₹100 in 1968 is worth ₹3,616.93 in 2017

36.17× price rise

Average India inflation: 7.60% a year over 49 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).

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1968in 20172017 amount in 1968 money
₹1₹36.17₹0.03
₹10₹361.69₹0.28
₹100₹3,616.93₹2.76
₹1,000₹36,169.31₹27.65
₹10,000₹361,693.09₹276.48
₹100,000₹3,616,930.87₹2,764.77

Year by year (value of ₹100 from 1968)

YearValueInflation
1968₹100.00
1969₹99.42-0.6%
1970₹104.485.1%
1971₹107.703.1%
1972₹114.636.4%
1973₹134.0516.9%
1974₹172.3928.6%
1975₹182.305.7%
1976₹168.38-7.6%
1977₹182.378.3%
1978₹186.972.5%
1979₹198.716.3%
1980₹221.2511.3%
1981₹250.2713.1%
1982₹270.017.9%
1983₹302.0611.9%
1984₹327.198.3%
1985₹345.375.6%
1986₹375.528.7%
1987₹408.578.8%
1988₹446.919.4%
1989₹478.527.1%
1990₹521.459.0%
1991₹593.7813.9%
1992₹663.7711.8%
1993₹705.776.3%
1994₹778.0910.2%
1995₹857.6510.2%
1996₹934.649.0%
1997₹1,001.607.2%
1998₹1,134.1213.2%
1999₹1,187.094.7%
2000₹1,234.684.0%
2001₹1,281.343.8%
2002₹1,336.404.3%
2003₹1,387.273.8%
2004₹1,439.533.8%
2005₹1,500.654.2%
2006₹1,587.645.8%
2007₹1,688.826.4%
2008₹1,829.828.3%
2009₹2,028.9510.9%
2010₹2,272.2112.0%
2011₹2,474.708.9%
2012₹2,709.289.5%
2013₹2,980.6910.0%
2014₹3,179.386.7%
2015₹3,335.394.9%
2016₹3,500.434.9%
2017₹3,616.933.3%

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How much is ₹100 from 1968 worth in 2017?

₹100 in 1968 had about the same buying power as ₹3,616.93 in 2017, based on India consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in India from 1968 to 2017?

About 7.60% per year, compounding to a 3,516.9% total rise in prices over 49 years.

Which year between 1968 and 2017 had the highest inflation?

1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).


Historical statistics for education only. Not investment advice. US CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (public domain), annual averages; 2026 = Sep 2026 index. India CPI: World Bank WDI FP.CPI.TOTL (source IMF IFS), licensed CC BY 4.0. INR/USD: Federal Reserve Board H.10. Sources & method · Embed this calculator · BacktestCard