Venezuela recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2021. Government Budget in Venezuela averaged -5.10 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 3.79 percent of GDP in 1991 and a record low of -29.90 percent of GDP in 2018. source: Ministry of Planning and Finance, Government of Venezuela

Government Budget in Venezuela is expected to reach 1.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Venezuela Government Budget is projected to trend around 9.00 percent of GDP in 2025 and -2.00 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.




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Credit Rating 11.00 Jan 2025
Government Budget -4.50 -4.90 percent of GDP Dec 2021
Government Debt to GDP 146.30 160.70 percent of GDP Dec 2023
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Military Expenditure 3.90 4.60 USD Million Dec 2023

Venezuela Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4.50 -4.90 3.79 -29.90 1990 - 2021 percent of GDP Yearly