Real GDP growth in Venezuela

Real GDP in Venezuela changed by 1.6% in 2025.

Measure: Real GDP growth (World Bank) Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Venezuela, 2025 1.6% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −4.0percentage points 2024: 5.5%
World, 2025 2.9% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 145th of 186 See the full ranking

Real GDP growth in Venezuela over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Real GDP growth (World Bank) (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period VenezuelaWorld
2025 1.6% 2.9%
2024 5.5% 2.9%
2023 4.0% 2.9%
2022 8.1% 3.4%
2021 0.6% 6.5%
2020 -29.8% -2.9%
2019 -27.6% 2.7%
2018 -19.6% 3.3%
2017 -15.7% 3.4%
2016 -17.1% 2.8%
2015 -6.2% 3.1%
2014 -3.9% 3.2%
2013 1.3% 2.9%
2012 5.7% 2.7%
2011 4.1% 3.3%
2010 -1.6% 4.5%
2009 -3.1% -1.3%
2008 5.2% 2.1%
2007 8.8% 4.4%
2006 9.9% 4.5%
2005 10.2% 4.1%
2004 18.2% 4.5%
2003 -7.8% 3.1%
2002 -8.7% 2.3%
2001 3.4% 2.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.0 percentage points from 5.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -6.2%, the figure has changed by +7.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Venezuela has the 145th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Venezuela
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices