4) Indonesian Rupiah (1 US dollar = 12,869.98)

Awful infrastructure, rampant corruption and foot-dragging bureaucrats are affecting the value of the Indonesian Rupiah.

3) Sao Tome & Principe Dobra (1 US dollar = 19,665.68)

Dobra is the currency of Sao Tome & Principe, a Portuguese-speaking island-nation located off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It is the second smallest African country, whose economy is based on plantation agriculture.

2) Vietnam Dong (1 US dollar = 21,385.80)

Vietnam is astonishingly exotic and utterly compelling nation. The value of the Dong is kept low to boost exports. The nation has been, for much of its history, a predominantly agricultural civilization based on wet rice cultivation. Deep poverty has declined significantly in Vietnam.

1) Iran Rial (1 US dollar = 26,954.18)

Iran is hit really hard by the international sanctions over the nuclear program. This West Asian nation’s economy is a mixed economy. Around 60 percent of the economy is centrally planned. Iranian president said recently that the country has the potential to become one of the ten largest economies in the world within the next three decades.