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USD to INR history
Historical US Dollar to Indian Rupee exchange rates — monthly averages, highs and lows, long-term charts and the milestones behind the rupee's long depreciation against the dollar.
Long-term USD/INR chart
1 USD in INR
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USD to INR monthly averages
Average, high, low, opening and closing USD/INR rate for each of the last 12 months.
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Rupee vs dollar — historical milestones
Approximate average USD/INR levels at key moments in India's economic history.
1947≈ ₹3.30Rupee pegged to the pound after independence
1966≈ ₹7.50First major devaluation of the rupee
1991≈ ₹17.90Balance-of-payments crisis and two-step devaluation
2000≈ ₹43.50Post-liberalisation drift
2008≈ ₹43.50Global financial crisis volatility
2013≈ ₹58.60Taper tantrum sell-off
2020≈ ₹74.10Covid-19 shock
2022≈ ₹81.30Rupee first crosses ₹80 per dollar
Milestone values are approximate annual averages compiled from public RBI and IMF records and are provided for historical context, not for transactions.