5.62× price rise
Average India inflation: 6.60% a year over 27 years. Prices first doubled by 2006. Highest year: 1998 (13.2%). Lowest: 2017 (3.3%).
| 1994 | in 2021 | 2021 amount in 1994 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹5.62 | ₹0.18 |
| ₹10 | ₹56.18 | ₹1.78 |
| ₹100 | ₹561.79 | ₹17.80 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹5,617.91 | ₹178.00 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹56,179.11 | ₹1,780.02 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹561,791.05 | ₹17,800.21 |
The rupee averaged ₹31.39/USD in 1994 and ₹73.93/USD in 2021. ₹562 in 2021 is about $7.60; ₹100 in 1994 was about $3.19. Measured in dollars, the rupee amount went from $3.19 to $7.60.
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1995 | ₹110.22 | 10.2% |
| 1996 | ₹120.12 | 9.0% |
| 1997 | ₹128.73 | 7.2% |
| 1998 | ₹145.76 | 13.2% |
| 1999 | ₹152.56 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | ₹158.68 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | ₹164.68 | 3.8% |
| 2002 | ₹171.75 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | ₹178.29 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | ₹185.01 | 3.8% |
| 2005 | ₹192.86 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | ₹204.04 | 5.8% |
| 2007 | ₹217.05 | 6.4% |
| 2008 | ₹235.17 | 8.3% |
| 2009 | ₹260.76 | 10.9% |
| 2010 | ₹292.02 | 12.0% |
| 2011 | ₹318.05 | 8.9% |
| 2012 | ₹348.20 | 9.5% |
| 2013 | ₹383.08 | 10.0% |
| 2014 | ₹408.61 | 6.7% |
| 2015 | ₹428.66 | 4.9% |
| 2016 | ₹449.87 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | ₹464.85 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | ₹483.16 | 3.9% |
| 2019 | ₹501.18 | 3.7% |
| 2020 | ₹534.37 | 6.6% |
| 2021 | ₹561.79 | 5.1% |
1994–2020 · 1994–2022 · All years
₹100 in 1994 had about the same buying power as ₹561.79 in 2021, based on India consumer price index data.
About 6.60% per year, compounding to a 461.8% total rise in prices over 27 years.
1998 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.2%); the lowest was 2017 (3.3%).