06/09/2025
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Here’s the current picture:
The Ghanaian cedi (GHS) is reported as the world’s worst-performing currency in the third quarter of 2025, according to Bloomberg data. This dramatic downturn follows a period during which the cedi had been one of the best-performing currencies earlier in the year.
Key Highlights
Worst Q3 performance: Bloomberg data indicates that the Ghana cedi suffered the steepest loss among global currencies in Q3 2025.
While the cedi started 2025 strongly, becoming one of the top-performing currencies, surging some 16% earlier in the year, it eventually reversed course and underperformed by the third quarter.
Other Notably Weak Currencies (by value)
If you're asking about the weakest currencies in absolute terms—meaning the lowest value relative to the U.S. dollar—here are the top few as of late August 2025:
Lebanese Pound (LBP) — the least valuable currency globally.
Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWL) — second weakest, also struggling with hyperinflation.
Iranian Rial (IRR) — third weakest, hindered by sanctions and inflation.
However—and this is important—these rankings reflect value, not performance (i.e., depreciation over a recent period).
Summary Table
Query Interpretation Currency Context Worst performer
(Q3, 2025)Ghanaian cedi (GHS)
Fastest depreciation among global currencies
Weakest in absolute value Lebanese pound,
Zimbabwean dollar,
Iranian rial
Lowest exchange rates vs USD
TL;DR
The Ghanaian cedi has been the worst-performing currency globally in Q3 2025.
Currencies like Lebanese pound, Zimbabwean dollar, and Iranian rial rank as the weakest in absolute value, but that’s a different measure from performance.
