Venezuela

Country in Americas

In brief

Exports, share of GDP: 14.9% (2025). World rank 164 of 184; in Americas, 29 of 31. Imports, share of GDP: 10.1% (2025). World rank 183 of 184; in Americas, 31 of 31. Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: -0.5% (2025). World rank 185 of 197; in Americas, 40 of 41. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $125.2B → $99.7B, GDP per person $4,097 → $3,495, and GDP growth per year -6.2% → +1.6%. Better than all its neighbours (Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana): unemployment and youth unemployment. Worse than all its neighbours (Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana): GDP per person, gross national income per person, and GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP: $99.7B 2025
GDP per person: $3,495 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $21,283 2011
GDP growth per year: +1.6% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $3,860 2025
Inflation: +255% 2016
Price level, USA = 100: 0 2011

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 0% 2011
Industry, share of GDP: 0% 2011
Services, share of GDP: 0% 2011
Unemployment: 5.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 10.4% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 37.1% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 14.9% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 10.1% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +0.6% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: -0.5% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 4.3% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Venezuelan Bolívar (VES)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 44.7 2006
Living on under $3 a day: 9.7% 2006