Recent Venezuelan migration has demonstrated a clear economic impact in the host countries where migrants have settled. Roughly eight million Venezuelans have left their country, and many have brought valuable skills, labor, entrepreneurship, and tax contributions that have expanded economic growth across several Latin American and Caribbean countries.

 

According to a study titled Contribución Fiscal y Económica de la Migración Venezolana en América Latina y el Caribe, prepared by Equilibrium, a South American public opinion and research firm, with the support of IOM, Venezuelans contribute more than US$10 billion each year through consumption, investment, and taxes. The study identifies this trend across multiple countries where Venezuelans currently reside.

 

How significant is the role of Venezuelan labor in host-country economies? Are there specific labor markets where Venezuelans are most active? To what extent do migrant integration policies enhance these contributions? How do gender dynamics shape economic participation? And what are some of the most visible investments Venezuelans have made in their new communities?

 

Join the Inter-American Dialogue on Friday, October 24, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET for a timely conversation on the economic impact of Venezuelan migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

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SPEAKERS

BETILDE MUÑOZ-POGOSSIAN

 Director of the Department for Access to Rights, Secretariat for the Strengthening of Democracy (@BeticaMunozPogo)

DAVID LICHERI

Director, Equilibrium Consulting (@DavidLicheri)

LAURA DIB

Director, Venezuela Program, Washington Office on Latin America (@lauradib)

ANDREW SELEE

President, Migration Policy Institute (MPI) (@SeleeAndrew)

MODERATOR

MANUEL OROZCO

Program Director, Migration, Remittances and Development, Inter-American Dialogue (@manuelorozco65)