10.02× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.27% a year over 29 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1968 | in 1997 | 1997 amount in 1968 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹10.02 | ₹0.10 |
| ₹10 | ₹100.16 | ₹1.00 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,001.60 | ₹9.98 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹10,016.03 | ₹99.84 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹100,160.32 | ₹998.40 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,001,603.23 | ₹9,983.99 |
| 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% |
| 1986 | ₹375.52 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹408.57 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹446.91 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹478.52 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹521.45 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹593.78 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹663.77 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹705.77 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹778.09 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹857.65 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹934.64 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹1,001.60 | 7.2% |
1968–1996 · 1968–1998 · All years
₹100 in 1968 had about the same buying power as ₹1,001.60 in 1997, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.27% per year, compounding to a 901.6% total rise in prices over 29 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).