2.51× price rise
Average India inflation: 8.72% a year over 11 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1971 | in 1982 | 1982 amount in 1971 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹2.51 | ₹0.40 |
| ₹10 | ₹25.07 | ₹3.99 |
| ₹100 | ₹250.72 | ₹39.89 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹2,507.18 | ₹398.85 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹25,071.84 | ₹3,988.54 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹250,718.42 | ₹39,885.38 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1972 | ₹106.44 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹124.47 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹160.07 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹169.27 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹156.35 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹169.34 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹173.61 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹184.51 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹205.44 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹232.38 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹250.72 | 7.9% |
1971–1981 · 1971–1983 · All years
₹100 in 1971 had about the same buying power as ₹250.72 in 1982, based on India consumer price index data.
About 8.72% per year, compounding to a 150.7% total rise in prices over 11 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).