Venezuela, RB: GDP per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Venezuela, RB's GDP per capita (current US$) fell US$749.64 on 2024 (from US$4,244 to US$3,495).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$51.85 and a typical year strayed about US$1,499 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2,931 in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was US$3,940 in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Venezuela, RB had the 133rd highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Venezuela, RB in the 2025 ranking

• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 130th of 186: US$3,924
• Djibouti — 131st of 186: US$3,906
• Honduras — 132nd of 186: US$3,598
• Ghana — 134th of 186: US$3,257
• Nicaragua — 135th of 186: US$3,173
• West Bank and Gaza — 136th of 186: US$3,171

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 66 values

GDP per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$24,819 (2025)
• Argentina — US$14,898 (2025)
• Aruba — US$38,591 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — US$39,455 (2024)
• Barbados — US$28,365 (2025)
• Belize — US$7,865 (2025)
• Bolivia — US$5,148 (2025)
• Brazil — US$10,713 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — US$104,293 (2024)
• Chile — US$17,995 (2025)
• Colombia — US$8,562 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Venezuela, RB

• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$88.98 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 14.72 trillion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 89.28% (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (current US$) — US$94.88 billion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (current LCU) — 15.7 trillion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) — 95.21% (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$14.85 billion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 2.46 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 14.9% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Venezuela, RB's GDP per capita (current US$)?

US$3,495 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 272.11% from US$939.2 in 1960 (2.04% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$13,646 in 2010 and the lowest US$869.04 in 1965.

How does Venezuela, RB rank?

133rd highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current US$) unusual for Venezuela, RB?

In 2025, Venezuela, RB's GDP per capita (current US$) fell US$749.64 on 2024 (from US$4,244 to US$3,495). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$51.85 and a typical year strayed about US$1,499 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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