From $257 to 81 Cents: What 200% Inflation Does to a Country (Turkey & Argentina)

In 2010, 1,000 Argentine pesos bought $257. In 2025 they bought 81 cents. With World Bank and IMF data we follow Turkey and Argentina through decades of high inflation: the six zeros Turkey deleted, the peso that was once worth a dollar, the 220% peak of 2024 – and what it does to ordinary people's lives and incomes. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:43 When prices double every year 01:42 Turkey: 40 years on a rollercoaster 02:45 Turkey's relapse 04:04 Argentina: one peso, one dollar 05:23 The peak 06:27 The real damage 07:39 It can get worse 08:38 What to remember Data & sources: • World Bank, World Development Indicators: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$), PA.NUS.FCRF – Argentina 1992–2025, Türkiye 2005–2025 (CC BY 4.0) • World Bank, World Development Indicators: Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG – Türkiye 1970–2025; Consumer price index (2010 = 100), FP.CPI.TOTL – Türkiye 2010–2025 (CC BY 4.0) • World Bank, World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$), NY.GDP.PCAP.KD – Türkiye and Argentina, 2005–2025 (CC BY 4.0) • IMF World Economic Outlook: Inflation, average consumer prices (PCPIPCH) – Argentina 2017–2025, Venezuela 2018, Zimbabwe 2008 • Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye: policy rate decisions 2021–2023; 2005 redenomination of the lira (1,000,000 TL = 1 YTL) • Ministry of Economy of Argentina, announcement of 12 December 2023: official exchange rate moved from 366.5 to 800 pesos per US dollar (as reported by Bloomberg) • Banco Central de la República Argentina: Convertibility Law 1991–2001 (1 peso = 1 US dollar) Made with AI assistance: synthetic narration voice; the animations and charts are generated in code from the public data listed above. Facts were checked against these sources. This video is for education only and is not financial advice. #inflation #argentina #economics