Exchange rate history of the Indian rupee

This is a list of tables showing the historical timeline of the exchange rate for the Indian rupee (INR) against the special drawing rights unit (SDR), United States dollar (USD), pound sterling (GBP), Deutsche mark (DM), euro (EUR) and Japanese yen (JPY).

The rupee was worth one shilling and sixpence in sterling in 1947. The US dollar was worth ₹3 in 1947 not 1,[1] and ₹85.81 in December 2024\.

## Notes

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* The data on exchange rate for Japanese Yen is in per 100 Yen.
* The end year rate for 1998–99 pertain to March 26, 1999 of Deutsche Mark rate.
* Data from 1971 to 1991–92 are based on official exchange rates.
* Data from 1992 to 1993 onward are based on FEDAI (Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association of India) indicative rates.
* Data from 1971 to 1972–73 for the Deutsche Mark and the Japanese Yen are cross rates with the US Dollar.
* The Euro replaced the Deutsche Mark w.e.f. January 1, 1999.

## 1974 to 2024

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Exchange Rate of the Indian Rupee vis-a-vis the SDR, USD, GBP, DM and JPY (FY, annual average and end-year rates)[2][3] Year | SDR (average) | SDR (end year) | USD (average) | USD (end year) | GBP (average) | GBP (end year) | DM/EUR (average) | DM/EUR (end year) | JPY (average) | JPY (end year)

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1974–75 | 9.6233 | 9.723 | 7.9408 | 7.74 | 18.8 | 18.776 | 3.1917 | 3.324 | 3 | 2.7
1975–76 | 10.3642 | 10.375 | 8.6825 | 8.973 | 18.3933 | 17.19 | 3.4458 | 3.535 | 3 | 3
1976–77 | 10.35 | 10.206 | 8.9775 | 8.804 | 15.5733 | 15.144 | 3.6308 | 3.686 | 3 | 3.2
1977–78 | 10.1605 | 10.43 | 8.5858 | 8.434 | 15.4292 | 15.656 | 3.8358 | 4.169 | 3.33 | 3.8
1978–79 | 10.4315 | 10.488 | 8.2267 | 8.15 | 15.9658 | 16.861 | 4.22 | 4.364 | 4 | 3.9
1979–80 | 10.4935 | 10.251 | 8.0975 | 8.193 | 17.655 | 17.753 | 4.4717 | 4.219 | 3.58 | 3.3
1980–81 | 10.1777 | 10.0620 | 7.9092 | 8.1900 | 18.5042 | 18.3800 | 4.1875 | 3.9000 | 3.7500 | 3.9000
1981–82 | 10.3354 | 10.4030 | 8.9683 | 9.3460 | 17.1096 | 16.6520 | 3.8607 | 3.8710 | 3.9400 | 3.8000
1982–83 | 10.5628 | 10.7540 | 9.6660 | 9.9700 | 16.1356 | 14.7460 | 3.9600 | 4.1090 | 3.8900 | 4.2000
1983–84 | 10.9405 | 11.3940 | 4.460 | 3.9402 | 4.1340 | 4.3800 | 4.8000
1984–85 | 11.9328 | 12.3210 | 11.8886 | 12.4300 | 14.8668 | 15.4500 | 3.9877 | 4.0190 | 4.8700 | 4.9000
1985–86 | 12.9232 | 13.9860 | 12.2349 | 12.3061 | 16.8467 | 18.2500 | 4.5553 | 5.3020 | 5.6200 | 6.8000
1986–87 | 15.4472 | 16.6210 | 12.7782 | 12.8882 | 15.2255 | 20.7490 | 6.2970 | 7.1620 | 8.0200 | 8.9000
1987–88 | 17.1208 | 17.9700 | 12.9658 | 13.0318 | 22.0872 | 24.3510 | 7.4004 | 7.8070 | 9.4100 | 10.3000
1988–89 | 19.2619 | 20.2080 | 14.4817 | 15.6630 | 25.5959 | 26.3990 | 8.0494 | 8.2590 | 11.3000 | 11.8000
1989–90 | 21.3684 | 22.4090 | 16.6492 | 17.3248 | 26.9179 | 28.3010 | 9.0922 | 10.1670 | 11.6600 | 11.0000
1990–91 | 24.8431 | 26.4140 | 17.9428 | 19.6429 | 33.1930 | 34.0500 | 11.4351 | 11.4270 | 12.7900 | 13.9000
1991–92 | 33.4325 | 35.5143 | 24.4737 | 31.2256 | 42.5151 | 53.6913 | 14.6248 | 18.3501 | 18.4400 | 23.2800
1992–93 | 37.1415 | 43.6511 | 30.6488 | 31.2354 | 51.6858 | 46.6200 | 19.5877 | 19.2864 | 24.5900 | 26.9900
1993–94 | 43.8863 | 44.3133 | 31.3655 | 31.3725 | 47.2064 | 46.5200 | 18.7403 | 18.7575 | 29.1100 | 35.5200
1994–95 | 45.7908 | 49.1558 | 31.3986 | 31.4950 | 48.8211 | 50.5650 | 20.2017 | 22.3600 | 31.6341 | 35.2888
1995–96 | 50.4768 | 50.1633 | 33.4498 | 34.3500 | 52.3526 | 52.4300 | 23.3993 | 23.3038 | 34.8425 | 32.2975
1996–97 | 50.8858 | 49.8032 | 35.4999 | 35.9150 | 56.3646 | 58.6938 | 22.9244 | 21.3863 | 31.5879 | 28.9463
1997–98 | 50.6735 | 52.7677 | 37.1648 | 39.4950 | 61.0240 | 66.1638 | 20.9613 | 21.3350 | 30.2990 | 29.7813
1998–99 | 57.5129 | 57.6132 | 42.0706 | 42.4350 | 69.5505 | 68.3588 | 24.1792 | 23.2863 | 33.1341 | 35.3263
1999–00 | 58.9335 | 58.7505 | 43.3327 | 43.6050 | 69.8510 | 69.5100 | 44.7909 | 41.7975 | 39.0606 | 41.4825
2000–01 | 59.5459 | 58.7969 | 45.6844 | 46.6400 | 67.5522 | 66.5788 | 41.4832 | 41.0113 | 41.4052 | 37.4338
2001–02 | 60.2150 | 60.8446 | 47.6919 | 48.8000 | 68.3189 | 69.5863 | 42.1811 | 42.6438 | 38.1790 | 36.8063
2002–03 | 64.1257 | 65.2550 | 48.3953 | 47.5050 | 74.8193 | 74.9225 | 48.0901 | 51.4925 | 39.7363 | 39.8925
2003–04 | 65.6876 | 64.2393 | 45.9516 | 43.4450 | 77.7389 | 79.6813 | 53.9896 | 53.1725 | 40.7077 | 41.6725
2004–05 | 66.9282 | 66.0987 | 44.9315 | 43.7550 | 82.8644 | 82.1125 | 56.5523 | 56.5863 | 41.8046 | 40.8075
2005–06 | 64.4898 | 64.2566 | 44.2735 | 44.6050 | 79.0472 | 77.7963 | 53.9124 | 54.1875 | 39.1438 | 38.0188
2006–07 | 67.2538 | 65.8289 | 45.2849 | 43.5950 | 85.7274 | 85.5938 | 58.1110 | 58.1513 | 38.7975 | 37.0338
2007–08 | 62.6506 | 65.7307 | 40.2410 | 39.9850 | 80.8016 | 79.5138 | 56.9906 | 63.0963 | 35.2896 | 40.0650
2008–09 | 71.2770 | 76.1742 | 45.9170 | 50.9450 | 78.4485 | 72.8575 | 65.1345 | 67.4713 | 46.0521 | 51.8900
2009–10 | 73.7333 | 68.5335 | 47.4166 | 45.1350 | 75.8861 | 68.0188 | 67.0843 | 60.5913 | 51.1261 | 48.4338
2010–11 | 69.7228 | 70.7930 | 45.5768 | 44.6450 | 70.8853 | 71.9163 | 60.2181 | 63.2350 | 53.2963 | 54.0175
2011–12 | 75.3132 | 79.2512 | 47.9229 | 51.1600 | 76.3912 | 81.7975 | 65.8939 | 68.3550 | 60.7484 | 62.4250
2012–13 | 83.0262 | 81.4764 | 53.2112 | 54.2323 | 85.9713 | 82.3209 | 70.0693 | 69.5438 | 65.8530 | 57.7600
2013–14 | 92.2602 | 92.7790 | 60.5019 | 60.0998 | 98.3058 | 99.8498 | 60.4026 | 58.8300 | 81.1745 | 82.5765
2014–15 | 90.7955 | 86.3431 | 61.1436 | 62.5908 | 98.5731 | 92.4591 | 55.8266 | 52.1100 | 77.5209 | 67.5104
2015–16 | 91.3452 | 93.4510 | 65.4685 | 66.3329 | 98.7260 | 95.0882 | 54.5934 | 59.0600 | 72.2894 | 75.0955
2016–17 | 92.6156 | 87.9763 | 67.0720 | 64.8386 | 87.6897 | 80.8797 | 62.0350 | 57.9600 | 73.6087 | 69.2476
2017–18 | 90.8989 | 94.8065 | 64.4549 | 65.0441 | 85.5129 | 92.2846 | 58.1822 | 61.5400 | 75.4378 | 80.6222
2018–19 | 98.0361 | 96.0273 | 69.9229 | 69.1713 | 91.7865 | 90.4756 | 63.0468 | 65.5200 | 80.9580 | 77.7024
2019–20  | 53.7511  | 51.2563  | 74.5321  | 73.2365  | 99.9785  | 100.0524  | 84.6404  | 80.2459  | 81.2654  | 81.2256
2020–21  | 55.0003  | 54.2485  | 73.2256  | 74.5692  | 100.0256  | 101.5623  | 88.3686  | 86.2500  | 82.1101  | 79.2231
2021–22  | 92.8908  | 94.5521  | 82.44  | 82.76  | 101.81  | 99.55  | 86.59  | 84.65  | 66.33  | 62.23

## References

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1. ^ "Rupee's journey since Independence: Down by 65 times against dollar". The Economic Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. 2013-08-04. Archived from the original on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
2. ^ "Table 140 : Exchange Rate of the Indian Rupee vis-à-vis the Sdr, US Dollar, Pound Sterling, D.M./Euro and Japanese Yen (Financial Year-Annual Average and end-Year Rates)". Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy. Reserve Bank of India. 2013-09-16. Archived from the original on 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
3. ^ "Table 140 : Exchange Rate of the Indian Rupee vis-à-vis the Sdr, US Dollar, Pound Sterling, D.M./Euro and Japanese Yen (Financial Year-Annual Average and end-Year Rates)". Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy. Reserve Bank of India. 2019-09-15. Archived from the original on 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2019-11-09.

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