Figures
More money, fewer insured
The move to individual insurance explains, at most, 27% of the group declineMore money, fewer insured
The price of group health policies rose 4.4 times more than that of individual ones
Assets that do not operate
Guyana already produces about 60% of the oil Venezuela produces
Insurance in hard numbers
Health accounts for two thirds of Venezuelan insurance, and has for five years
The Venezuelan crude basket
In 2022 Merey sold $11.1 below Maya, not $15The Venezuelan crude basket
Merey would realize $73 per barrel today and $61 from 2029The Venezuelan crude basket
A non-state partner realizes Brent −16 for Merey, not the official priceMore money, fewer insured
An individual health policy costs 91.5% of a full year of remittancesInsurance in hard numbers
Venezuelan insurance billed $1,132 million in 2025, and grows less every yearAssets that do not operate
Venezuelan refining runs at 35% of its capacity, and no one finances itAssets that do not operate
With a 73% reserve requirement, Venezuelan banking is designed not to lendInsurance in hard numbers
Insurers' treasury yielded half of what the bolivar devaluedWater pumped at home
The same customs tariff line holds a $31 pump and a $4,186 oneWater pumped at home
About 500,000 household pumps are replaced in Venezuela every year
External debt
Venezuela's external debt equals 180–200% of GDP