The statistic shows the national debt of Venezuela in 2012 and 2013, with projections up until 2022. In 2013, the estimated national debt of Venezuela amounted to around *** billion U.S. dollars.

External Debt in Venezuela remained unchanged at 0 USD Million in October. This dataset provides - Venezuela External Debt - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Venezuela: Government debt as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2017 is 133.61 percent, a decline from 138.41 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 55.22 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Venezuela from 1998 to 2017 is 56 percent. The minimum value, 20.31 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 138.41 percent was recorded in 2016.

Venezuela's total central government debt in 2016 reached 31.1 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), of which a share of 11.4 percent was public debt that the Venezuelan central government owed to foreign creditors. In the period between 2000 and 2016, the volume of external debt in relation to GDP reached a peak of 29.6 percent in 2003 and its lowest point at 7.8 percent in 2015.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Venezuela amounted to approximately 164.27 percent in 2024.Fluctuating rise between 1998 and 2024Between 1998 and 2024 a total increase by approximately 133.61 percentage points can be observed. This increase however did not happen continuously.The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.

In September 2023, the national debt of the United States had risen up to 33.17 trillion U.S. dollars. The national debt per capita had risen to 85,552 U.S. dollars in 2021. As represented by the statistic above, the public debt of the United States has been continuously rising.

U.S. public debt Public debt, also known as national and governmental debt, is the debt owed by a nations’ central government. In the case of the U.S., national debt is owed by the federal government to Treasury security holders. Generally speaking, government debt increases with government spending, and can be decreased through taxes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government increased spending significantly to finance virus infrastructure, aid, and various forms of economic relief.

International public debt

Venezuela leads the global ranking of the 20 countries with the highest public debt in 2021. In relation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Venezuela's public debt amounted to around 306.95 percent of GDP. Eritrea was ranked fifth, with an estimated debt of 170 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.

The national debt of the United Kingdom is forecasted to grow from 87 percent in 2022 to 70 percent in 2027, in relation to the Gross Domestic Product. These figures include England, Wales, Scotland as well as Northern Ireland.

Greece had the highest national debt among EU countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020 in relation to the Gross Domestic Product. Germany ranked 13th in the EU, with its national debt amounting to 69 percent of GDP in the same time period.

Tuvalu was one of the 20 countries with the lowest national debt in 2021 in relation to the GDP, while Macao had an estimated level of national debt of zero percent, the lowest of any country. The data refer to the debts of the entire state, including the central government, the provinces, municipalities, local authorities and social insurance.

Venezuela: Government debt as percent of GDP: Pour cet indicateur, International Monetary Fund (IMF) fournit des données pour la Venezuela de 1998 à 2017. La valeur moyenne pour Venezuela pendant cette période était de 56 pour cent avec un minimum de 20.31 pour cent en 2008 et un maximum de 138.41 pour cent en 2016.

Venezuela: External debt, percent of Gross National Income: The latest value from 2014 is 33.74 percent, a decline from 42.84 percent in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 46.35 percent, based on data from 120 countries. Historically, the average for Venezuela from 1970 to 2014 is 43.85 percent. The minimum value, 8.31 percent, was reached in 1975 while the maximum of 78.65 percent was recorded in 1989.

In 2016, the debt that Venezuela's central government owed to foreign creditors was less than half compared to the amount of debt held with creditors based in the country. While Venezuela's internal debt in relation to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) dropped from **** percent in 2015 to **** percent in 2016, its external debt increased by *** percentage points in the same period.

Key information about Venezuela External Debt

• Venezuela External Debt reached 110.2 USD bn in Mar 2019, compared with 108.4 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Venezuela External Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1997 to Mar 2019.
• The data reached an all-time high of 131.3 USD bn in Sep 2016 and a record low of 33.6 USD bn in Sep 1998.

• In the latest reports of Venezuela, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.5 USD bn in Mar 2019.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 105.0 USD mn in Mar 2019.
• Venezuela Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 234.0 USD mn in Mar 2019.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 581.0 USD mn in Mar 2019.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 20,139.5 USD bn in Dec 2017.

In 2016, the amount of debt held by Venezuela's central government to creditors based in the country represented 21.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Venezuela's internal debt in relation to its GPD has been rising since 2008, where this share stood at 4.5 percent, the lowest level at least since 2000.

Graph and download economic data for Amount Outstanding Due within One Year of International Debt Securities for General Government Sector, Residence of Issuer in Venezuela (IDS1YMAORIGGVE) from Q4 1972 to Q1 2025 about Venezuela, 1-year, sector, debt, residents, securities, and government.

Venezuela Domestic Public Debt: Direct: Bonds: Treasury Bills data was reported at 22,809.123 VEF mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 18,872.900 VEF mn for 2015. Venezuela Domestic Public Debt: Direct: Bonds: Treasury Bills data is updated yearly, averaging 2,366.736 VEF mn from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,809.123 VEF mn in 2016 and a record low of 0.000 VEF mn in 1997. Venezuela Domestic Public Debt: Direct: Bonds: Treasury Bills data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy, Finance and Public Banking. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Venezuela – Table VE.F009: Domestic Public Debt.

Graph and download economic data for Amount Outstanding Due within One Year of International Debt Securities for General Government Sector, Nationality of Issuer in Venezuela (DISCONTINUED) (IDS1MNIAOGGVE) from Q3 1993 to Q2 2015 about Venezuela, 1-year, sector, debt, securities, and government.

Graph and download economic data for Amount Outstanding of International Debt Securities for Issuers in General Government Sector, All Maturities, Nationality of Issuer in Venezuela (DISCONTINUED) (IDSGGGAMNIAOVE) from Q3 1993 to Q2 2015 about Venezuela, sector, maturity, debt, securities, and government.

Venezuela was the most indebted country in Latin America and the Caribbean based on total government debt as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). The lowest general government debt to GDP ratio in the region was found in Haiti, where the total public debt accounted for only **** percent of the country's GDP as of 2024.