Venezuela geopolitical risk index

Venezuela in the South America GPR Index

Data through 4 July 2026 · Explore the full South America GPR Index

In June 2026, 2.6% of the South American local-press geopolitical coverage tracked by the South America GPR Index mentioned Venezuela. The 90-day average of 2.4% is higher than 12% of all 90-day periods since 2015, and ranks Venezuela 5 of 12 countries in the index. The highest monthly share was 8.6% in February 2019.

Monthly average share of South American local-press geopolitical coverage that mentions Venezuela, 2015 to 2026.

Download Venezuela geopolitical risk data

The monthly file has one row per month and these columns: southamerica_coverage_share_pct. Daily data for every country is in the regional files.

What the numbers mean

• South America GPR Index: built from local South American outlets in Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and English (2015–). The series is the share of South American local-press geopolitical coverage that mentions Venezuela.

All indices follow the geopolitical-risk definition of Caldara and Iacoviello (2022): the threat, realization and escalation of wars, terrorism and tensions between states and political actors. The full construction is on the methodology page.

How to cite

@misc{iddouch2026gprhub,
  author       = {Iddouch, Karim},
  title        = {GPR Data Hub: Daily Geopolitical Risk Indices for MENA, Africa, Europe and South America},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://karimiddouch.org/}},
  note         = {Data set, CC BY 4.0, accessed YYYY-MM-DD}
}

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