Three charts that show the long shadow of Maduro’s economic disaster in Venezuela (Ignacio Albe, Enrique Millán-Mejía – Atlantic Council)

Beginning under Hugo Chávez and then accelerating under Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela experienced one of the most dramatic economic collapses of modern history. The Maduro regime triggered the deepest drop in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita seen anywhere in the world since 2013. Catching up to the region’s average GDP per capita might require fifty years of consistent high growth—a daunting challenge for the country’s future leaders.

Three charts that show the long shadow of Maduro’s economic disaster in Venezuela – Atlantic Council