Gdp per capita maddison project database in Venezuela
Venezuela: Gdp per capita maddison project database was 5,267 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
5,267
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
119th
of 166 countries
All-time high
18,486
in 2012
All-time low
968
in 1820
Years of data
195
1800–2022
Gdp per capita maddison project database in Venezuela, 1800–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 5,267 for gdp per capita maddison project database in 2022.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita maddison project database in Venezuela peaked at 18,486 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 968, in 1820.
That places Venezuela 119th out of 166 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gdp per capita maddison project database in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 1,073 | — |
| 1820 | 968 | -9.8% |
| 1830 | 1,922 | +98.6% |
| 1831 | 1,897 | -1.3% |
| 1832 | 2,142 | +12.9% |
| 1833 | 2,173 | +1.4% |
| 1834 | 2,195 | +1.0% |
| 1835 | 2,153 | -1.9% |
| 1836 | 2,002 | -7.0% |
| 1837 | 1,884 | -5.9% |
| 1838 | 1,693 | -10.1% |
| 1839 | 1,576 | -6.9% |
| 1840 | 1,519 | -3.6% |
| 1841 | 1,693 | +11.5% |
| 1842 | 1,884 | +11.3% |
| 1843 | 1,750 | -7.1% |
| 1844 | 1,750 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1,769 | +1.1% |
| 1846 | 1,788 | +1.1% |
| 1847 | 1,712 | -4.3% |
| 1848 | 1,712 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 1,576 | -7.9% |
| 1850 | 1,884 | +19.5% |
| 1851 | 1,808 | -4.0% |
| 1852 | 1,884 | +4.2% |
| 1853 | 2,000 | +6.2% |
| 1854 | 2,039 | +1.9% |
| 1855 | 2,115 | +3.7% |
| 1856 | 1,635 | -22.7% |
| 1857 | 1,884 | +15.2% |
| 1858 | 1,846 | -2.0% |
| 1859 | 1,865 | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 1,981 | +6.2% |
| 1861 | 2,134 | +7.7% |
| 1862 | 1,884 | -11.7% |
| 1863 | 1,731 | -8.1% |
| 1864 | 1,693 | -2.2% |
| 1865 | 1,788 | +5.6% |
| 1866 | 1,769 | -1.1% |
| 1867 | 1,596 | -9.8% |
| 1868 | 1,615 | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 1,788 | +10.7% |
| 1870 | 1,769 | -1.1% |
| 1871 | 1,731 | -2.1% |
| 1872 | 1,750 | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 1,884 | +7.7% |
| 1874 | 2,077 | +10.2% |
| 1875 | 1,846 | -11.1% |
| 1876 | 1,924 | +4.2% |
| 1877 | 1,943 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 2,077 | +6.9% |
| 1879 | 2,039 | -1.8% |
| 1880 | 2,153 | +5.6% |
| 1881 | 2,153 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 2,115 | -1.8% |
| 1883 | 2,211 | +4.5% |
| 1884 | 2,346 | +6.1% |
| 1885 | 2,173 | -7.4% |
| 1886 | 2,308 | +6.2% |
| 1887 | 2,385 | +3.3% |
| 1888 | 2,385 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 2,480 | +4.0% |
| 1890 | 2,673 | +7.8% |
| 1891 | 2,520 | -5.7% |
| 1892 | 2,270 | -9.9% |
| 1893 | 2,270 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 2,232 | -1.7% |
| 1895 | 2,423 | +8.6% |
| 1896 | 2,134 | -11.9% |
| 1897 | 2,192 | +2.7% |
| 1898 | 2,134 | -2.6% |
| 1899 | 1,808 | -15.3% |
| 1900 | 1,846 | +2.1% |
| 1901 | 1,769 | -4.2% |
| 1902 | 1,655 | -6.4% |
| 1903 | 1,769 | +6.9% |
| 1904 | 1,788 | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 1,808 | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 1,788 | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 1,731 | -3.2% |
| 1908 | 1,693 | -2.2% |
| 1909 | 1,693 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1,674 | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 1,596 | -4.7% |
| 1912 | 1,712 | +7.3% |
| 1913 | 1,750 | +2.2% |
| 1914 | 2,020 | +15.4% |
| 1915 | 2,020 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 1,884 | -6.7% |
| 1917 | 1,962 | +4.1% |
| 1918 | 2,039 | +3.9% |
| 1919 | 1,962 | -3.8% |
| 1920 | 1,903 | -3.0% |
| 1921 | 1,846 | -3.0% |
| 1922 | 2,000 | +8.3% |
| 1923 | 2,096 | +4.8% |
| 1924 | 2,173 | +3.7% |
| 1925 | 2,289 | +5.3% |
| 1926 | 2,423 | +5.9% |
| 1927 | 2,461 | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 2,866 | +16.5% |
| 1929 | 2,942 | +2.7% |
| 1930 | 2,923 | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 2,904 | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 2,635 | -9.3% |
| 1933 | 2,923 | +10.9% |
| 1934 | 3,038 | +3.9% |
| 1935 | 3,615 | +19.0% |
| 1936 | 3,904 | +8.0% |
| 1937 | 3,885 | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 4,289 | +10.4% |
| 1939 | 4,538 | +5.8% |
| 1940 | 4,769 | +5.1% |
| 1941 | 4,635 | -2.8% |
| 1942 | 4,001 | -13.7% |
| 1943 | 4,423 | +10.5% |
| 1944 | 4,769 | +7.8% |
| 1945 | 5,808 | +21.8% |
| 1946 | 6,655 | +14.6% |
| 1947 | 6,500 | -2.3% |
| 1948 | 7,712 | +18.6% |
| 1949 | 7,828 | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 8,462 | +8.1% |
| 1951 | 9,039 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | 9,309 | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 9,500 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 10,020 | +5.5% |
| 1955 | 10,501 | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 11,136 | +6.0% |
| 1957 | 11,923 | +7.1% |
| 1958 | 11,615 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 12,078 | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 12,116 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 12,231 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 12,848 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 13,232 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 14,019 | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 14,347 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 14,174 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 14,250 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 14,520 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 14,655 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 15,289 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 15,192 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 15,135 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 15,540 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 15,943 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 16,385 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 17,174 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 17,693 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 17,481 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 17,135 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 16,270 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 15,750 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 15,423 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 14,155 | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 13,597 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 13,270 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 13,751 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 13,866 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 14,308 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 12,750 | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 13,251 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 14,274 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 14,902 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 14,694 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 14,129 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 14,448 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 14,212 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 14,894 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 14,739 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 13,670 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 13,993 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 14,298 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 12,856 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 11,728 | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 13,713 | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 14,944 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 16,254 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 17,386 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 18,019 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 17,243 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 17,106 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 17,746 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 18,486 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 18,484 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 17,579 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 16,333 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 13,429 | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 11,364 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 9,446 | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 7,062 | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 4,953 | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 4,897 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 5,267 | +7.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 5,267 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,775, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 5,267 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,999, 48% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gdp per capita maddison project database in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | +98.6% | 968 | 1,922 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1,073 | 1,073 | 1,073 | 1 |
| 1820s | 968 | 968 | 968 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1,964 | 1,576 | 2,195 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,715 | 1,519 | 1,884 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,896 | 1,635 | 2,115 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,798 | 1,596 | 2,134 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,904 | 1,731 | 2,077 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2,271 | 2,115 | 2,480 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,266 | 1,808 | 2,673 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,754 | 1,655 | 1,846 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,862 | 1,596 | 2,039 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,300 | 1,846 | 2,942 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3,465 | 2,635 | 4,538 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5,710 | 4,001 | 7,828 | 10 |
| 1950s | 10,358 | 8,462 | 12,078 | 10 |
| 1960s | 13,639 | 12,116 | 14,655 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16,297 | 15,135 | 17,693 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,314 | 12,750 | 16,270 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,321 | 13,251 | 14,902 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,043 | 11,728 | 18,019 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,704 | 7,062 | 18,486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,039 | 4,897 | 5,267 | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Venezuela
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -25.42 % change on previous year (2018)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.19 Percent per annum (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0458 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 159.96 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0334 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 116.8 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita maddison project database in Venezuela?
- Gdp per capita maddison project database in Venezuela was 5,267 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita maddison project database recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 18,486 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita maddison project database recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 968 in 1820.
- How does Venezuela rank for gdp per capita maddison project database?
- Venezuela ranks 119th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gdp per capita maddison project database rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gdp per capita maddison project database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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