Venezuela, RB
VENLatin America & Caribbean Lower middle incomeCapital: CaracasEconomy
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61/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$111.30B
2026▲ 11.7%
Population
28.5M
2025▲ 0.4%
GDP per Capita
$4,140
2026▲ 10.8%
Life Expectancy
72.7 years
2024▲ 0.2%
Venezuela, RB in world space2000–2024
192 countries · log scale on X world Venezuela, RB· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Venezuela, RB
Venezuela, RB's GDP is $111.30B (2026), with a population of 28.5M, and GDP per capita of $4,140. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 4.0%, inflation at 387.4%, government debt at 308.7% of GDP, life expectancy of 72.7 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.
▶Economy13 indicators · 2022–2026 · IMF / WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD) | $111.30B | 2026 | ▲ 11.7% | IMF |
| Real GDP Growth (%) | 4.0% | 2026 | ▲ 166.7% | IMF |
| GDP per Capita (USD) | $4,140 | 2026 | ▲ 10.8% | IMF |
| GDP, PPP (Intl $) | $254.37B | 2026 | ▲ 7.0% | IMF |
| GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $) | $9,461 | 2026 | ▲ 6.2% | IMF |
| Share of World GDP, PPP (%) | 0.11% | 2026 | ▲ 0.9% | IMF |
| GNI (Current USD) | $98.06B | 2025 | ▼ 19.3% | WB |
| GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$) | $3,860 | 2025 | ▲ 0.5% | WB |
| Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) | 5.9% | 2025 | ▲ 21.8% | WB |
| GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %) | 227.1% | 2025 | ▲ 309.6% | WB |
| Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total) | 34.3% | 2022 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP) | 4.8% | 2025 | ▼ 33.7% | WB |
| GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$) | $1,519 | 2025 | ▲ 1.2% | WB |
▶Fiscal & Monetary5 indicators · 2024–2026 · IMF / WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation, Consumer Prices (%) | 387.4% | 2026 | ▲ 53.7% | IMF |
| Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP) | 308.7% | 2025 | ▲ 82.6% | IMF |
| Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) | -5.8% | 2025 | ▼ 56.8% | IMF |
| Current Account Balance (% of GDP) | 7.1% | 2026 | ▲ 173.1% | IMF |
| Official Exchange Rate (per USD) | 38.38 | 2024 | — | WB |
▶Trade10 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade (% of GDP) | 25.0% | 2025 | ▼ 4.7% | WB |
| Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP) | 14.9% | 2025 | ▼ 10.9% | WB |
| Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP) | 10.1% | 2025 | ▲ 6.4% | WB |
| Exports of Goods & Services (USD) | $14.85B | 2025 | ▼ 26.4% | WB |
| Imports of Goods & Services (USD) | $10.07B | 2025 | ▼ 12.1% | WB |
| Merchandise Exports (USD) | $8.60B | 2025 | ▼ 40.1% | WB |
| Merchandise Imports (USD) | $13.80B | 2025 | ▼ 7.3% | WB |
| FDI Inflows (% of GDP) | 1.4% | 2024 | ▲ 10563.8% | WB |
| FDI Outflows (% of GDP) | 2.2% | 2024 | ▲ 113.8% | WB |
| FDI Net Inflows (USD) | $1.63B | 2024 | ▲ 12458.3% | WB |
▶External Debt2 indicators · 2023 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA Received (% of GNI) | 0.4% | 2023 | ▲ 26.2% | WB |
| Net ODA Received (USD) | $405.3M | 2023 | ▲ 48.2% | WB |
▶Finance3 indicators · 2024 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Institution or Mobile-Money Account Ownership (Age 15+, %) | 87.3% | 2024 | ▲ 3.5% | WB |
| Account Ownership, Female (%) | 87.7% | 2024 | ▲ 10.1% | WB |
| Account Ownership, Male (%) | 86.9% | 2024 | ▼ 2.4% | WB |
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 28.5M | 2025 | ▲ 0.4% | WB |
| Population Growth (%) | 0.4% | 2025 | ▲ 6.0% | WB |
| Population Density (per km²) | 32 | 2023 | ▲ 0.3% | WB |
| Surface Area (sq km) | 912,050 | 2023 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Land Area (sq km) | 882,050 | 2023 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Urban Population (%) | 89.3% | 2025 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Urban Population (total) | 25.5M | 2025 | ▲ 0.4% | WB |
| Rural Population (%) | 10.7% | 2025 | ▼ 0.3% | WB |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | 72.7 years | 2024 | ▲ 0.2% | WB |
| Life Expectancy, Male | 68.9 years | 2024 | ▲ 0.2% | WB |
| Life Expectancy, Female | 76.7 years | 2024 | ▲ 0.2% | WB |
| Fertility Rate (births per woman) | 2.1 | 2024 | ▼ 0.1% | WB |
| Birth Rate (per 1,000) | 15.2 | 2024 | ▲ 1.0% | WB |
| Death Rate (per 1,000) | 7.7 | 2024 | ▲ 1.6% | WB |
| Net Migration | -100,467 | 2025 | ▲ 4.6% | WB |
| Population Ages 0–14 (%) | 24.9% | 2025 | ▼ 2.4% | WB |
| Population Ages 15–64 (%) | 65.1% | 2025 | ▲ 0.4% | WB |
| Population Ages 65+ (%) | 10.0% | 2025 | ▲ 3.5% | WB |
| Age Dependency Ratio (%) | 53.7% | 2025 | ▼ 1.2% | WB |
| Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%) | 15.4% | 2025 | ▲ 3.1% | WB |
| Youth Dependency Ratio (%) | 38.3% | 2025 | ▼ 2.8% | WB |
| Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000) | 216.2 | 2024 | ▲ 0.3% | WB |
| Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000) | 105.2 | 2024 | ▼ 2.9% | WB |
▶Labor19 indicators · 2020–2025 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Labor Force | 11.1M | 2025 | ▲ 1.0% | WB |
| Labor Force Participation (%) | 51.9% | 2025 | ▼ 0.2% | WB |
| Female Labor Force Participation (%) | 37.1% | 2025 | ▼ 0.6% | WB |
| Male Labor Force Participation (%) | 67.5% | 2025 | ▼ 0.0% | WB |
| Unemployment (%) | 5.3% | 2025 | ▼ 0.3% | WB |
| Female Unemployment (%) | 5.8% | 2025 | ▼ 0.2% | WB |
| Male Unemployment (%) | 5.0% | 2025 | ▼ 0.3% | WB |
| Youth Unemployment (%) | 10.4% | 2025 | ▲ 2.8% | WB |
| Employment in Agriculture (%) | 8.9% | 2025 | ▼ 0.3% | WB |
| Employment in Industry (%) | 16.8% | 2025 | ▼ 2.7% | WB |
| Employment in Services (%) | 74.4% | 2025 | ▲ 0.7% | WB |
| Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %) | 59.9% | 2020 | — | WB |
| Vulnerable Employment (%) | 37.3% | 2025 | ▲ 0.4% | WB |
| Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total) | 59.6% | 2025 | ▼ 0.1% | WB |
| Employers (% of total employment) | 3.1% | 2025 | ▼ 1.8% | WB |
| Labor Force, Female (% of total) | 36.6% | 2025 | ▼ 0.4% | WB |
| Employment to Population Ratio (%) | 49.2% | 2025 | ▼ 0.2% | WB |
| Self-Employed (% of total) | 40.4% | 2025 | ▲ 0.2% | WB |
| NEET Youth (% not in education/employment) | 37.1% | 2020 | — | WB |
▶Education13 indicators · 2009–2024 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Spending (% of GDP) | 0.0% | 2023 | — | WB |
| Education Spending (% of govt expenditure) | 10.3% | 2024 | ▲ 107500.1% | WB |
| Primary School Enrollment (%) | 113.7% | 2024 | ▲ 2.3% | WB |
| Secondary School Enrollment (%) | 97.8% | 2024 | ▲ 0.6% | WB |
| Primary Completion Rate (%) | 103.0% | 2024 | ▲ 0.8% | WB |
| Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%) | 83.2% | 2024 | ▼ 4.4% | WB |
| Out-of-School Children, Primary | 17,643 | 2023 | ▲ 1.2% | WB |
| Primary School Teachers | 352,723 | 2024 | ▲ 24.5% | WB |
| Secondary School Teachers | 284,798 | 2024 | ▲ 4.6% | WB |
| Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget) | 31.5% | 2009 | — | WB |
| Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort) | 87.3% | 2023 | — | WB |
| Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget) | 19.0% | 2009 | — | WB |
| Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget) | 22.6% | 2009 | — | WB |
▶Health44 indicators · 2009–2025 · WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e) | 3.4 | 2024 | ▼ 0.3% | WB |
| CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) | 96 | 2024 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita) | 1,331 | 2023 | ▼ 2.5% | WB |
| Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita) | 1,953 | 2023 | ▼ 8.7% | WB |
| Renewable Electricity Output (%) | 81.7% | 2021 | ▼ 3.2% | WB |
| Renewable Energy Consumption (%) | 33.7% | 2021 | ▲ 8.0% | WB |
| Access to Electricity (%) | 100.0% | 2024 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%) | 93.5% | 2023 | ▼ 0.4% | WB |
| PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³) | 19.2 | 2023 | ▲ 2.4% | WB |
| Forest Area (%) | 52.2% | 2023 | ▼ 0.1% | WB |
| Forest Area (sq km) | 460,729 | 2023 | ▼ 0.1% | WB |
| Arable Land (%) | 2.9% | 2023 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%) | 39.0% | 2025 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Marine Protected Areas (%) | 4.4% | 2025 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Access to Basic Drinking Water (%) | 93.3% | 2024 | ▲ 0.0% | WHO |
| Access to Basic Sanitation (%) | 98.4% | 2024 | ▲ 0.0% | WHO |
| Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO) | 17.286660944 | 2023 | — | WHO |
| Air Pollution Mortality (household + ambient, age-standardized) | 56.1 | 2021 | — | WHO |
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Land (%) | 24.4% | 2023 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Cereal Yield (kg per hectare) | 4,080 | 2023 | ▲ 15.7% | WB |
| Food Production Index (2014–2016=100) | 89.9 | 2022 | ▲ 1.4% | WB |
| Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100) | 93.9 | 2022 | ▼ 3.3% | WB |
| Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100) | 87.2 | 2022 | ▲ 5.1% | WB |
| Land Under Cereal Production (hectares) | 515,056 | 2023 | ▲ 3.1% | WB |
| Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes) | 202,663 | 2024 | ▲ 9.9% | WB |
| Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare) | 50.9 | 2023 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Prevalence of Undernourishment (%) | 5.9% | 2023 | ▼ 19.2% | WB |
| Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal) | 2.8% | 2022 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Cereal Production (metric tons) | 2.1M | 2023 | ▲ 19.3% | WB |
▶Technology8 indicators · 2017–2024 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Users (%) | 76.7% | 2024 | ▲ 0.5% | WB |
| Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people) | 71 | 2024 | ▲ 1.1% | WB |
| Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100) | 12.9 | 2024 | ▲ 21.7% | WB |
| Secure Internet Servers (per million) | 246.7 | 2024 | ▲ 10.4% | WB |
| Patent Applications, Residents | 96 | 2017 | — | WB |
| Patent Applications, Non-Residents | 338 | 2017 | — | WB |
| Scientific Journal Articles | 475 | 2023 | ▼ 12.9% | WB |
| Researchers in R&D (per million) | 180 | 2023 | ▼ 48.6% | WB |
▶Infrastructure8 indicators · 2006–2023 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Transport, Passengers Carried | 1.8M | 2023 | ▲ 29.8% | WB |
| Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km) | 0.1 | 2023 | ▼ 71.8% | WB |
| Container Port Traffic (TEU) | 221,801 | 2021 | ▼ 35.5% | WB |
| Rail Lines (total km) | 336 | 2006 | — | WB |
| Railways, Goods (million ton-km) | 81 | 2006 | — | WB |
| Logistics Performance Index (1–5) | 2.30 | 2022 | — | WB |
| Electricity from Oil (%) | 4.6% | 2023 | ▼ 3.5% | WB |
| Electricity from Nuclear (%) | 0.0% | 2021 | — | WB |
▶Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women in Parliament (%) | 32.1% | 2025 | ▲ 45.0% | WB |
| Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%) | 47.2% | 2020 | — | WB |
| Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%) | 62.2% | 2025 | ▼ 0.5% | WB |
| Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%) | 94.9% | 2017 | — | WB |
| Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000) | 73.2 | 2024 | ▼ 0.1% | WB |
| Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%) | 95.3% | 2017 | — | WB |
| Gender Parity Index, Secondary | 1.08 | 2017 | — | WB |
| Gender Parity in Primary Education | 0.98 | 2017 | — | WB |
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control of Corruption | -1.69 | 2023 | ▼ 2.3% | WB |
| Government Effectiveness | -1.6 | 2023 | ▲ 5.3% | WB |
| Political Stability | -1.19 | 2023 | ▲ 4.9% | WB |
| Regulatory Quality | -2.03 | 2023 | ▲ 1.0% | WB |
| Rule of Law | -2.15 | 2023 | ▲ 2.1% | WB |
| Voice & Accountability | -1.53 | 2023 | ▲ 0.9% | WB |
| Control of Corruption (percentile rank) | 1.4% | 2023 | ▼ 25.0% | WB |
| Government Effectiveness (percentile rank) | 5.7% | 2023 | ▲ 20.0% | WB |
| Rule of Law (percentile rank) | 0.5% | 2023 | ▲ 0.0% | WB |
| Political Stability (percentile rank) | 12.3% | 2023 | ▲ 4.5% | WB |
▶Military5 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Spending (% of GDP) | 0.5% | 2023 | ▼ 23.0% | WB |
| Military Expenditure (USD) | $0 | 2024 | ▼ 100.0% | WB |
| Armed Forces Personnel | 343,000 | 2020 | — | WB |
| Armed Forces (% of labor force) | 3.5% | 2020 | ▲ 16.2% | WB |
| Intentional Homicides (per 100,000) | 12.6 | 2022 | ▼ 34.4% | WB |
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2016–2017 · WB
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Tourism, Arrivals | 429,000 | 2017 | — | WB |
| International Tourism, Departures | 1.1M | 2017 | — | WB |
| Tourism Receipts (USD) | $546.0M | 2016 | — | WB |
| Tourism Expenditures (USD) | $2.92B | 2016 | — | WB |
| Tourism Receipts (% of total exports) | 1.9% | 2016 | — | WB |
| International Tourism, Transport Services (USD) | $73.0M | 2016 | — | WB |
▶Urban Development7 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
| Indicator | Value | Year | Δ YoY | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Population Growth (%) | 0.4% | 2025 | ▲ 5.3% | WB |
| Population in Largest City | 3.0M | 2025 | ▲ 0.8% | WB |
| Population in Largest City (% of urban) | 11.8% | 2025 | ▲ 0.3% | WB |
| Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total) | 35.2% | 2025 | ▲ 0.7% | WB |
| Population in Slums (% of urban) | 25.7% | 2022 | — | WB |
| Rural Population Growth (%) | 0.1% | 2025 | ▲ 71.2% | WB |
| Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%) | 26.0% | 2024 | ▲ 0.0% | WHO |
