₹100 in 1976 is worth ₹2,232.62 in 2018

22.33× price rise

Average India inflation: 7.67% a year over 42 years. Prices first doubled by 1985. Highest year: 1991 (13.9%). Lowest: 1978 (2.5%).

Converter

1976in 20182018 amount in 1976 money
₹1₹22.33₹0.04
₹10₹223.26₹0.45
₹100₹2,232.62₹4.48
₹1,000₹22,326.20₹44.79
₹10,000₹223,262.04₹447.90
₹100,000₹2,232,620.40₹4,479.04

Same span in US dollars

The rupee averaged ₹8.97/USD in 1976 and ₹68.40/USD in 2018. ₹2,233 in 2018 is about $32.64; ₹100 in 1976 was about $11.15. Measured in dollars, the rupee amount went from $11.15 to $32.64.

Year by year (value of ₹100 from 1976)

YearValueInflation
1976₹100.00
1977₹108.318.3%
1978₹111.042.5%
1979₹118.016.3%
1980₹131.4011.3%
1981₹148.6313.1%
1982₹160.367.9%
1983₹179.3911.9%
1984₹194.318.3%
1985₹205.115.6%
1986₹223.018.7%
1987₹242.648.8%
1988₹265.419.4%
1989₹284.187.1%
1990₹309.689.0%
1991₹352.6313.9%
1992₹394.2011.8%
1993₹419.146.3%
1994₹462.0910.2%
1995₹509.3410.2%
1996₹555.069.0%
1997₹594.837.2%
1998₹673.5313.2%
1999₹704.984.7%
2000₹733.254.0%
2001₹760.963.8%
2002₹793.664.3%
2003₹823.873.8%
2004₹854.903.8%
2005₹891.214.2%
2006₹942.865.8%
2007₹1,002.956.4%
2008₹1,086.698.3%
2009₹1,204.9510.9%
2010₹1,349.4112.0%
2011₹1,469.678.9%
2012₹1,608.989.5%
2013₹1,770.1710.0%
2014₹1,888.166.7%
2015₹1,980.814.9%
2016₹2,078.834.9%
2017₹2,148.013.3%
2018₹2,232.623.9%

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How much is ₹100 from 1976 worth in 2018?

₹100 in 1976 had about the same buying power as ₹2,232.62 in 2018, based on India consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in India from 1976 to 2018?

About 7.67% per year, compounding to a 2,132.6% total rise in prices over 42 years.

Which year between 1976 and 2018 had the highest inflation?

1991 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.9%); the lowest was 1978 (2.5%).


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