Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.181 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Venezuela, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Venezuela stood at 0.181.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Venezuela peaked at 0.748 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.006, in 1789.
That places Venezuela 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.006 | — |
| 1790 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.008 | +33.3% |
| 1801 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.065 | +712.5% |
| 1811 | 0.065 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.049 | -24.6% |
| 1813 | 0.015 | -69.4% |
| 1814 | 0.012 | -20.0% |
| 1815 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.169 | +1308.3% |
| 1831 | 0.169 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.216 | +27.8% |
| 1833 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.205 | -5.1% |
| 1837 | 0.2 | -2.4% |
| 1838 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.214 | +7.0% |
| 1840 | 0.192 | -10.3% |
| 1841 | 0.19 | -1.0% |
| 1842 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.183 | -3.7% |
| 1848 | 0.125 | -31.7% |
| 1849 | 0.109 | -12.8% |
| 1850 | 0.111 | +1.8% |
| 1851 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.106 | -4.5% |
| 1859 | 0.101 | -4.7% |
| 1860 | 0.129 | +27.7% |
| 1861 | 0.103 | -20.2% |
| 1862 | 0.052 | -49.5% |
| 1863 | 0.121 | +132.7% |
| 1864 | 0.124 | +2.5% |
| 1865 | 0.13 | +4.8% |
| 1866 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.104 | -20.0% |
| 1869 | 0.127 | +22.1% |
| 1870 | 0.09 | -29.1% |
| 1871 | 0.075 | -16.7% |
| 1872 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.115 | +53.3% |
| 1878 | 0.122 | +6.1% |
| 1879 | 0.092 | -24.6% |
| 1880 | 0.076 | -17.4% |
| 1881 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.08 | +5.3% |
| 1884 | 0.112 | +40.0% |
| 1885 | 0.132 | +17.9% |
| 1886 | 0.137 | +3.8% |
| 1887 | 0.14 | +2.2% |
| 1888 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.18 | +28.6% |
| 1891 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.164 | -8.9% |
| 1893 | 0.168 | +2.4% |
| 1894 | 0.226 | +34.5% |
| 1895 | 0.241 | +6.6% |
| 1896 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.175 | -27.4% |
| 1898 | 0.169 | -3.4% |
| 1899 | 0.155 | -8.3% |
| 1900 | 0.025 | -83.9% |
| 1901 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.024 | -4.0% |
| 1908 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.026 | +8.3% |
| 1910 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.023 | -11.5% |
| 1915 | 0.022 | -4.3% |
| 1916 | 0.021 | -4.5% |
| 1917 | 0.02 | -4.8% |
| 1918 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.024 | +20.0% |
| 1921 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.024 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.053 | +120.8% |
| 1937 | 0.072 | +35.8% |
| 1938 | 0.074 | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 0.076 | +2.7% |
| 1940 | 0.083 | +9.2% |
| 1941 | 0.106 | +27.7% |
| 1942 | 0.109 | +2.8% |
| 1943 | 0.11 | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 0.113 | +2.7% |
| 1945 | 0.157 | +38.9% |
| 1946 | 0.184 | +17.2% |
| 1947 | 0.308 | +67.4% |
| 1948 | 0.374 | +21.4% |
| 1949 | 0.102 | -72.7% |
| 1950 | 0.096 | -5.9% |
| 1951 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.095 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.09 | -5.3% |
| 1954 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.094 | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 0.263 | +179.8% |
| 1959 | 0.593 | +125.5% |
| 1960 | 0.65 | +9.6% |
| 1961 | 0.663 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.658 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.655 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.631 | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.638 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.643 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.671 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.685 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.689 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.702 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.736 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.732 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.728 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.731 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.732 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.731 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.73 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.726 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.732 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.735 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.741 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.742 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.733 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.744 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.748 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.746 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.73 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.665 | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.573 | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.529 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.495 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.487 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.475 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.474 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.45 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.434 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.432 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.431 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.419 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.415 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.399 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.327 | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.312 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.293 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.233 | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 0.213 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.209 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.206 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.215 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.209 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.206 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.196 | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.181 | -7.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.181 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3475, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.181 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 | +1308.3% | 0.012 | 0.169 |
| 1810 | +712.5% | 0.008 | 0.065 |
| 1958 | +179.8% | 0.094 | 0.263 |
| 1863 | +132.7% | 0.052 | 0.121 |
| 1959 | +125.5% | 0.263 | 0.593 |
| 1936 | +120.8% | 0.024 | 0.053 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.006 | 0.006 | 0.006 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.006 | 0.006 | 0.006 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0266 | 0.012 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2021 | 0.169 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1749 | 0.109 | 0.192 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1095 | 0.101 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.115 | 0.052 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0869 | 0.075 | 0.122 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1109 | 0.076 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1899 | 0.155 | 0.241 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0249 | 0.024 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.023 | 0.02 | 0.026 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0.024 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0419 | 0.024 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1646 | 0.083 | 0.374 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1597 | 0.09 | 0.593 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6485 | 0.631 | 0.671 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.718 | 0.685 | 0.736 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7305 | 0.726 | 0.735 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7345 | 0.665 | 0.748 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.478 | 0.431 | 0.573 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.312 | 0.209 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2022 | 0.181 | 0.215 | 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)
- 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 tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Venezuela?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Venezuela was 0.181 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.748 in 1994.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 in 1789.
- How does Venezuela rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Venezuela ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.