India, year by year

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Gold price, dollar rate, who ran the country and what everyone was watching — every year since 1950, from named sources.

• 2025Gold ₹1,03,870
• 2024Gold ₹77,913
• 2023Gold ₹65,330
• 2022Gold ₹52,670
• 2021Gold ₹48,720
• 2020Gold ₹48,651
• 2019Gold ₹35,220
• 2018Gold ₹31,438
• 2017Gold ₹29,668
• 2016Gold ₹28,624
• 2015Gold ₹26,344
• 2014Gold ₹28,007
• 2013Gold ₹29,600
• 2012Gold ₹31,050
• 2011Gold ₹26,400
• 2010Gold ₹18,500
• 2009Gold ₹14,500
• 2008Gold ₹12,500
• 2007Gold ₹10,800
• 2006Gold ₹8,400
• 2005Gold ₹7,000
• 2004Gold ₹5,850
• 2003Gold ₹5,600
• 2002Gold ₹4,990
• 2001Gold ₹4,300
• 2000Gold ₹4,400
• 1999Gold ₹4,234
• 1998Gold ₹4,045
• 1997Gold ₹4,725
• 1996Gold ₹5,160
• 1995Gold ₹4,680
• 1994Gold ₹4,598
• 1993Gold ₹4,140
• 1992Gold ₹4,334
• 1991Gold ₹3,466
• 1990Gold ₹3,200
• 1989Gold ₹3,140
• 1988Gold ₹3,130
• 1987Gold ₹2,570
• 1986Gold ₹2,140
• 1985Gold ₹2,130
• 1984Gold ₹1,970
• 1983Gold ₹1,800
• 1982Gold ₹1,645
• 1981Gold ₹1,670
• 1980Gold ₹1,330
• 1979Gold ₹937
• 1978Gold ₹685
• 1977Gold ₹486
• 1976Gold ₹432
• 1975Gold ₹540
• 1974Gold ₹506
• 1973Gold ₹279
• 1972Gold ₹202
• 1971Gold ₹193
• 1970Gold ₹184
• 1969Gold ₹176
• 1968Gold ₹162
• 1967Gold ₹103
• 1966Gold ₹84
• 1965Gold ₹72
• 1964Gold ₹63
• 1963$1 = ₹4.76
• 1962$1 = ₹4.76
• 1961$1 = ₹4.76
• 1960$1 = ₹4.76
• 1959Char Dil Char Rahen
• 1958Madhumati
• 1957Mother India
• 1956Jagte Raho
• 1955Pather Panchali
• 1954Nagin
• 1953Anarkali
• 1952Aan
• 1951Awaara
• 1950Samadhi

Sources: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (India); World Bank, PA.NUS.FCRF — official exchange rate, rupees per US$, yearly average; World Bank, FP.CPI.TOTL — consumer price index (2010 = 100), yearly average; World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN — life expectancy at birth; Wikipedia, "List of highest-grossing Indian films" — highest-grossing film by year (worldwide gross); BankBazaar, "Historical Gold Rate/Trend in India" — 24K gold, ₹ per 10 g, yearly figure. Prime Ministers, Presidents and events checked against Wikipedia. Money figures are yearly.