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Market context for property decisions
Compare Indian assets, growth, inflation and the rupee from 2005 to 2025. Use this history as context, not a forecast or recommendation. Each chart names its source and explains derived values.
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Browse every Indian state, district and tehsil.
Purchasing power of a fixed ₹1 crore
₹0.28 Cr
CPI data shows how inflation reduced a fixed ₹1 crore's value. In 2025, its purchasing power equals about ₹0.28 Cr in 2005 rupees. View the series
Rupee–US dollar index
50.6 / 100
The index compares each year with 2005 = 100. The 2025 value is 50.6, based on the published USD/INR series. View the series
Compare asset histories
Each chart shows annual data, growth since 2005 and CAGR.
Gold
Annual average, ₹ per 10 g (24k)
11.2×
12.8% / yr
Source: Forbes India (IBJA annual average, 24k) · 2025 = 1 Feb snapshot; year in progress when sourced.
Silver
Annual price, ₹ per kg
19.6×
16% / yr
Source: Forbes India (silver price history) · 2025 = 19 Dec 2025 snapshot.
Nifty 50
Year-end close (NSE)
9.2×
11.7% / yr
Source: NSE — Nifty 50 year-end close (Wikipedia annual table)
How to read these
The multiple compares 2025 with 2005. Gold, for example, reached 11.2×. CAGR shows the steady annual rate. Compare both with inflation and the rupee index.
Economic indicators
GDP growth
Real GDP growth, % per year
-5.8%
2020 COVID low
Inflation (CPI)
Consumer price inflation, annual avg %
12.0%
2010 peak
USD / INR
Rupee per US dollar (rising = weaker rupee)
2×
since 2005
Source: World Bank — PA.NUS.FCRF (official exchange rate, annual avg)
Why this context matters
Inflation, growth, interest rates and currency moves affect property prices and rental yields. These charts add context. They do not predict returns.
Purchasing power and currency context
We calculate these curves from the sourced inflation and exchange-rate data. Each card shows its formula.
Purchasing power of a fixed ₹1 crore
Fixed ₹1 crore each year, expressed in 2005 purchasing power
Source: Derived from World Bank CPI (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG) · Real_N = ₹1cr · CPI₂₀₀₅ / CPIₙ
Rupee external value
₹1 vs the US dollar, indexed to 2005 = 100
Source: Derived from World Bank USD/INR (PA.NUS.FCRF) · Value_N = 100 · FX₂₀₀₅ / FXₙ
Residential property benchmarks
No single residential-property chart is shown because RBI HPI and NHB RESIDEX use different base years and cannot be joined without additional rebasing assumptions. Free published national time series are also unavailable for commercial, industrial, retail and agricultural property. The verified benchmark notes below therefore remain separate.
Available published benchmarks
- 2010–2016Residential prices grew at double-digit annual rates, peaking near 26% YoY in late 2011 (RBI HPI, base 2010-11=100).RBI House Price Index
- 2017–2020Growth slowed to ~3.7% per year as demonetisation, GST and RERA repriced the market.RBI House Price Index
- 2025All-India HPI ≈ 124 (base 2022-23=100), i.e. ~24% above the 2022-23 level; NHB RESIDEX composite ≈ 102–104 on its newer 2024-25=100 base.RBI HPI / NHB RESIDEX
Sources & method
- Gold and silver: Forbes India, using IBJA annual data.
- Nifty 50: NSE year-end close.
- GDP, CPI and USD/INR: World Bank indicators.
- Each derived card shows its formula.
- Figures use calendar years.
- Some 2025 metal values are dated observations, not annual averages.
- Lines are not smoothed.