The inflation rate of a country depends on several factors , largely influenced by the countries input and output. There have to be balances betwern what a country produce and what it buys from other countries. Should anything destabilizes this balance, it is likey for the inflation rate to be affected. Venezuela has oil as a natural resource and as an oil producting country, it is expected of her to boost her economy. However, from my understanding of the story, the country economic development has been obstructed by corruption whkch goes a long way to influence the inflation rate of the country.