That is - inflation!

The crisis in Zimbabwe began in 2000, after President Mugabe took land from whites and gave them black.
Immediately enveloped the entire agricultural sector, against the country imposed sanctions, inflation began.
This year, inflation stood at a record 231 million percent a year.
You understand this number? 231 000 000% per year. Unemployment - 80%, a third of the population left the country.

Beggar gets last December trifle. Bills for 200,000 Zimbabwean dollarov.



One such bill - about 10 cents. The official exchange rate is several times higher, but it no menyaet.

On December 22, the country appeared bill in 500,000 Zimbabwean dollarov.

Then - 750 000

In mid-January - 10 millionov

To be a millionaire in Zimbabwe - easier than pie sest

This bill is $ 10 worth 10 times more than the bill in 10 million Zimbabwean dollarov.

And it is already February. Now poprashaykam provide not just 200 000, and the whole pack 200,000th banknot.

Local billionaire. In the suitcase 65 billion Zimbabwean dollars.
And this is only 2,000 US dollars. It was in marte

That's the way to go to Zimbabwe magazin

This pack costs 100 baksov.

In April, the government thought "walk so to walk," and issued a bill of 50 million dollarov.

But inflation is not in place. In May there was a bill 250 millionov

Prices in shops. Almost 3 billion for a T-shirt or shtany

In mid-May, there is a denomination 500 millionov

But time flies, flies economy. In June, there are 25 bills and 50 billion.
In the background - a man guilty in all etom

And in July and has 100 milliardov

100 billion at the time you could buy three yaytsa

Hike in restoran

Account in restorane

In August, the government held a denomination, TEN removing zeros from banknotes.
Part of the denomination had to spend due to the fact that computers have become to slow down and hang out, operating data with such a large number of nuley.

Inflation has gone on a new circle, Zimbabwe's economy has long passed the line kollapsa.







Zimbabwe - the only country in the world where the largest denomination - 50,000, and a roll of toilet paper the cheapest costs 100 000.
If you take 100 000 and change them for the smallest denominations, 5 Zimbabwean dollars, then you will get 20 000 notes. On average, a roll of toilet paper - 72 pieces.
It turns out that in Zimbabwe to use money instead of toilet paper in 278 times more profitable than buying them at this very paper.
Especially because the cheapest toilet paper in Zimbabwe - for the priests the same unpleasant, as these bills.

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