Hyperinflation
Extremely rapid, runaway inflation typically exceeding 50% per month, completely eroding confidence in paper money.
Detailed Definition
Hyperinflation is an economic catastrophe where a government issues paper money in unbounded volumes to finance sovereign debts, causing domestic prices to double every few days. Famous examples include Weimar Germany (1923), Zimbabwe (2008), and Venezuela (2018).
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