Worst Hyperinflations in World History
| Highest monthly inflation rates in history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Currency name | Month with highest inflation rate | Highest monthly inflation rate | Equivalent daily inflation rate | Time required for prices to double |
| Hungary | Hungarian pengő | July 1946 | 4.19 × 1016 % | 207.19% | 15 hours |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe dollar | November 2008 | 7.96 × 1010 % | 98.01% | 24.7 hours |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslav dinar | January 1994 | 3.13 × 108 % | 64.63% | 1.4 days |
| Republika Srpska | Republika Srpska dinar | January 1994 | 2.97 × 108 % | 64.3% | 1.4 days |
| Germany | German Papiermark | October 1923 | 29,500% | 20.87% | 3.7 days |
| Greece | Greek drachma | October 1944 | 13,800% | 17.84% | 4.3 days |
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