Just looked into the dollar story in pakistan and wow, the currency depreciation is actually wild when you see it mapped out over decades. Started at 3.31 PKR per USD back in 1947 and stayed basically flat for like 8 years straight. Then things started shifting in the mid-50s. By the 70s you're already seeing it at 4.76, but that's nothing compared to what came later. The real hit happened in the 80s-90s when it jumped to 20-30 range, and it just kept accelerating from there. 2000s saw it climb to 60, then 2008 financial crisis pushed it to 81. But 2018 onwards? That's when it got serious - 139, then 163, then 240 by 2022. Last year hit 286, and now we're at 277 in 2024. The currency depreciation story really tells you something about the economic pressures Pakistan's been dealing with over the past couple decades. Pretty sobering when you put it in perspective like this.