46.20× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.50% a year over 53 years. Prices first doubled by 1981. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1972 | in 2025 | 2025 amount in 1972 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹46.20 | ₹0.02 |
| ₹10 | ₹461.96 | ₹0.22 |
| ₹100 | ₹4,619.64 | ₹2.16 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹46,196.39 | ₹21.65 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹461,963.89 | ₹216.47 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹4,619,638.88 | ₹2,164.67 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1973 | ₹116.94 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹150.38 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹159.03 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹146.89 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹159.09 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹163.11 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹173.34 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹193.01 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹218.32 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹235.54 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹263.50 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹285.42 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹301.28 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹327.58 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹356.41 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹389.85 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹417.43 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹454.88 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹517.97 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹579.03 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹615.67 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹678.76 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹748.16 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹815.33 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹873.74 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹989.34 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹1,035.54 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹1,077.06 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹1,117.77 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹1,165.80 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | ₹1,210.17 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | ₹1,255.76 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | ₹1,309.08 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | ₹1,384.96 | 5.8% |
| 2007 | ₹1,473.23 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | ₹1,596.23 | 8.3% |
| 2009 | ₹1,769.94 | 10.9% |
| 2010 | ₹1,982.14 | 12.0% |
| 2011 | ₹2,158.78 | 8.9% |
| 2012 | ₹2,363.42 | 9.5% |
| 2013 | ₹2,600.18 | 10.0% |
| 2014 | ₹2,773.50 | 6.7% |
| 2015 | ₹2,909.59 | 4.9% |
| 2016 | ₹3,053.57 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | ₹3,155.20 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | ₹3,279.47 | 3.9% |
| 2019 | ₹3,401.78 | 3.7% |
| 2020 | ₹3,627.10 | 6.6% |
| 2021 | ₹3,813.22 | 5.1% |
| 2022 | ₹4,068.67 | 6.7% |
| 2023 | ₹4,298.51 | 5.6% |
| 2024 | ₹4,511.42 | 5.0% |
| 2025 | ₹4,619.64 | 2.4% |
₹100 in 1972 had about the same buying power as ₹4,619.64 in 2025, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.50% per year, compounding to a 4,519.6% total rise in prices over 53 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).