pibvenezuela2026

The Central Bank of Venezuela published its national accounts report, and the headline figure is decisive: the economy grew 7.42% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier. This marks twenty-two consecutive quarters of expansion—a streak that, in practice, translates into something more tangible for anyone exchanging currencies every day: more bolivars circulating in the real economy, more transactions, and therefore more pressure on how the dollar’s price is determined.