16.99× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.96% a year over 37 years. Prices first doubled by 1980. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1971 | in 2008 | 2008 amount in 1971 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹16.99 | ₹0.06 |
| ₹10 | ₹169.91 | ₹0.59 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,699.06 | ₹5.89 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹16,990.59 | ₹58.86 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹169,905.93 | ₹588.56 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,699,059.35 | ₹5,885.61 |
| 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% |
| 1983 | ₹280.47 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹303.81 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹320.69 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹348.68 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹379.37 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹414.97 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹444.32 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹484.19 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹551.34 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹616.33 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹655.33 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹722.49 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹796.36 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹867.85 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹930.03 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹1,053.08 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹1,102.25 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹1,146.45 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹1,189.77 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹1,240.90 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | ₹1,288.13 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | ₹1,336.66 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | ₹1,393.41 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | ₹1,474.18 | 5.8% |
| 2007 | ₹1,568.13 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | ₹1,699.06 | 8.3% |
1971–2007 · 1971–2009 · All years
₹100 in 1971 had about the same buying power as ₹1,699.06 in 2008, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.96% per year, compounding to a 1,599.1% total rise in prices over 37 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).