₹100 in 1981 is worth ₹1,558.18 in 2019

15.58× price rise

Average India inflation: 7.49% a year over 38 years. Prices first doubled by 1990. Highest year: 1991 (13.9%). Lowest: 2017 (3.3%).

Converter

1981in 20192019 amount in 1981 money
₹1₹15.58₹0.06
₹10₹155.82₹0.64
₹100₹1,558.18₹6.42
₹1,000₹15,581.80₹64.18
₹10,000₹155,818.02₹641.77
₹100,000₹1,558,180.19₹6,417.74

Same span in US dollars

The rupee averaged ₹8.68/USD in 1981 and ₹70.40/USD in 2019. ₹1,558 in 2019 is about $22.13; ₹100 in 1981 was about $11.52. Measured in dollars, the rupee amount went from $11.52 to $22.13.

Year by year (value of ₹100 from 1981)

YearValueInflation
1981₹100.00
1982₹107.897.9%
1983₹120.7011.9%
1984₹130.748.3%
1985₹138.005.6%
1986₹150.058.7%
1987₹163.258.8%
1988₹178.579.4%
1989₹191.207.1%
1990₹208.369.0%
1991₹237.2613.9%
1992₹265.2211.8%
1993₹282.016.3%
1994₹310.9110.2%
1995₹342.6910.2%
1996₹373.469.0%
1997₹400.217.2%
1998₹453.1713.2%
1999₹474.334.7%
2000₹493.354.0%
2001₹511.993.8%
2002₹533.994.3%
2003₹554.323.8%
2004₹575.203.8%
2005₹599.624.2%
2006₹634.385.8%
2007₹674.816.4%
2008₹731.158.3%
2009₹810.7210.9%
2010₹907.9212.0%
2011₹988.838.9%
2012₹1,082.569.5%
2013₹1,191.0110.0%
2014₹1,270.406.7%
2015₹1,332.734.9%
2016₹1,398.684.9%
2017₹1,445.233.3%
2018₹1,502.163.9%
2019₹1,558.183.7%

1981–2018 · 1981–2020 · All years

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How much is ₹100 from 1981 worth in 2019?

₹100 in 1981 had about the same buying power as ₹1,558.18 in 2019, based on India consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in India from 1981 to 2019?

About 7.49% per year, compounding to a 1,458.2% total rise in prices over 38 years.

Which year between 1981 and 2019 had the highest inflation?

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


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