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Venezuela · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Venezuela

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Caracas Lower middle income Nation age 215 years (since 1811) i VEN · VE
NationsTree Index 2025 i38.0136th of 196 Tree height 2025 i6.0 msee ranking Military strength i90percentile
Population i28.5 m53rd of 217 Area i912,050 km²32nd of 216 GDP i$99.66 bn78th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$621.14 bn intl. · 2011 GDP per person (PPP) i$21,283 intl. · 2011 Life expectancy i72.7 years129th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i31
Strength · trunk i53
Quality of life · crown i31
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i25
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i67
CSV

In short

Venezuela is 136th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 38.0 out of 100; its tree is 6.0 m tall.

It has 28.5 million people and an economy of $621.14 bn at purchasing power parity, — in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Renewable freshwater per person (21st of 183) and Renewable energy (74th of 212).

Its weakest positions: Rule of law (207th of 207), Regulatory quality (203rd of 205) and Control of corruption (200th of 207).

Over five years it climbed from 158th to 136th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 912,050 32nd/216
Land area ikm² 882,050 32nd/216
Population ipeople 28.5 m 53rd/217
Population growth i% 0.39% 148th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 32.2 168th/216
Urban population i% 89.3% 33rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 24.9% 95th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 10.0% 99th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $99.66 bn 78th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $621.14 bn2011
GDP per person iUSD $3,495 155th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $21,2832011
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $3,860 142nd/201
GDP growth i% 1.6% 159th/210
Inflation i% 254.9%2016
Unemployment i% 5.3% 97th/187
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.5% 141st/192

Main industries

Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.0%2011
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 0.0%2011
Manufacturing i% of GDP 0.0%2011
Services i% of GDP 0.0%2011

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $14.85 bn 98th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $10.07 bn 118th/182
Exports i% of GDP 14.9% 163rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 10.1% 182nd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 25.0% 181st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 97.7%2013
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8%2013
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0%2013
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.4%2013
Current account balance i% of GDP 0.6% 71st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -0.5% 184th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 11.8%2014
Oil rents i% of GDP 11.30%2014
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.38%2014
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.01%2014
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.11%2014
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.05%2014
Arable land i% of land area 2.9% 157th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 28,533 21st/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 429,000 131st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $546.0 m 94th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.8% 133rd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.1 m 64th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 72.7 129th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 24.2 130th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.662017
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.0 119th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 62% 182nd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 70.9%2017
Secondary enrolment i% gross 97.8% 69th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 14.5%2006
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 15.4% 96th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.8% 159th/193
Adult literacy i% 97.2%2017
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 78.3%2009
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.709 121st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 44.72006
Extreme poverty i% of population 9.7%2006

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 26.0% 116th/144
Internet users i% of population 76.7% 110th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 71 176th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 12.9 106th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 3362006
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.8 m 84th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.39 116th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 33.7% 74th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 19.2 110th/200
Forest area i% of land area 53.4% 47th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,457 77th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 23.8 192nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 16.9 200th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 22.4 207th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 39.2 185th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 21.3 203rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 25.7 195th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 12.6 123rd/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $2.13 bn2017
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.2%2017
Armed forces personnel ipeople 343,000 18th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 3.47% 13th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 98.0 m 49th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 40.0 m2009

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.34%2014
Patent applications by residents iapplications 63 79th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 475 103rd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Venezuela — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/venezuela. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Venezuela — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/venezuela. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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