Gross capital formation in Venezuela
Venezuela: Gross capital formation was -3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Venezuela, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Venezuela is -3.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 196.6% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Venezuela peaked at 91.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -64.9%, in 2017.
Venezuela ranks 135th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.5% | — |
| 1962 | 9.4% | -467.8% |
| 1963 | -0.2% | -101.9% |
| 1964 | 35.5% | -20444.4% |
| 1965 | -0.4% | -101.2% |
| 1966 | -11.0% | +2517.8% |
| 1967 | 3.9% | -135.1% |
| 1968 | 31.2% | +706.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | -94.2% |
| 1970 | 32.0% | +1664.9% |
| 1971 | -20.6% | -164.3% |
| 1972 | 8.6% | -141.6% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -74.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | -78.3% |
| 1975 | 24.1% | +4900.9% |
| 1976 | 20.3% | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 26.7% | +31.8% |
| 1978 | -1.3% | -104.7% |
| 1979 | -20.5% | +1520.5% |
| 1980 | -16.1% | -21.7% |
| 1981 | -1.1% | -93.0% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | -1153.0% |
| 1983 | -53.8% | -556.0% |
| 1984 | 39.7% | -173.8% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | -87.7% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | +268.8% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | -55.3% | -446.1% |
| 1990 | -7.9% | -85.8% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | -1121.6% |
| 1992 | 38.2% | -52.4% |
| 1993 | -18.7% | -148.9% |
| 1994 | -29.3% | +57.1% |
| 1995 | 36.5% | -224.5% |
| 1996 | -11.0% | -130.3% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | -407.8% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -87.2% |
| 1999 | -10.6% | -343.9% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -163.2% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +102.3% |
| 2002 | -34.0% | -350.5% |
| 2003 | -35.5% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | -357.3% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -66.6% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -92.2% |
| 2009 | -19.1% | -970.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -105.5% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +1360.7% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +58.4% |
| 2013 | -14.0% | -158.0% |
| 2014 | -22.9% | +64.3% |
| 2015 | -23.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | -54.1% | +125.9% |
| 2017 | -64.9% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | -31.2% | -51.9% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -206.1% |
| 2020 | -32.1% | -196.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -126.8% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -49.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -45.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +46.5% |
| 2025 | -3.4% | -196.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | -11.0% | 35.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | -20.6% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.4% | -55.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | -29.3% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | -35.5% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -13.8% | -64.9% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.8% | -32.1% | 8.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More economy & growth data for Venezuela
- 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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -5.84 % change on previous year (2014)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.0834 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 592.43 constant LCU per person (2014)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Venezuela?
- Gross capital formation in Venezuela was -3.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.9% in 2017.
- How does Venezuela rank for gross capital formation?
- Venezuela ranks 135th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.