Venezuela Is Printing Cash Again, and It Still Adds Up to US$4.47 a Head

VENEZUELA · ECONOMY

Key Facts

—Notes in circulation: 1.94 billion pieces at the end of August 2026, according to the Central Bank of Venezuela’s own statistical file.

—Growth: the circulating cone rose from 990.2 million notes in January to 1,391.2 million in August — up 40.5 percent in seven months.

—Total value: 99.4 billion bolívares, or about US$125.0 million at the BCV’s own rate of 794.9917 per dollar on 31 August — down from US$148.7 million in January, when the circulating cone was 29 percent smaller.