See the returns of all asset classes over last 30 years

1. Comparative Returns over last 30 years for various Investment Instruments
Gold Value Silver value
in Rs % change in Rs % change Sensex Index WPI inflation
Fiscal year per 10 gms (y-o-y) per 1KG (y-o-y) FD Value (Rs) Rate PPF Value (Rs) PPF Rate Value % change (Index) % change
1981 1,670 2,715 1,000 8.5% 1,000 8.0% 173 257
1982 1,645 -1.5 2,680 -1.3 1,085 9.0% 1,080 8.5% 218 26.0 281 9.3
1983 1,800 9.4 3,105 15.9 1,183 9.0% 1,172 8.5% 212 -2.8 295 4.9
1984 1,975 9.7 3,570 15.0 1,289 9.0% 1,271 9.0% 245 15.6 317 7.5
1985 2,130 7.8 3,955 10.8 1,405 9.0% 1,386 9.5% 354 44.5 338 6.5
1986 2,140 0.5 4,015 1.5 1,532 9.0% 1,517 10.0% 574 62.1 353 4.4
1987 2,570 20.1 4,794 19.4 1,669 9.0% 1,669 12% 510 -11.1 373 5.8
1988 3,130 21.8 6,066 26.5 1,820 10.0% 1,870 12% 398 -22.0 404 8.1
1989 3,140 0.3 6,755 11.4 2,002 10.0% 2,094 12% 714 79.4 434 7.5
1990 3,200 1.9 6,463 -4.3 2,202 10.0% 2,345 12% 718 0.6 466 7.5
1991 3,466 8.3 6,646 2.8 2,422 10.0% 2,627 12% 1,168 62.7 514 10.3
1992 4,334 25.0 8,040 21.0 2,664 12.0% 2,942 12% 4,285 266.9 585 13.7
1993 4,140 -4.5 5,489 -31.7 2,984 11.0% 3,295 12% 2,281 -46.8 643 10.1
1994 4,598 11.1 7,142 30.1 3,312 10.0% 3,690 12% 3,779 65.7 697 8.4
1995 4,680 1.8 6,335 -11.3 3,643 11.0% 4,133 12% 3,261 -13.7 785 12.6
1996 5,160 10.3 7,346 16.0 4,044 12.0% 4,629 12% 3,367 3.3 848 8.0
1997 4,725 -8.4 7,345 0.0 4,529 12.0% 5,184 12% 3,361 -0.2 887 4.6
1998 4,045 -14.4 8,560 16.5 5,073 11.0% 5,807 12% 3,893 15.8 926 4.4
1999 4,235 4.7 7,615 -11.0 5,631 11.0% 6,503 12% 3,740 -3.9 981 5.9
2000 4,380 3.4 7,900 3.7 6,250 9.5% 7,284 12% 5,001 33.7 1013 3.3
2001 4,190 -4.3 7,215 -8.7 6,844 9.5% 8,158 9.5% 3,604 -27.9 1085 7.2
2002 5,010 19.6 7,875 9.1 7,494 8.5% 8,933 9.0% 3,469 -3.7 1124 3.6
2003 5,310 6.0 7,695 -2.3 8,131 6.0% 9,737 8.0% 3,049 -12.1 1163 3.4
2004 6,065 14.2 11,770 53.0 8,619 5.3% 10,516 8.0% 5,591 83.4 1226 5.5
2005 6,180 1.9 10,675 -9.3 9,072 5.5% 11,357 8.0% 6,493 16.1 1306 6.5
2006 8,490 37.4 17,405 63.0 9,571 6.5% 12,265 8.0% 11,280 73.7 1363 4.4
2007 9,395 10.7 19,520 12.2 10,193 9.0% 13,247 8.0% 13,072 15.9 1437 5.4
2008 12,125 29.1 23,625 21.0 11,110 9.0% 14,306 8.0% 15,644 19.7 1505 4.8
2009 15,105 24.6 22,165 -6.2 12,110 8.5% 15,451 8.0% 9,709 -37.9 1630 8.3
2010 16,320 8.0 26,928 21.5 13,139 7.5% 16,687 8.0% 17,527 80.5 1692 3.8
2011 20,948 28.4 54,100 100.9 14,125 8.3% 18,022 8.0% 17,988 2.6 1842 8.9
CAGR 8.5% 10.1% 8.9% 9.8% 16.2% 6.6%
1981 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
2011 125,437 199,263 141,246 180,219 1,039,769
All returns calculated above (Compounded Annual Growth Rates) are taxable except PPF
The data for 2011 is as on March 21, 2011
Data source: RBI & Bloomberg