Graph and download economic data for Outstanding International Public Debt Securities to GDP for Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (DDDM06VEA156NWDB) from 1980 to 2020 about Venezuela, public, debt, securities, and GDP.

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.

Venezuela Public Debt: External: Paid Interest data was reported at 3.682 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.760 USD bn for 2015. Venezuela Public Debt: External: Paid Interest data is updated yearly, averaging 2.390 USD bn from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.064 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 1.576 USD bn in 2002. Venezuela Public Debt: External: Paid Interest 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.F008: Public Debt.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding Domestic Public Debt Securities to GDP for Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (DISCONTINUED) (DDDM04VEA156NWDB) from 1996 to 2010 about Venezuela, public, debt, domestic, securities, and GDP.

Venezuela Public Debt: Domestic: Indirect data was reported at 43.576 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50.047 USD bn for 2015. Venezuela Public Debt: Domestic: Indirect data is updated yearly, averaging 5.355 USD mn from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.047 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 0.106 USD mn in 2011. Venezuela Public Debt: Domestic: Indirect 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.F008: Public Debt.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Venezuela was estimated at 164.32 percent in 2024. Between 1998 and 2024, the ratio rose by 133.66 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.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.

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Venezuela was reported at 22.4 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Venezuela - Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Venezuela Public Debt: External: Indirect: Bilateral data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2015. Venezuela Public Debt: External: Indirect: Bilateral data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 571.140 USD mn in 1996 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2016. Venezuela Public Debt: External: Indirect: Bilateral 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.F008: Public Debt.

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.

Venezuela Public Debt: External: Direct: Bilateral data was reported at 4.003 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.930 USD bn for 2015. Venezuela Public Debt: External: Direct: Bilateral data is updated yearly, averaging 631.737 USD mn from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.003 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 468.705 USD mn in 1997. Venezuela Public Debt: External: Direct: Bilateral 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.F008: Public Debt.

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.

In September 2024, the national debt of the United States had risen up to 35.46 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 Public Debt: External: Net data was reported at 46.761 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 42.532 USD bn for 2015. Venezuela Public Debt: External: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 27.470 USD bn from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.761 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 21.727 USD bn in 2000. Venezuela Public Debt: External: Net 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.F008: Public Debt.

Graph and download economic data for Gross Portfolio Debt Liabilities to GDP for Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (DDDM10VEA156NWDB) from 1999 to 2016 about Venezuela, liabilities, debt, gross, and GDP.

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.