14.18× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.37% a year over 33 years. Prices first doubled by 1974. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1964 | in 1997 | 1997 amount in 1964 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹14.18 | ₹0.07 |
| ₹10 | ₹141.81 | ₹0.71 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,418.11 | ₹7.05 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹14,181.14 | ₹70.52 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹141,811.44 | ₹705.16 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,418,114.40 | ₹7,051.62 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1965 | ₹109.47 | 9.5% |
| 1966 | ₹121.30 | 10.8% |
| 1967 | ₹137.14 | 13.1% |
| 1968 | ₹141.58 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | ₹140.76 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹147.93 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹152.48 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹162.30 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹189.80 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹244.08 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹258.11 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹238.41 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹258.21 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹264.73 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹281.34 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹313.26 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹354.34 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹382.30 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹427.67 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹463.25 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹488.99 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹531.67 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹578.47 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹632.75 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹677.51 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹738.29 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹840.69 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹939.79 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹999.25 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹1,101.66 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹1,214.30 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹1,323.31 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹1,418.11 | 7.2% |
1964–1996 · 1964–1998 · All years
₹100 in 1964 had about the same buying power as ₹1,418.11 in 1997, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.37% per year, compounding to a 1,318.1% total rise in prices over 33 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).