Kafin an gabatar da kuɗin takarda, 'yan Adam suna amfani da nau'ikan kuɗi daban-daban, gami da gishiri, fata dabba, har ma da manyan duwatsu.
A karni na 17, tulips a Netherlands ya zama sananne sosai kuma farashin ya tashi ya zama mai girma. Koyaya, wannan kumfa na tattalin arziƙi ya barke kuma mutane da yawa sun rasa kuɗinsu.
A karni na 18, Birtaniya ta zama cibiyar tattalin arzikin duniya saboda suna samar da abubuwa da yawa da aka sayar ko'ina cikin duniya, da kuma shayi.
A karni na 19, mutane da yawa suna aiki a masana'antu da gogewa yanayin yanayin aiki. Wannan ya haifar da yanayin 'yancin kai na rayuwa wanda ya bukaci hakkokinsu.
A farkon karni na 20, Amurka ta zama babban karfi na tattalin arziki saboda sun samar da motoci da injin masana'antar da aka yi amfani da su a duk duniya.
A lokacin babban bacin rai a cikin 1930s, mutane da yawa sun rasa ayyukansu kuma sun rasa kuɗinsu a kasuwar hannun jari. Wannan yana haifar da manyan canje-canje a cikin manufofin tattalin arziki na gwamnati.
Bayan Yaƙin Duniya na II, ƙasashe da yawa a Turai da Asiya sun ƙwace da saurin girma na tattalin arziki saboda suna sake gina abubuwan more rayuwa.
A shekarun 1970, kasashe masu tasowa da yawa sun sami rikicin tattalin arziki saboda farashin mai ya tashi. Wannan yana haifar da kasashe da yawa don fuskantar babban hauhawar farashin kaya da matsalolin tattalin arziki.
A cikin shekarun 1990, intanet ta kara shahara kuma ta canza yadda mutane ke kan shago da kuma kasuwanci. Wannan ya kawo sabon juyin juya hali a cikin tattalin arzikin duniya.
A halin yanzu, ƙasashe da yawa suna gwagwarmaya tare da matsaloli kamar canjin yanayi, rashin daidaituwar tattalin arziki, da kuma amfani da fasahar da ke gudana. Wannan yana haifar da muhawara da yawa game da yadda tattalin arzikin ya ci gaba nan gaba.
