3.19× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.52% a year over 16 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1963 | in 1979 | 1979 amount in 1963 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹3.19 | ₹0.31 |
| ₹10 | ₹31.89 | ₹3.14 |
| ₹100 | ₹318.91 | ₹31.36 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹3,189.14 | ₹313.56 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹31,891.44 | ₹3,135.64 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹318,914.45 | ₹31,356.37 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1964 | ₹113.36 | 13.4% |
| 1965 | ₹124.10 | 9.5% |
| 1966 | ₹137.50 | 10.8% |
| 1967 | ₹155.46 | 13.1% |
| 1968 | ₹160.49 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | ₹159.56 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹167.68 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹172.85 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹183.98 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹215.15 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹276.68 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹292.58 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹270.25 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹292.70 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹300.08 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹318.91 | 6.3% |
1963–1978 · 1963–1980 · All years
₹100 in 1963 had about the same buying power as ₹318.91 in 1979, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.52% per year, compounding to a 218.9% total rise in prices over 16 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).