How Does Top 10 Countries by Inflation Rate (1980-2018) Work?

Imagine your piggy bank is like a country, when prices go up, it’s like you need more coins to buy the same candy. Inflation is how much those prices go up over time.

Now, let's say we look at 10 countries, the ones with the biggest inflation rate from 1980 to 2018. That means we check which countries had the most expensive candy (or more accurately, goods and services) during that time.

It's like counting how many times you need to add coins into your piggy bank each year, if it happens a lot, that’s high inflation. We do this for 10 countries and see which ones had the most "coin additions" over 38 years.

Countries with high inflation might have had problems like too much money printed or big price increases. Think of it like your piggy bank getting too many coins added so fast that you can’t keep up, that's what happens to people living in those countries!

Some countries, like Argentina or Venezuela, were the "top 10" in this list because their prices went up a lot, just like if your candy suddenly became ten times more expensive every year! Imagine your piggy bank is like a country, when prices go up, it’s like you need more coins to buy the same candy. Inflation is how much those prices go up over time.

Now, let's say we look at 10 countries, the ones with the biggest inflation rate from 1980 to 2018. That means we check which countries had the most expensive candy (or more accurately, goods and services) during that time.

It's like counting how many times you need to add coins into your piggy bank each year, if it happens a lot, that’s high inflation. We do this for 10 countries and see which ones had the most "coin additions" over 38 years.