5.38× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.59% a year over 23 years. Prices first doubled by 1979. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1967 | in 1990 | 1990 amount in 1967 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹5.38 | ₹0.19 |
| ₹10 | ₹53.83 | ₹1.86 |
| ₹100 | ₹538.33 | ₹18.58 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹5,383.31 | ₹185.76 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹53,833.11 | ₹1,857.59 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹538,331.09 | ₹18,575.93 |
| 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% |
| 1982 | ₹278.76 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹311.84 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹337.78 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹356.55 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹387.67 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹421.79 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹461.37 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹494.01 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹538.33 | 9.0% |
1967–1989 · 1967–1991 · All years
₹100 in 1967 had about the same buying power as ₹538.33 in 1990, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.59% per year, compounding to a 438.3% total rise in prices over 23 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).