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Machado: Over $2 trillion was stolen from Venezuela in 26 years

María Corina Machado · The Woman Who BEAT Maduro: Venezuela's Next Leader? Nobel Peace Prize Winner María Corina Machado · Oct 28, 2025 · at 12:46

María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, details the scale of corruption and government theft in Venezuela.

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“The tag that Venezuela was robbed is over two trillion dollars.”

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The claim, plainly

Estimates indicate that over $2 trillion has been stolen from Venezuela over 26 years.

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Assessment

Published reports from anti-corruption organizations, economic institutes, and legislative bodies (such as Transparencia Venezuela, the Basel Institute on Governance, and the Venezuelan National Assembly) estimate that between $70 billion and $400 billion in public funds were lost to corruption and embezzlement between 1999 and 2025. No published report from these bodies asserts that over $2 trillion in direct public funds was stolen or embezzled, as total Venezuelan state oil export revenues over this period amounted to roughly $1.39 trillion. Figures in the $1.7 trillion to $2 trillion range represent broader macroeconomic GDP losses or estimated capital required for reconstruction, not stolen public funds.

Transparencia Venezuela documented $70 billion in public funds tied to active corruption judicial cases globally.
The Basel Institute on Governance and the Venezuelan National Assembly Comptroller Commission estimated cumulative public funds diverted to corruption at $350 billion to $400 billion.
No published report by Transparencia Venezuela, Transparency International, the World Bank, or the IMF estimates over $2 trillion in public funds lost to embezzlement.

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