Result: $100 in 2017 → $119.17 in 2020
Value of $100 from 2017 to 2020
$100 in 2017 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $119.17 in 2020, an increase of $19.17 over 3 years. The rupee had an average inflation rate of 6.02% per year between 2017 and 2020, producing a cumulative price increase of 19.17%.
This means that prices in 2020 are 1.19 times as high as average prices since 2017, according to the OECD and the World Bank consumer price index for India.
The inflation rate in 2017 was 2.49%. The inflation rate in 2020 was 5.56%. The 2020 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 5.73% per year between 2020 and 2024.
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| Cumulative price change | 19.17% |
| Average inflation rate | 6.02% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $119.17 |
| Price difference $100 base | $19.17 |
| CPI in 2017 | 107.555 |
| CPI in 2020 | 128.174 |
| Inflation in 2017 | 2.49% |
| Inflation in 2020 | 5.56% |
| $100 in 2017 | $119.17 in 2020 |
Buying power of $100 in 2017
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 2017 (price index tracking began in 1957).
For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $119.17 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $100 is equivalent to $119.17 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Indian rupee decreases over time. In other words, a rupee will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a rupee over time. By calculating the value in 2017 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 3 years.
According to the OECD and the World Bank, each of these INR amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 2017 amounts in 2020 rupees, based on the 19.17% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| $1 rupee in 2017 | $1.19 rupees in 2020 |
| $5 rupees in 2017 | $5.96 rupees in 2020 |
| $10 rupees in 2017 | $11.92 rupees in 2020 |
| $50 rupees in 2017 | $59.59 rupees in 2020 |
| $100 rupees in 2017 | $119.17 rupees in 2020 |
| $500 rupees in 2017 | $595.86 rupees in 2020 |
| $1,000 rupees in 2017 | $1,191.71 rupees in 2020 |
| $5,000 rupees in 2017 | $5,958.55 rupees in 2020 |
| $10,000 rupees in 2017 | $11,917.10 rupees in 2020 |
| $50,000 rupees in 2017 | $59,585.51 rupees in 2020 |
| $100,000 rupees in 2017 | $119,171.03 rupees in 2020 |
| $500,000 rupees in 2017 | $595,855.14 rupees in 2020 |
| $1,000,000 rupees in 2017 | $1,191,710.29 rupees in 2020 |
How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 2017 to 2020
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2017 and 2020:
CPI in 2020 CPI in 2017
×
2017 INR value
=
2020 INR value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Indian CPI was 107.555 in the year 2017 and 128.1744 in 2020:
128.1744107.555
×
$100
=
$119.17
$100 in 2017 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $119.17 in 2020.
To get the total inflation rate for the 3 years between 2017 and 2020, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2020 - CPI in 2017CPI in 2017
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (3 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
128.1744 - 107.555107.555
×
100
=
19%
Data source & citation
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “2017 rupees in 2020 | India Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 2 May. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/india/inflation/2017?endYear=2020%26amount%3D100.
Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.
in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
| Cumulative price change | 19.17% |
| Average inflation rate | 6.02% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $119.17 |
| Price difference $100 base | $19.17 |
| CPI in 2017 | 107.555 |
| CPI in 2020 | 128.174 |
| Inflation in 2017 | 2.49% |
| Inflation in 2020 | 5.56% |
| $100 in 2017 | $119.17 in 2020 |
