20.56× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.28% a year over 38 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1963 | in 2001 | 2001 amount in 1963 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹20.56 | ₹0.05 |
| ₹10 | ₹205.65 | ₹0.49 |
| ₹100 | ₹2,056.47 | ₹4.86 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹20,564.71 | ₹48.63 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹205,647.11 | ₹486.27 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹2,056,471.07 | ₹4,862.70 |
| 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% |
| 1998 | ₹1,820.19 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹1,905.19 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹1,981.58 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹2,056.47 | 3.8% |
1963–2000 · 1963–2002 · All years
₹100 in 1963 had about the same buying power as ₹2,056.47 in 2001, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.28% per year, compounding to a 1,956.5% total rise in prices over 38 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).