₹100 in 1979 → ₹2,602.62 in 2024 | India inflation 1979

Average India inflation: 7.51% a year over 45 years. Prices first doubled by 1987. Highest year: 1991 (13.9%). Lowest: 2017 (3.3%).

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1979	in 2024	2024 amount in 1979 money
₹1	₹26.03	₹0.04
₹10	₹260.26	₹0.38
₹100	₹2,602.62	₹3.84
₹1,000	₹26,026.15	₹38.42
₹10,000	₹260,261.54	₹384.23
₹100,000	₹2,602,615.40	₹3,842.29

1979

in 2024

2024 amount in 1979 money

₹1

₹26.03

₹0.04

₹10

₹260.26

₹0.38

₹100

₹2,602.62

₹3.84

₹1,000

₹26,026.15

₹38.42

₹10,000

₹260,261.54

₹384.23

₹100,000

₹2,602,615.40

₹3,842.29

Same span in US dollars

The rupee averaged ₹8.16/USD in 1979 and ₹83.66/USD in 2024. ₹2,603 in 2024 is about $31.11; ₹100 in 1979 was about $12.26. Measured in dollars, the rupee amount went from $12.26 to $31.11.

Year by year (value of ₹100 from 1979)

Year	Value	Inflation
1979	₹100.00
1980	₹111.35	11.3%
1981	₹125.95	13.1%
1982	₹135.88	7.9%
1983	₹152.01	11.9%
1984	₹164.66	8.3%
1985	₹173.81	5.6%
1986	₹188.98	8.7%
1987	₹205.61	8.8%
1988	₹224.90	9.4%
1989	₹240.81	7.1%
1990	₹262.42	9.0%
1991	₹298.82	13.9%
1992	₹334.04	11.8%
1993	₹355.18	6.3%
1994	₹391.57	10.2%
1995	₹431.61	10.2%
1996	₹470.36	9.0%
1997	₹504.06	7.2%
1998	₹570.75	13.2%
1999	₹597.40	4.7%
2000	₹621.35	4.0%
2001	₹644.83	3.8%
2002	₹672.54	4.3%
2003	₹698.14	3.8%
2004	₹724.44	3.8%
2005	₹755.20	4.2%
2006	₹798.98	5.8%
2007	₹849.90	6.4%
2008	₹920.86	8.3%
2009	₹1,021.07	10.9%
2010	₹1,143.49	12.0%
2011	₹1,245.39	8.9%
2012	₹1,363.44	9.5%
2013	₹1,500.03	10.0%
2014	₹1,600.02	6.7%
2015	₹1,678.53	4.9%
2016	₹1,761.59	4.9%
2017	₹1,820.22	3.3%
2018	₹1,891.91	3.9%
2019	₹1,962.47	3.7%
2020	₹2,092.45	6.6%
2021	₹2,199.83	5.1%
2022	₹2,347.19	6.7%
2023	₹2,479.79	5.6%
2024	₹2,602.62	5.0%

Year

Value

Inflation

1979

₹100.00

1980

₹111.35

11.3%

1981

₹125.95

13.1%

1982

₹135.88

7.9%

1983

₹152.01

11.9%

1984

₹164.66

8.3%

1985

₹173.81

5.6%

1986

₹188.98

8.7%

1987

₹205.61

8.8%

1988

₹224.90

9.4%

1989

₹240.81

7.1%

1990

₹262.42

9.0%

1991

₹298.82

13.9%

1992

₹334.04

11.8%

1993

₹355.18

6.3%

1994

₹391.57

10.2%

1995

₹431.61

10.2%

1996

₹470.36

9.0%

1997

₹504.06

7.2%

1998

₹570.75

13.2%

1999

₹597.40

4.7%

2000

₹621.35

4.0%

2001

₹644.83

3.8%

2002

₹672.54

4.3%

2003

₹698.14

3.8%

2004

₹724.44

3.8%

2005

₹755.20

4.2%

2006

₹798.98

5.8%

2007

₹849.90

6.4%

2008

₹920.86

8.3%

2009

₹1,021.07

10.9%

2010

₹1,143.49

12.0%

2011

₹1,245.39

8.9%

2012

₹1,363.44

9.5%

2013

₹1,500.03

10.0%

2014

₹1,600.02

6.7%

2015

₹1,678.53

4.9%

2016

₹1,761.59

4.9%

2017

₹1,820.22

3.3%

2018

₹1,891.91

3.9%

2019

₹1,962.47

3.7%

2020

₹2,092.45

6.6%

2021

₹2,199.83

5.1%

2022

₹2,347.19

6.7%

2023

₹2,479.79

5.6%

2024

₹2,602.62

5.0%

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How much is ₹100 from 1979 worth in 2024?

₹100 in 1979 had about the same buying power as ₹2,602.62 in 2024, based on India consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in India from 1979 to 2024?

About 7.51% per year, compounding to a 2,502.6% total rise in prices over 45 years.

Which year between 1979 and 2024 had the highest inflation?

1991 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.9%); the lowest was 2017 (3.3%).

₹100 in 1979 is worth ₹2,602.62 in 2024

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