Venezuela, RB: GNI (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Venezuela, RB's GNI (constant LCU) fell 7.6% on 2024 (from 20.54 billion to 18.99 billion).

Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2024), the average change was −2.3% and a typical year strayed about 15.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 20.7% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 52.4% in 2020. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3.31 billion a year. A straight line explains 64% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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 95th highest value of the 101 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

• El Salvador — 92nd of 101: 27.39 billion
• Cyprus — 93rd of 101: 27.21 billion
• Brunei Darussalam — 94th of 101: 19.63 billion
• Malta — 96th of 101: 18.11 billion
• West Bank and Gaza — 97th of 101: 13.16 billion
• Kosovo — 98th of 101: 7.14 billion

What this measures

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 32 values

GNI (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 777.24 billion (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 13.18 billion (2024)
• Belize — 5.09 billion (2024)
• Bolivia — 328.06 billion (2024)
• Brazil — 4.53 trillion (2025)
• Chile — 219.32 trillion (2025)
• Colombia — 1,054.99 trillion (2025)
• Costa Rica — 48.27 trillion (2025)
• Cuba — 55.87 billion (2019)
• Dominican Republic — 5.09 trillion (2025)
• Ecuador — 116.03 billion (2025)
• El Salvador — 27.39 billion (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 GNI (constant LCU)?

18.99 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is down 15.37% from 22.44 billion in 1973 (0.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 82.13 billion in 2014 and the lowest 13.63 billion in 2020.

How does Venezuela, RB rank?

95th highest of 101 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GNI (constant LCU) unusual for Venezuela, RB?

In 2025, Venezuela, RB's GNI (constant LCU) fell 7.6% on 2024 (from 20.54 billion to 18.99 billion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2024), the average change was −2.3% and a typical year strayed about 15.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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.GNP.MKTP.KN, 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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