,476.32 | 9.5% |
| 2013 | ₹4,924.76 | 10.0% |
| 2014 | ₹5,253.02 | 6.7% |
| 2015 | ₹5,510.79 | 4.9% |
| 2016 | ₹5,783.47 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | ₹5,975.96 | 3.3% |
1962–2016 · 1962–2018 · All years
₹100 in 1962 had about the same buying power as ₹5,975.96 in 2017, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.72% per year, compounding to a 5,876.0% total rise in prices over 55 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).