Indian Number System Converter
Convert between Indian counting (lakh, crore, arab) and Western counting (million, billion, trillion). Used daily in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka for cheques, salaries, real-estate prices and news headlines.
Popular indian number system conversions
Common indian number system conversions
| From | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 1 | 0.001 K · 1.0000e-5 L · 1.0000e-6 M · 1.0000e-7 Cr · 1.0000e-9 B |
| 5 1 | 0.005 K · 5.0000e-5 L · 5.0000e-6 M · 5.0000e-7 Cr · 5.0000e-9 B |
| 10 1 | 0.01 K · 0.0001 L · 1.0000e-5 M · 1.0000e-6 Cr · 1.0000e-8 B |
| 100 1 | 0.1 K · 0.001 L · 0.0001 M · 1.0000e-5 Cr · 1.0000e-7 B |
| 1000 1 | 1 K · 0.01 L · 0.001 M · 0.0001 Cr · 1.0000e-6 B |
How the conversion works
Conversion is linear: divide by the factor of the source unit and multiply by the factor of the target unit. Reference points: 1 lakh = 100,000 = 0.1 million. 1 crore = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 0.01 billion. 1 arab = 1 billion. 1 kharab = 100 billion = 0.1 trillion.
When you'll use this converter
- Cheques and salary slips (India, Pakistan)
- Real-estate listings ("₹2.5 crore apartment")
- News headlines ("Company raises ₹500 crore")
- Government budgets and economic reporting
- Cricket / IPL contract values
Frequently asked
How many zeros in 1 crore?
7 zeros. 1 crore = 1,00,00,000 (Indian formatting) or 10,000,000 (Western formatting) — that is, ten million.
1 lakh in dollars?
Depends on the exchange rate. 1 lakh INR ≈ 1200 USD (at ₹83/USD). Use our currency converter for live rates: /converters/currency.
Is arab the same as billion?
Yes — in the Indian / Pakistani number system, 1 arab = 1 billion = 100 crore = 10,000 lakh = 1,000,000,000 (nine zeros).
What comes after crore?
Arab (10⁹), then kharab (10¹¹), then nil/neel (10¹³), padma (10¹⁵), shankh (10¹⁷). Most everyday usage stops at crore — arab and beyond appear in government budgets and rare business contexts.