14.96× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.04% a year over 35 years. Prices first doubled by 1974. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1966 | in 2001 | 2001 amount in 1966 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹14.96 | ₹0.07 |
| ₹10 | ₹149.56 | ₹0.67 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,495.62 | ₹6.69 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹14,956.15 | ₹66.86 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹149,561.54 | ₹668.62 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,495,615.37 | ₹6,686.21 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1967 | ₹113.06 | 13.1% |
| 1968 | ₹116.72 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | ₹116.04 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹121.95 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹125.71 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹133.80 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹156.47 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹201.22 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹212.79 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹196.54 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹212.87 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹218.24 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹231.94 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹258.25 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹292.12 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹315.17 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹352.57 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹381.90 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹403.12 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹438.31 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹476.89 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹521.64 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹558.54 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹608.65 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹693.07 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹774.77 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹823.79 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹908.21 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹1,001.07 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹1,090.94 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹1,169.10 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹1,323.78 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹1,385.60 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹1,441.15 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹1,495.62 | 3.8% |
1966–2000 · 1966–2002 · All years
₹100 in 1966 had about the same buying power as ₹1,495.62 in 2001, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.04% per year, compounding to a 1,395.6% total rise in prices over 35 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).