The 10 Countries With the Highest Inflation Rates

Below is a list of countries with very high price inflation rates for the year 2012, based on data from the World Bank.

One caveat, these countries must not exist, if you hold to a Paul Krugman view of the world. He recently wrote:

 The real track record of fiat currencies is that most of them are run responsibly except in the aftermath of political chaos. If you look at the actual facts, you discover that episodes of high inflation have become quite rare[...]

Country	2012 Inflation Rate
Belarus	59.2%
Sudan	37.4%
Syria	36.7%
Iran	27.3%
Ethiopia	22.8%
Malawi	21.3%
Venezuela	21.1%
Burundi	18%
Yemen	17.3%
Tanzania	16%

Source: The World Bank.

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