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The workers across the world continue to experience the effects of inflation as their purchasing power is diminishing and household budgets are stretched. Some of the countries will witness excessive price increases in 2025 and basic goods and services will be more unaffordable. Economically volatile countries, those with depreciating currencies, or political issues are recording the highest rates. After the hyperinflation in Venezuela, the increase in prices in Turkey, Ghana and Argentina, employees are finding it hard to keep their standards of living. The report gives a focus on the ten most impacted countries of inflation on employees giving an insight on how the world is straining economically and the level of problems that an average citizen is forced to contend with in 2025.
| Rank | Country | Estimated Inflation Rate (CPI, 2025) |
| 1 | Venezuela | 400% |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 172% |
| 3 | Argentina | 99% |
| 4 | Sudan | 72% |
| 5 | Turkey | 51% (projected average) |
| 6 | Ghana | 45% |
| 7 | Haiti | 44% |
| 8 | Suriname | 43% |
| 9 | Iran | 42–43% |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 38% |
The table presents an overview of the countries which will be most affected by inflation in 2025 with workers. Venezuela tops the list with a mind-blowing inflation rate of 400% which is an extension of the hyperinflation crisis. Zimbabwe has been ranked second indicating that it is always economically unstable. The South American countries such as Argentina are grappling with almost triple digit inflation, others such as Turkey and some African countries such as Ghana and Sudan are struggling with the forecasted or the actual inflation pressure. The top ten countries are the Caribbean countries such as the Haiti Republic and Suriname, Middle Eastern countries such as Iran and the West African states such as Sierra Leone. Such rates indicate increasing food, shelter, and other basic services which have a great impact on the real wages and everyday life of workers.
Political instability, currency devaluation, and mismanagement of the economy are the main factors that cause hyperinflation in Venezuela.
Yes it is true that in most of these nations wages are not keeping pace with the prices decreasing the purchasing power of the workers.
In 2025, Latin America, Africa and even some sections of the middle east are recording the most increase in CPI.
Some of the strategies involve budgeting, income diversification, investing in safe assets, and pursuing better paying jobs or working extra hours.
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