Zimbabwe experienced a period of extreme hyperinflation between 2007 and 2008. The value of the Zimbabwe dollar plummeted rapidly, requiring the government to introduce banknotes with ever higher denominations, including notes as high as 100 billion dollars. By 2008, high denominations were needed to purchase even basic necessities, and the government eventually removed 10 zeros from the currency. However, inflation continued to rise severely, demonstrating the devastating impact of hyperinflation on the Zimbabwe economy and population during this period.