₹100 in 1973 is worth ₹2,698.11 in 2017

26.98× price rise

Average India inflation: 7.78% a year over 44 years. Prices first doubled by 1982. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).

Converter

1973in 20172017 amount in 1973 money
₹1₹26.98₹0.04
₹10₹269.81₹0.37
₹100₹2,698.11₹3.71
₹1,000₹26,981.13₹37.06
₹10,000₹269,811.27₹370.63
₹100,000₹2,698,112.70₹3,706.29

Same span in US dollars

The rupee averaged ₹7.66/USD in 1973 and ₹65.10/USD in 2017. ₹2,698 in 2017 is about $41.44; ₹100 in 1973 was about $13.06. Measured in dollars, the rupee amount went from $13.06 to $41.44.

Year by year (value of ₹100 from 1973)

YearValueInflation
1973₹100.00
1974₹128.6028.6%
1975₹135.995.7%
1976₹125.61-7.6%
1977₹136.048.3%
1978₹139.482.5%
1979₹148.236.3%
1980₹165.0511.3%
1981₹186.6913.1%
1982₹201.427.9%
1983₹225.3311.9%
1984₹244.078.3%
1985₹257.635.6%
1986₹280.128.7%
1987₹304.788.8%
1988₹333.389.4%
1989₹356.967.1%
1990₹388.989.0%
1991₹442.9413.9%
1992₹495.1511.8%
1993₹526.486.3%
1994₹580.4310.2%
1995₹639.7810.2%
1996₹697.219.0%
1997₹747.167.2%
1998₹846.0213.2%
1999₹885.534.7%
2000₹921.034.0%
2001₹955.843.8%
2002₹996.914.3%
2003₹1,034.863.8%
2004₹1,073.843.8%
2005₹1,119.444.2%
2006₹1,184.335.8%
2007₹1,259.806.4%
2008₹1,364.998.3%
2009₹1,513.5310.9%
2010₹1,694.9912.0%
2011₹1,846.058.9%
2012₹2,021.049.5%
2013₹2,223.5010.0%
2014₹2,371.716.7%
2015₹2,488.094.9%
2016₹2,611.214.9%
2017₹2,698.113.3%

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How much is ₹100 from 1973 worth in 2017?

₹100 in 1973 had about the same buying power as ₹2,698.11 in 2017, based on India consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in India from 1973 to 2017?

About 7.78% per year, compounding to a 2,598.1% total rise in prices over 44 years.

Which year between 1973 and 2017 had the highest inflation?

1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).


Historical statistics for education only. Not investment advice. US CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (public domain), annual averages; 2026 = Sep 2026 index. India CPI: World Bank WDI FP.CPI.TOTL (source IMF IFS), licensed CC BY 4.0. INR/USD: Federal Reserve Board H.10. Sources & method · Embed this calculator · BacktestCard