4.86× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.82% a year over 21 years. Prices first doubled by 1974. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1965 | in 1986 | 1986 amount in 1965 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹4.86 | ₹0.21 |
| ₹10 | ₹48.57 | ₹2.06 |
| ₹100 | ₹485.66 | ₹20.59 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹4,856.59 | ₹205.91 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹48,565.94 | ₹2,059.06 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹485,659.39 | ₹20,590.56 |
| 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% |
| 1980 | ₹286.15 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹323.67 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹349.21 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹390.66 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹423.15 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹446.67 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹485.66 | 8.7% |
1965–1985 · 1965–1987 · All years
₹100 in 1965 had about the same buying power as ₹485.66 in 1986, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.82% per year, compounding to a 385.7% total rise in prices over 21 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).