17.44× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.61% a year over 39 years. Prices first doubled by 1986. Highest year: 1991 (13.9%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1975 | in 2014 | 2014 amount in 1975 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹17.44 | ₹0.06 |
| ₹10 | ₹174.40 | ₹0.57 |
| ₹100 | ₹1,744.02 | ₹5.73 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹17,440.19 | ₹57.34 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹174,401.93 | ₹573.39 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹1,744,019.32 | ₹5,733.88 |
The rupee averaged ₹8.41/USD in 1975 and ₹61.02/USD in 2014. ₹1,744 in 2014 is about $28.58; ₹100 in 1975 was about $11.89. Measured in dollars, the rupee amount went from $11.89 to $28.58.
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1976 | ₹92.37 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹100.04 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹102.56 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | ₹109.00 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | ₹121.37 | 11.3% |
| 1981 | ₹137.28 | 13.1% |
| 1982 | ₹148.11 | 7.9% |
| 1983 | ₹165.69 | 11.9% |
| 1984 | ₹179.48 | 8.3% |
| 1985 | ₹189.45 | 5.6% |
| 1986 | ₹205.99 | 8.7% |
| 1987 | ₹224.12 | 8.8% |
| 1988 | ₹245.15 | 9.4% |
| 1989 | ₹262.49 | 7.1% |
| 1990 | ₹286.04 | 9.0% |
| 1991 | ₹325.71 | 13.9% |
| 1992 | ₹364.10 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹387.14 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹426.82 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹470.46 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹512.69 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹549.42 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹622.11 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹651.17 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹677.27 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹702.87 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹733.07 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | ₹760.97 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | ₹789.64 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | ₹823.17 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | ₹870.89 | 5.8% |
| 2007 | ₹926.39 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | ₹1,003.73 | 8.3% |
| 2009 | ₹1,112.96 | 10.9% |
| 2010 | ₹1,246.40 | 12.0% |
| 2011 | ₹1,357.48 | 8.9% |
| 2012 | ₹1,486.15 | 9.5% |
| 2013 | ₹1,635.03 | 10.0% |
| 2014 | ₹1,744.02 | 6.7% |
1975–2013 · 1975–2015 · All years
₹100 in 1975 had about the same buying power as ₹1,744.02 in 2014, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.61% per year, compounding to a 1,644.0% total rise in prices over 39 years.
1991 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.9%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).