The United States received more than $12 billion in revenue from oil and natural resource exports from Venezuela during the first nine months of 2026, the New York Times says, citing a report by auditing firm KPMG.
According to the report, $12.26 billion was deposited into a special Venezuelan money management account from January 3 to the end of September. Most of the money was returned to the South American nation shortly after it was received, the paper notes.
According to KPMG, $11.7 billion was returned to the Caribbean country to support the national currency, while about $130 million was used to pay off the foreign debt.