6.35× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.77% a year over 22 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1970 | in 1992 | 1992 amount in 1970 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹6.35 | ₹0.16 |
| ₹10 | ₹63.53 | ₹1.57 |
| ₹100 | ₹635.32 | ₹15.74 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹6,353.17 | ₹157.40 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹63,531.73 | ₹1,574.02 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹635,317.26 | ₹15,740.17 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1971 | ₹103.08 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹109.72 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹128.31 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹165.00 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹174.49 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹161.17 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹174.56 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹178.96 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹190.19 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹211.77 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹239.54 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹258.44 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹289.11 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹313.16 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹330.56 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹359.42 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹391.05 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹427.75 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹458.01 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹499.10 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹568.32 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹635.32 | 11.8% |
1970–1991 · 1970–1993 · All years
₹100 in 1970 had about the same buying power as ₹635.32 in 1992, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.77% per year, compounding to a 535.3% total rise in prices over 22 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).