48.53× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.45% a year over 54 years. Prices first doubled by 1974. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1966 | in 2020 | 2020 amount in 1966 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹48.53 | ₹0.02 |
| ₹10 | ₹485.32 | ₹0.21 |
| ₹100 | ₹4,853.19 | ₹2.06 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹48,531.93 | ₹20.60 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹485,319.29 | ₹206.05 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹4,853,192.91 | ₹2,060.50 |
| 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% |
| 2002 | ₹1,559.88 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | ₹1,619.25 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | ₹1,680.25 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | ₹1,751.60 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | ₹1,853.13 | 5.8% |
| 2007 | ₹1,971.23 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | ₹2,135.82 | 8.3% |
| 2009 | ₹2,368.24 | 10.9% |
| 2010 | ₹2,652.18 | 12.0% |
| 2011 | ₹2,888.54 | 8.9% |
| 2012 | ₹3,162.34 | 9.5% |
| 2013 | ₹3,479.14 | 10.0% |
| 2014 | ₹3,711.05 | 6.7% |
| 2015 | ₹3,893.15 | 4.9% |
| 2016 | ₹4,085.79 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | ₹4,221.77 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | ₹4,388.06 | 3.9% |
| 2019 | ₹4,551.71 | 3.7% |
| 2020 | ₹4,853.19 | 6.6% |
1966–2019 · 1966–2021 · All years
₹100 in 1966 had about the same buying power as ₹4,853.19 in 2020, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.45% per year, compounding to a 4,753.2% total rise in prices over 54 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).