17.28× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.01% a year over 37 years. Prices first doubled by 1974. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1965 | in 2002 | 2002 amount in 1965 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹17.28 | ₹0.06 |
| ₹10 | ₹172.84 | ₹0.58 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,728.38 | ₹5.79 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹17,283.81 | ₹57.86 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹172,838.06 | ₹578.58 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,728,380.57 | ₹5,785.76 |
| 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% |
| 1987 | ₹528.40 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹577.99 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹618.87 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹674.39 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹767.93 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹858.46 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹912.77 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹1,006.31 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹1,109.21 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹1,208.78 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹1,295.38 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹1,466.77 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹1,535.27 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹1,596.82 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹1,657.17 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹1,728.38 | 4.3% |
1965–2001 · 1965–2003 · All years
₹100 in 1965 had about the same buying power as ₹1,728.38 in 2002, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.01% per year, compounding to a 1,628.4% total rise in prices over 37 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).