Venezuela — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2014 · 61 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Venezuela, the central government expenditure reading was 36.5% of GDP in 2014, compared with 31.8% of GDP in 2013. The period change was +4.7 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 28.5% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2002–2014

PeriodValue
201436.5 % of GDP
201331.8 % of GDP
201229.2 % of GDP
201126.2 % of GDP
201021.7 % of GDP
8 earlier values, back to 2002
200926.7 % of GDP
200827.2 % of GDP
200727.9 % of GDP
200630.6 % of GDP
200526.7 % of GDP
200425.9 % of GDP
200326.5 % of GDP
200224.4 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.