2.58× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.02% a year over 14 years. Prices first doubled by 1979. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1967 | in 1981 | 1981 amount in 1967 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹2.58 | ₹0.39 |
| ₹10 | ₹25.84 | ₹3.87 |
| ₹100 | ₹258.37 | ₹38.70 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹2,583.69 | ₹387.04 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹25,836.86 | ₹3,870.44 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹258,368.61 | ₹38,704.39 |
| 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% |
| 1980 | ₹228.42 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹258.37 | 13.1% |
1967–1980 · 1967–1982 · All years
₹100 in 1967 had about the same buying power as ₹258.37 in 1981, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.02% per year, compounding to a 158.4% total rise in prices over 14 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).