₹10,000 SIP per month

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP at 12% a year grows to ₹23,23,391 in 10 years and ₹99,91,479 in 20 — from ₹24,00,000 of your own money. The calculator below is pre-filled at ₹10,000; the table shows every term at once.

By Sudarshan Babar · Software engineer and founder of the getinfotoyou tool network Updated

Your ₹10,000 SIP

₹500₹1 lakh

What leaves your bank account every month. Type any amount — the slider is just a shortcut.

%
1%25%

An assumption, not a promise. Equity funds are usually modelled at 10–12%; see what rate to assume.

years
1 year40 years
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0%12%

Set 0 to switch the "today’s money" column off. India’s CPI has averaged close to 6% over the past decade; the RBI targets 4% with a 2-point band.

What it becomes

Total you put in ₹24,00,000
Added by compounding ₹75,91,479
Share from compounding 76%
Worth in today’s money ₹31,15,390
Projected value ₹99,91,479
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What you investWhat compounding addsValue in today’s money

Year-by-year growth of a ₹10,000 monthly SIP at 12% a year.
YearMonthlyInvested so farReturnsValue at year endIn today’s money
1₹10,000₹1,20,000₹8,093₹1,28,093₹1,20,843
2₹10,000₹2,40,000₹32,432₹2,72,432₹2,42,464
3₹10,000₹3,60,000₹75,076₹4,35,076₹3,65,299
4₹10,000₹4,80,000₹1,38,348₹6,18,348₹4,89,790
5₹10,000₹6,00,000₹2,24,864₹8,24,864₹6,16,386
6₹10,000₹7,20,000₹3,37,570₹10,57,570₹7,45,545
7₹10,000₹8,40,000₹4,79,790₹13,19,790₹8,77,736
8₹10,000₹9,60,000₹6,55,266₹16,15,266₹10,13,438
9₹10,000₹10,80,000₹8,68,215₹19,48,215₹11,53,145
10₹10,000₹12,00,000₹11,23,391₹23,23,391₹12,97,369
11₹10,000₹13,20,000₹14,26,148₹27,46,148₹14,46,637
12₹10,000₹14,40,000₹17,82,522₹32,22,522₹16,01,495
13₹10,000₹15,60,000₹21,99,311₹37,59,311₹17,62,512
14₹10,000₹16,80,000₹26,84,180₹43,64,180₹19,30,281
15₹10,000₹18,00,000₹32,45,760₹50,45,760₹21,05,419
16₹10,000₹19,20,000₹38,93,782₹58,13,782₹22,88,574
17₹10,000₹20,40,000₹46,39,208₹66,79,208₹24,80,420
18₹10,000₹21,60,000₹54,94,392₹76,54,392₹26,81,669
19₹10,000₹22,80,000₹64,73,254₹87,53,254₹28,93,064
20₹10,000₹24,00,000₹75,91,479₹99,91,479₹31,15,390

The amount that reaches ₹1 crore

₹10,000 a month at 12% crosses ₹1 crore in about 20.1 years — 241 instalments. Over 20 years it reaches ₹99,91,479.

This is the amount where the arithmetic starts feeling like it is on your side. You invest ₹24 L over those 20 years, and compounding adds ₹75.91 L — more than twice what you put in.

It is also the level at which two things start to matter that did not before:

  • Tax planning becomes worth the effort. A ₹10,000 SIP running for years will eventually generate long-term gains well past the ₹1.25 lakh annual exemption on redemption. Using that allowance each year, rather than letting it lapse, is real money. See SIP taxation in India.
  • Expense ratios stop being rounding errors. One percentage point of annual cost on this instalment over 20 years is about ₹12.56 L.

The crorepati calculator shows the full amount-versus-time trade-off for that target.

₹10,000 a month over every term

Same instalment, different patience. The fourth column is the share of the final figure that came from compounding rather than from you.

₹10,000 a month at 12% a year, over different terms
TermYou investProjected valueFrom compoundingIn today’s money
5 years₹6,00,000₹8,24,86427%₹6.16 L
10 years₹12,00,000₹23,23,39148%₹12.97 L
15 years₹18,00,000₹50,45,76064%₹21.05 L
20 years₹24,00,000₹99,91,47976%₹31.15 L
25 years₹30,00,000₹1,89,76,35184%₹44.21 L
30 years₹36,00,000₹3,52,99,13890%₹61.46 L

Questions people actually ask

Is ₹10,000 a month enough?

Enough for what, and by when — the instalment alone cannot answer it. ₹10,000 a month reaches ₹23,23,391 in 10 years and ₹99,91,479 in 20, so the same amount is either modest or substantial depending purely on the term.

Work backwards from the goal instead with the goal planner, which tells you the instalment your target actually needs.

What will ₹10,000 a month be worth after inflation?

Over 20 years at 6% inflation, the ₹99,91,479 projection is worth about ₹31.15 L in today's money.

That is the figure to plan against. The last column of the table above shows it for every term, and the inflation calculator puts it front and centre.

Should I increase a ₹10,000 SIP over time?

Yes — it is the single highest-leverage change available. Raised 10% a year, ₹10,000 a month over 20 years reaches ₹1,98,88,715 instead of ₹99,91,479.

A flat instalment also shrinks in real terms every year, so increasing with inflation is the minimum needed just to hold your position. See the step-up calculator.