3.45× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.56% a year over 17 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1968 | in 1985 | 1985 amount in 1968 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹3.45 | ₹0.29 |
| ₹10 | ₹34.54 | ₹2.90 |
| ₹100 | ₹345.37 | ₹28.95 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹3,453.68 | ₹289.55 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹34,536.79 | ₹2,895.46 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹345,367.89 | ₹28,954.63 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1969 | ₹99.42 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹104.48 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹107.70 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹114.63 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹134.05 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹172.39 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹182.30 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹168.38 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹182.37 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹186.97 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹198.71 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹221.25 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹250.27 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹270.01 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹302.06 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹327.19 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹345.37 | 5.6% |
1968–1984 · 1968–1986 · All years
₹100 in 1968 had about the same buying power as ₹345.37 in 1985, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.56% per year, compounding to a 245.4% total rise in prices over 17 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).