Venezuela — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1921–2024 · 85 observations

About this series

The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Venezuela, the combined government deficit reading stood at −12.2% of GDP in 2024. Against −4.22% of GDP in 2023, the period change was −7.95 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −10.7% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2008–2024

PeriodValue
2024-12.2 % of GDP
2023-4.22 % of GDP
2022-6.84 % of GDP
2021-5.86 % of GDP
2020-6.6 % of GDP
12 earlier values, back to 2008
2019-10.9 % of GDP
2018-31 % of GDP
2017-13.3 % of GDP
2016-8.46 % of GDP
2015-8.06 % of GDP
2014-9.81 % of GDP
2013-10.4 % of GDP
2012-9.86 % of GDP
2011-8.24 % of GDP
2010-4.74 % of GDP
2009-8.69 % of GDP
2008-3.46 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.