Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) was 550,519 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Venezuela, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 550,519 current LCU per person for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 239.6% on the previous year and up 20,133,500,000,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Venezuela peaked at 550,519 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Venezuela ranks 61st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 current LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 0 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0 current LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 0 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU per person | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 0 current LCU per person | +25.1% |
| 1976 | 0 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 0 current LCU per person | +22.1% |
| 1978 | 0 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 0 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0 current LCU per person | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0 current LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 0 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 0 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 0 current LCU per person | +36.5% |
| 1988 | 0 current LCU per person | +31.4% |
| 1989 | 0 current LCU per person | +37.2% |
| 1990 | 0 current LCU per person | +36.7% |
| 1991 | 0 current LCU per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 current LCU per person | +54.7% |
| 2014 | 0 current LCU per person | +47.0% |
| 2015 | 0 current LCU per person | +123.0% |
| 2016 | 0 current LCU per person | +237.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | +839.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1472 current LCU per person | +169860.6% |
| 2019 | 22.15 current LCU per person | +14943.7% |
| 2020 | 493.02 current LCU per person | +2125.7% |
| 2021 | 6,459 current LCU per person | +1210.1% |
| 2022 | 20,981 current LCU per person | +224.8% |
| 2023 | 98,320 current LCU per person | +368.6% |
| 2024 | 162,094 current LCU per person | +64.9% |
| 2025 | 550,519 current LCU per person | +239.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 550,519 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,132 current LCU per person, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 550,519 current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 113,484 current LCU per person, 4.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +169860.6% | 0.0001 current LCU per person | 0.1472 current LCU per person |
| 2019 | +14943.7% | 0.1472 current LCU per person | 22.15 current LCU per person |
| 2020 | +2125.7% | 22.15 current LCU per person | 493.02 current LCU per person |
| 2021 | +1210.1% | 493.02 current LCU per person | 6,459 current LCU per person |
| 2017 | +839.2% | 0 current LCU per person | 0.0001 current LCU per person |
| 2023 | +368.6% | 20,981 current LCU per person | 98,320 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 22.15 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,811 current LCU per person | 493.02 current LCU per person | 550,519 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 58 Sweden 606,857 current LCU per person compare
- 59 Djibouti 592,133 current LCU per person compare
- 60 Vanuatu 578,933 current LCU per person compare
- 62 Chad 519,394 current LCU per person compare
- 63 Faroe Islands 494,217 current LCU per person compare
- 64 Pakistan 478,129 current LCU per person compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0477 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Venezuela?
- Gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Venezuela was 550,519 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 550,519 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Venezuela rank for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20,133,500,000,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross national expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.