16.08× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.51% a year over 34 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1963 | in 1997 | 1997 amount in 1963 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹16.08 | ₹0.06 |
| ₹10 | ₹160.75 | ₹0.62 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,607.51 | ₹6.22 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹16,075.07 | ₹62.21 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹160,750.73 | ₹622.08 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,607,507.29 | ₹6,220.81 |
| 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% |
| 1980 | ₹355.10 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹401.66 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹433.36 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹484.79 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹525.12 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹554.29 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹602.68 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹655.72 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹717.25 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹767.99 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹836.89 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹952.97 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹1,065.31 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹1,132.71 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹1,248.79 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹1,376.47 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹1,500.04 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹1,607.51 | 7.2% |
1963–1996 · 1963–1998 · All years
₹100 in 1963 had about the same buying power as ₹1,607.51 in 1997, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.51% per year, compounding to a 1,507.5% total rise in prices over 34 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).