2.57× price rise
Average India inflation: 6.97% a year over 14 years. Prices first doubled by 1974. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1965 | in 1979 | 1979 amount in 1965 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹2.57 | ₹0.39 |
| ₹10 | ₹25.70 | ₹3.89 |
| ₹100 | ₹256.99 | ₹38.91 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹2,569.91 | ₹389.12 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹25,699.14 | ₹3,891.18 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹256,991.36 | ₹38,911.81 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1966 | ₹110.80 | 10.8% |
| 1967 | ₹125.28 | 13.1% |
| 1968 | ₹129.33 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | ₹128.58 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹135.12 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹139.28 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹148.26 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹173.37 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹222.96 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹235.77 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹217.77 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹235.86 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹241.82 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹256.99 | 6.3% |
1965–1978 · 1965–1980 · All years
₹100 in 1965 had about the same buying power as ₹256.99 in 1979, based on India consumer price index data.
About 6.97% per year, compounding to a 157.0% total rise in prices over 14 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).