2.25× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.65% a year over 11 years. Prices first doubled by 2000. Highest year: 1998 (13.2%). Lowest: 2001 (3.8%).
| 1991 | in 2002 | 2002 amount in 1991 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹2.25 | ₹0.44 |
| ₹10 | ₹22.51 | ₹4.44 |
| ₹100 | ₹225.07 | ₹44.43 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹2,250.69 | ₹444.31 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹22,506.88 | ₹4,443.09 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹225,068.76 | ₹44,430.87 |
The rupee averaged ₹22.72/USD in 1991 and ₹48.62/USD in 2002. ₹225 in 2002 is about $4.63; ₹100 in 1991 was about $4.40. Measured in dollars, the rupee amount went from $4.40 to $4.63.
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1992 | ₹111.79 | 11.8% |
| 1993 | ₹118.86 | 6.3% |
| 1994 | ₹131.04 | 10.2% |
| 1995 | ₹144.44 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹157.41 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹168.68 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹191.00 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹199.92 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹207.94 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹215.80 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹225.07 | 4.3% |
1991–2001 · 1991–2003 · All years
₹100 in 1991 had about the same buying power as ₹225.07 in 2002, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.65% per year, compounding to a 125.1% total rise in prices over 11 years.
1998 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.2%); the lowest was 2001 (3.8%).