₹10,000 SIP per month for 10 years
Investing ₹10,000 every month for 10 years means ₹12,00,000 paid in. At an assumed 12% a year it could grow to about ₹23,23,391. Returns are not guaranteed: the figures below are illustrations at 8%, 10%, 12% and 15%.
Returns are not guaranteed; these figures are illustrative. Mutual fund returns rise and fall with the market, and no fund returns the same percentage every month as this assumes.
₹10,000 a month for 10 years at different returns
| Return a year | Invested | Gains | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8% | ₹12,00,000 | ₹6,41,657 | ₹18,41,657 |
| 10% | ₹12,00,000 | ₹8,65,520 | ₹20,65,520 |
| 12% | ₹12,00,000 | ₹11,23,391 | ₹23,23,391 |
| 15% | ₹12,00,000 | ₹15,86,573 | ₹27,86,573 |
The gap between 8% and 15% is ₹9,44,916 on the same ₹12,00,000 invested. Debt funds have historically sat towards the lower end of this range and equity funds towards the higher end, with far bigger swings from year to year; past performance does not indicate future returns.
Year-by-year growth
| Year | Invested | At 8% | At 10% | At 12% | At 15% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,25,329 | ₹1,26,703 | ₹1,28,093 | ₹1,30,211 |
| 2 | ₹2,40,000 | ₹2,61,061 | ₹2,66,673 | ₹2,72,432 | ₹2,81,354 |
| 3 | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,08,058 | ₹4,21,300 | ₹4,35,076 | ₹4,56,794 |
| 4 | ₹4,80,000 | ₹5,67,256 | ₹5,92,118 | ₹6,18,348 | ₹6,60,437 |
| 5 | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,39,667 | ₹7,80,824 | ₹8,24,864 | ₹8,96,817 |
| 6 | ₹7,20,000 | ₹9,26,388 | ₹9,89,289 | ₹10,57,570 | ₹11,71,195 |
| 7 | ₹8,40,000 | ₹11,28,607 | ₹12,19,583 | ₹13,19,790 | ₹14,89,682 |
| 8 | ₹9,60,000 | ₹13,47,610 | ₹14,73,993 | ₹16,15,266 | ₹18,59,366 |
| 9 | ₹10,80,000 | ₹15,84,791 | ₹17,55,042 | ₹19,48,215 | ₹22,88,478 |
| 10 | ₹12,00,000 | ₹18,41,657 | ₹20,65,520 | ₹23,23,391 | ₹27,86,573 |
Putting the number in context
- Inflation: at 6% a year, ₹23,23,391 in 10 years has the buying power of about ₹12,97,369 today.
- Time matters most: staying invested 5 more years (15 in all) at 12% takes the estimate to ₹50,45,760, on ₹18,00,000 invested.
- Costs and tax: the figures are before exit loads and capital gains tax. Direct plans have lower expense ratios than regular plans, which adds up over 10 years.
Other SIP amounts and periods
₹10,000 a month for
Other monthly amounts for 10 years
Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme-related documents carefully. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. This page is for education only: the returns shown are assumptions, not predictions, and it does not recommend any scheme. EpiFive is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or an AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor. Speak to a SEBI-registered adviser before investing.
Questions people ask
What will a ₹10,000 monthly SIP be worth after 10 years?
At an assumed 12% a year, about ₹23,23,391 on ₹12,00,000 invested. At 8% it would be about ₹18,41,657 and at 15% about ₹27,86,573. These are illustrations: mutual fund returns are not guaranteed and can be lower, or negative, over any period.
How much do I invest in total with ₹10,000 a month for 10 years?
₹12,00,000, paid as 120 monthly instalments. At 12% a year the estimated gain is ₹11,23,391, which would be 48% of the final value; the longer you stay invested, the larger the share that comes from compounding.
What is ₹23,23,391 worth in today’s money?
If inflation averages 6% a year, ₹23,23,391 in 10 years buys roughly what ₹12,97,369 buys today. Plan goals in future rupees, or raise the SIP each year to keep pace.