6.57× price rise
Average India inflation: 6.95% a year over 28 years. Prices first doubled by 2000. Highest year: 1998 (13.2%). Lowest: 2017 (3.3%).
| 1991 | in 2019 | 2019 amount in 1991 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹6.57 | ₹0.15 |
| ₹10 | ₹65.67 | ₹1.52 |
| ₹100 | ₹656.75 | ₹15.23 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹6,567.46 | ₹152.27 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹65,674.64 | ₹1,522.66 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹656,746.42 | ₹15,226.58 |
The rupee averaged ₹22.72/USD in 1991 and ₹70.40/USD in 2019. ₹657 in 2019 is about $9.33; ₹100 in 1991 was about $4.40. Measured in dollars, the rupee amount went from $4.40 to $9.33.
| 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% |
| 2003 | ₹233.63 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | ₹242.44 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | ₹252.73 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | ₹267.38 | 5.8% |
| 2007 | ₹284.42 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | ₹308.17 | 8.3% |
| 2009 | ₹341.70 | 10.9% |
| 2010 | ₹382.67 | 12.0% |
| 2011 | ₹416.77 | 8.9% |
| 2012 | ₹456.28 | 9.5% |
| 2013 | ₹501.99 | 10.0% |
| 2014 | ₹535.45 | 6.7% |
| 2015 | ₹561.73 | 4.9% |
| 2016 | ₹589.52 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | ₹609.14 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | ₹633.13 | 3.9% |
| 2019 | ₹656.75 | 3.7% |
1991–2018 · 1991–2020 · All years
₹100 in 1991 had about the same buying power as ₹656.75 in 2019, based on India consumer price index data.
About 6.95% per year, compounding to a 556.7% total rise in prices over 28 years.
1998 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.2%); the lowest was 2017 (3.3%).