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 ₹82.62 in 2023
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4460 | 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 |
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