Eli5: What type of inflation do developing countries like Argentina and Venezuela have? Is it demand-pull inflation?

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Eli5: What type of inflation do developing countries like Argentina and Venezuela have? Is it demand-pull inflation?

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Argentina and Venezuela have very export-centric economies. For the most part, people only get their currency to buy their specific exports. When people stop buying those exports, then Argentina and Venezuela run short on foreign currency. This means that the value of their currencies relative to foreign currencies goes down.

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