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Venezuela — General government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1920–2025 · 106 observations

About this series

General government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest general government debt reading for Venezuela was 313.6% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 173% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +140.6 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 202.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2004–2025

PeriodValue
2025313.6 % of GDP
2024173 % of GDP
2023146.3 % of GDP
2022160.7 % of GDP
2021249.7 % of GDP
15 earlier values
2020329.1 % of GDP
2019206 % of GDP
2018175.3 % of GDP
2017133.6 % of GDP
2016138.4 % of GDP
2015129.8 % of GDP
201484.9 % of GDP
201385.4 % of GDP
201258.4 % of GDP
201152.5 % of GDP
201037.7 % of GDP
200927.6 % of GDP
200820.3 % of GDP
200726.4 % of GDP
200625.7 % of GDP

Values before 2006, back to 2004, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.