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Regional Spillovers from the Venezuelan Crisis: Migration Flows and Their Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean

The purpose of this paper is to also highlight the ongoing migration crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) due to Venezuela’s economic collapse. The stock of Venezuelan migrants reached 5 million in 2019, most of which had settled in other LAC countries. Following a temporary halt during the pandemic, migration from Venezuela has resumed, with the stock of migrants reaching 6.1 million in 2021.

date:  07/12/2022

Keywords:  migration, Venezuela, economic collapse, Latin America and the Caribbean

Publisher: IMF - Departamental Paper DP/2022/019
Publication date: Dec 2022
Language: EN

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