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Graphic Truth: How Bad Is Venezuela's Collapse?

Graphic Truth: How Bad Is Venezuela's Collapse?
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Low oil prices, economic mismanagement, and political uncertainty have plunged Venezuela into an economic tailspin virtually unknown among countries during peacetime. By the end of this year, Venezuela's economy will have shrunk by 63 percent since the current political crisis erupted in 2016. Here's how that drop compares with other notable economic collapses over the past century.

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