Teška ekonomska kriza koja je zahvatila Venecuelu dovela je vrednost nacionalne valute, bolivara skoro do nule. Hiperrinflacija koja ne jenjava od početka 2018. dovela je do toga da su potrebne doslovce hrpe novčanica za kupovinu svakodnevnih potrepština.
U Venecueli hiperinflacija dostigla nezapamćene razmere

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A 2.4 kg chicken is pictured next to 14,600,000 bolivars, its price and the equivalent of $2.22, at a mini-market in Caracas, Venezuela August 16, 2018.

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A bar of soap costs 3,500,000 bolivars, the equivalent of $0.53.

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A kilogram of cheese is pictured next to 7,500,000 bolivars, the equivalent of $1.14.

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A package of sanitary pads is pictured next to 3,500,000 bolivars, the equivalent of $0.53.