Crisis in Venezuela

The **crisis in Venezuela** is a current total crisis regarding economy, society and politics in Venezuela since the 2010s under the leadership of Hugo Chávez all the way to the Nicolás Maduro'<nowiki/>s presidency. This is the worst crisis ever to happen in Venezuela (economically) and is also one of the worst economic crisis in the Americas. The crisis emerged when populist policies of Chávez and Maduro, called the "Bolivarian Revolution" faltered, plus oil rates reached low in early 2015 which intensifies the situation to the point it is getting out of control.

The decreasing Venezuela's GDP & GDP per capita rates from 2013 to 2017 are much worse than the United States' Great Depression era, perhaps even worse than Russia, Cuba and Albania after communism collapsed in 1989–91. The yearly consumer inflation rates have reached hundred to thousand percentage points, the economy shrinks by 20% every year. Food shortage causes 75% population to lose an average of 8,7kg (18,5 pound) of weight and a 2018 study of three Venezuelan universities shows 90% Venezuelans are living in poor conditions.

The Venezuelan crisis is impacting deeply to ordinary Venezuelans. Political corruption, loss of basic goods, business bankrupt, unemployment, plus the economy relies on oil and many, making it hard to solve the problems. Crimes are getting higher, making Venezuela as top countries with the highest violence rates. In 2015, the murder rates in Venezuela are 90 in 100,000 people, which is 18 times higher than the United States' 5 in 100,000 people rates.

## Infobox (civil conflict)

- **title**: Crisis in Venezuela
- **image size**: 320
- **date**: 2 June 2010 – present
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- **causes**: * Continued decline in oil prices since the 2008 financial crisis
*Economic policy of the Hugo Chávez government, Economic policies of the Chávez Economic policy of the Nicolás Maduro administration, and Maduro governments
* Economic sanctions
- **goals**: *Regime change and removal of History of Venezuela (1999–present), Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
*Restoration of diplomatic relations with the United States
- **status**: *President Nicolás Maduro 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela, captured by US forces in 2026
*Delcy Rodríguez assumes presidency in an acting capacity
*Incumbent government led by Maduro remains in place
- **side1**: **Government of Venezuela**
** Great Patriotic Pole, GPPSB
** National Assembly of Venezuela (III National Assembly of Venezuela, III and V National Assembly of Venezuela, V and VI National Assembly of Venezuela, VI Legislator)
** 2017 Constituent National Assembly of Venezuela, Constitutent National Assembly (2017–2020)
** Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela), Supreme Tribunal of Justice
** National Electoral Council (Venezuela), National Electoral Council
** National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
** Bolivarian National Police
** Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, SEBIN
** General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence, GDMC
** Cartel of the Suns
**Supporting parties:**
** United Socialist Party of Venezuela
** Fatherland for All
** Tupamaro (Venezuela), Tupamaro
** For Social Democracy
** Republican Bicentennial Vanguard
** Venezuelan Popular Unity
** Alliance for Change (Venezuela), Alliance for Change
** People's Electoral Movement (Venezuela), People's Electoral Movement
** Movement We Are Venezuela
** Networks Party
** Authentic Renewal Organization
** Venezuelan Revolutionary Currents
** Communist Party of Venezuela
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Pro-Maduro groups:

*Colectivo (Venezuela), Colectivos
**La Piedrita
*Wagner Group
* National Liberation Army (Colombia), National Liberation Army
*Units of Battle Hugo Chávez
- **side2**: **Venezuelan opposition**
** Democratic Unity Roundtable, MUD / Unitary Platform, PU
** National Assembly of Venezuela  (IV National Assembly of Venezuela, IV Legislature)
** Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela in exile
* National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela, National Armed Forces of Venezuela (defected)
** Venezuelan Army (defected)
** Venezuelan Air Force (defected)
** Venezuelan Navy (defected)
** Venezuelan National Guard (defected)
* Bolivarian National Police, Venezuelan National Police (defected)
**Supporting parties:**
* Vente Venezuela
* Justice First
* Popular Will
* Radical Cause
* Project Venezuela
* National Convergence
* Copei _(de jure)_
* Democratic Action (Venezuela), Democratic Action _(de jure)_
* Un Nuevo Tiempo, A New Era
* Fearless People's Alliance
* Red Flag Party _(de jure)_
* Communist Party of Venezuela
* Ecological Movement of Venezuela
* Neighborhood Force
* Progressive Advance
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Movimiento Estudiantil (Venezuela), Student Movement
Episcopal Conference of Venezuela
La Resistencia (Venezuela), Resistance groups

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 **United States**

- **leadfigures2**: ----
 Donald Trump
 Marco Rubio
 Dan Caine
 Pete Hegseth
- **casualties3**: 374+ deaths in protests
12,620+ detentions
9,100,000+  displaced as of 17 May 2025
- **place**: Venezuela