Budget balance in Venezuela in 2025 — -5.8%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 193. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.
1988–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Venezuela
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.8 | −2.1 pp |
| 2024 | -3.7 | −2.5 pp |
| 2023 | -1.2 | +4.1 pp |
| 2022 | -5.3 | +0.5 pp |
| 2021 | -5.8 | +0.8 pp |
| 2020 | -6.6 | +4.3 pp |
| 2019 | -10.9 | +20.1 pp |
| 2018 | -31 | −17.7 pp |
| 2017 | -13.3 | −4.8 pp |
| 2016 | -8.5 | −0.4 pp |
| 2015 | -8.1 | +1.7 pp |
| 2014 | -9.8 | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | -10.4 | −0.5 pp |
| 2012 | -9.9 | −1.7 pp |
| 2011 | -8.2 | −3.5 pp |
| 2010 | -4.7 | +4 pp |
| 2009 | -8.7 | −5.2 pp |
| 2008 | -3.5 | −0.7 pp |
| 2007 | -2.8 | −1.2 pp |
| 2006 | -1.6 | −5.7 pp |
| 2005 | 4.1 | +1.6 pp |
| 2004 | 2.5 | +2.3 pp |
| 2003 | 0.2 | +1.7 pp |
| 2002 | -1.5 | +3.1 pp |
| 2001 | -4.6 | −9 pp |
| 2000 | 4.4 | +3.7 pp |
| 1999 | 0.7 | +5.2 pp |
| 1998 | -4.5 | −7.1 pp |
| 1997 | 2.6 | −5.3 pp |
| 1996 | 7.9 | +13.8 pp |
| 1995 | -5.9 | +5.3 pp |
| 1994 | -11.2 | −8.3 pp |
| 1993 | -2.9 | +3.5 pp |
| 1992 | -6.4 | −4.1 pp |
| 1991 | -2.3 | −6.1 pp |
| 1990 | 3.8 | +4.7 pp |
| 1989 | -0.9 | +8.3 pp |
| 1988 | -9.2 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.
Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
