An eye-opening list of the highest monthly inflation rates recorded in modern economic history, from Germany to Zimbabwe. There are surprises in here for most people, including the league-leading performance of Hungary circa 1946 — prices doubled every 15 hours — and the mere fourth-place status of Weimar Germany. Pikers.
Source:
On the Measurement of Zimbabwe’s Hyperinflation, Steve H. Hanke and Alex K. F. Kwok, Cato Journal, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Spring/Summer 2009]
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