12.89× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.32% a year over 32 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1969 | in 2001 | 2001 amount in 1969 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹12.89 | ₹0.08 |
| ₹10 | ₹128.89 | ₹0.78 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,288.87 | ₹7.76 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹12,888.72 | ₹77.59 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹128,887.17 | ₹775.87 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,288,871.68 | ₹7,758.72 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1970 | ₹105.09 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹108.33 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹115.31 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹134.84 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹173.40 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹183.37 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹169.37 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹183.44 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹188.07 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹199.88 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹222.55 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹251.74 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹271.60 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹303.83 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹329.11 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹347.40 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹377.72 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹410.97 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹449.53 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹481.33 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹524.51 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹597.26 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹667.67 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹709.91 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹782.66 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹862.69 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹940.13 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹1,007.49 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹1,140.79 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹1,194.06 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹1,241.94 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹1,288.87 | 3.8% |
1969–2000 · 1969–2002 · All years
₹100 in 1969 had about the same buying power as ₹1,288.87 in 2001, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.32% per year, compounding to a 1,188.9% total rise in prices over 32 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).