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Venezuela's economy grew more than 5% in 2023 and growth will reach 8% this year, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday during his annual address to the government-allied legislature. Venezuela ...
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It is the worst economic crisis in Venezuela's history, and the worst facing a country in peacetime since the mid-20th century. The crisis is often considered more severe than the Great Depression in the United States, the 1985–1994 Brazilian economic crisis, or the 2008–2009 hyperinflation in Zimbabwe. [5]
By 2023, the economic situation of Venezuela improved, with the economy growing by 15% and extreme poverty rates decreasing, thanks to a liberalized economy and more access to the United States dollar. However, inequality is high, with wealthy Venezuelans making more than 70 times the poorest ones. [46]
This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (April 2023) Economy of Venezuela Plaza Venezuela in Caracas Currency Bolívar Digital (VES) Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organizations WTO, OPEC, Unasur, ALBA Statistics Population 28,301,696 (2022) GDP $102.328 billion (nominal, 2024 est.) $224.526 billion (PPP, 2024 ...
WASHINGTON/CARACAS (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday imposed sweeping sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA, aimed at severely curbing the OPEC member's crude exports to ...
In its World Economic Outlook report, the IMF has provided inflation rate estimates between 1998 and 2019. In 2018, the annual inflation rate reached 929,790% and was expected to reach 10,000,000% by the end of 2019. [47] According to the October 2019 World Economic Outlook report, Venezuela's inflation rate of 500,000 is the highest in the world.
Venezuela’s complex social, economic and political crisis has driven more than 7.4 million people to migrate and pushed millions of others into poverty. Food insecurity has been a deciding ...