2.05× price rise
Average India inflation: 6.17% a year over 12 years. Prices first doubled by 1979. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1967 | in 1979 | 1979 amount in 1967 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹2.05 | ₹0.49 |
| ₹10 | ₹20.51 | ₹4.87 |
| ₹100 | ₹205.14 | ₹48.75 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹2,051.42 | ₹487.47 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹20,514.18 | ₹4,874.68 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹205,141.76 | ₹48,746.78 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1968 | ₹103.24 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | ₹102.63 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹107.86 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹111.18 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹118.35 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹138.39 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹177.97 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹188.20 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹173.84 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹188.28 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹193.03 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹205.14 | 6.3% |
1967–1978 · 1967–1980 · All years
₹100 in 1967 had about the same buying power as ₹205.14 in 1979, based on India consumer price index data.
About 6.17% per year, compounding to a 105.1% total rise in prices over 12 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).