OREANDA-NEWS   The highest annual inflation in the world in September was in Zimbabwe, Lebanon, Venezuela and Sudan. In these countries, it was three-digit. News based on data from the national statistical services of 193 UN member countries. Russia is only in 45th place.

The final sample included 155 countries that disclosed data for September to mid-November, from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Oceania, South and North America.

The highest inflation in the world was registered in September in Zimbabwe. Inflation in this country began to accelerate from the end of winter, in September it increased by 4.6 times and reached 280.4%. Lebanon ranks second in the world with an inflation rate of 162.47%. But, unlike other countries, inflation here has slowed by 1.4 times since the beginning of the year.

Venezuela, which has been suffering from high inflation for many years, is the third country in the world in terms of inflation at 157.4%, although the indicator has slowed by 4.4 times since the end of last year.