12.79× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.29% a year over 32 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1970 | in 2002 | 2002 amount in 1970 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹12.79 | ₹0.08 |
| ₹10 | ₹127.91 | ₹0.78 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,279.12 | ₹7.82 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹12,791.20 | ₹78.18 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹127,912.03 | ₹781.79 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,279,120.30 | ₹7,817.87 |
| 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% |
| 1993 | ₹675.51 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹744.74 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹820.89 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹894.58 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹958.67 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹1,085.51 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹1,136.20 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹1,181.76 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹1,226.42 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹1,279.12 | 4.3% |
1970–2001 · 1970–2003 · All years
₹100 in 1970 had about the same buying power as ₹1,279.12 in 2002, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.29% per year, compounding to a 1,179.1% total rise in prices over 32 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).