Venezuela, RB's imports of goods and services (current LCU) was 1.67 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 8.01 trillion% from 20.8 in 2015 (1,131% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.67 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.83 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 20.8 | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.67 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 0 | 1991 |
| Average since 2016 | 254.14 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 0.0000466 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Venezuela, RB's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 1.2 trillion on 2024 (from 471.64 billion to 1.67 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +15.72 billion and a typical year strayed about 51.6 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 22.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.2 trillion in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.00445 in 1991. 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 upward, about 121.57 billion a year. A straight line explains 50% 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 64th highest value of the 137 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
- Denmark — 60th of 137: 1.81 trillion
- Sudan — 61st of 137: 1.7 trillion
- Germany — 62nd of 137: 1.7 trillion
- Saudi Arabia — 64th of 137: 1.35 trillion
- Malaysia — 65th of 137: 1.32 trillion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 66th of 137: 1.3 trillion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,666,848,000,000 |
| 2024 | 471,635,700,000 |
| 2023 | 303,425,700,000 |
| 2022 | 71,810,890,000 |
| 2021 | 25,686,760,000 |
| 2020 | 1,833,549,000 |
| 2019 | 109,954,000 |
| 2018 | 763,000 |
| 2017 | 323 |
| 2016 | 36.6 |
| 2015 |
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 125.52 trillion (2025)
- Aruba — 5.83 billion (2024)
- Bahamas, The — 6.56 billion (2024)
- Belize — 3.44 billion (2024)
- Bolivia — 96.87 billion (2024)
- Brazil — 2.23 trillion (2025)
- Chile — 103.42 trillion (2025)
- Colombia — 377.93 trillion (2025)
- Costa Rica — 16.91 trillion (2025)
- Cuba — 893.75 billion (2024)
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Venezuela, RB's imports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 1.67 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 3,577,771.58 trillion% from 0.0000466 in 1960 (79.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.67 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 0 in 1991.
- How does Venezuela, RB rank?
- 64th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Venezuela, RB?
- In 2025, Venezuela, RB's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 1.2 trillion on 2024 (from 471.64 billion to 1.67 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +15.72 billion and a typical year strayed about 51.6 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 22.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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