South America
Venezuela
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Venezuela and the EU
EU imports from
€1.1bn
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€609m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #105 supplier
EU trade balance
import-tilted
coverage 0.58
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
–
EUR/MWh
Consumer
–
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
180
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Conflict / governance collapseMarket model
State monopoly (CORPOELEC)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
No independent regulator
Hydro output down 40% since 2020 from drought and maintenance collapse. Thermoelectric plants at 15% capacity utilization for lack of fuel and parts. Nationwide blackouts in 2024. Sanctions and economic collapse…
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
557
1 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
1
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold, Aluminium, Nickel
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
institutional monitoring capacity collapsed
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Monitored ports (2)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
29.2
→ 36.5 by 2050
Fertility
2.08
below replacement
Working-age
64.8%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
14.9
→ 25.5 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 28.4M · peaks 2057
By 2050: +10% (31.1M)