The national debt of Venezuela was estimated at 25.79 million U.S. dollars in 2024. In a steady upward trend, the national debt rose by 25.79 million U.S. dollars from 2018.

The Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI), commonly known as "riesgo país" in Spanish speaking countries, is a weighted financial benchmark that measures the interest rates paid each day by a selected portfolio of government bonds from emerging countries. It is measured in base points, which reflect the difference between the return rates paid by emerging countries' government bonds and those offered by U.S. Treasury bills. This difference is defined as "spread". Which Latin American country has the highest risk bonds? As of September 19, 2024, Venezuela was the Latin American country with the greatest financial risk and highest expected returns of government bonds, with an EMBI spread of around 254 percent. This means that the annual interest rates paid by Venezuela's sovereign debt titles were estimated to be exponentially higher than those offered by the U.S. Treasury. On the other hand, Brazil's EMBI reached 207 index points at the end of August 2023. In 2023, Venezuela also had the highest average EMBI in Latin America, exceeding 40,000 base points. The impact of COVID-19 on emerging market bonds The economic crisis spawned by the coronavirus pandemic heavily affected the financial market's estimated risks of emerging governmental bonds. For instance, as of June 30, 2020, Argentina's EMBI spread had increased more than four percentage points in comparison to January 30, 2020. All the Latin American economies measured saw a significant increase of the EMBI spread in the first half of the year.

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 Q2 2025 about Venezuela, 1-year, sector, debt, residents, securities, and government.

Venezuela Central Government: Cash Revenue: Current: Domestic: National Public Debt Bonds data was reported at 22,771,549.315 VEF th in 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.000 VEF th for 2008. Venezuela Central Government: Cash Revenue: Current: Domestic: National Public Debt Bonds data is updated yearly, averaging 4,554,807.768 VEF th from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2009, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,771,549.315 VEF th in 2009 and a record low of 0.000 VEF th in 2008. Venezuela Central Government: Cash Revenue: Current: Domestic: National Public Debt Bonds 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.F004: Central Government: Cash Revenue: Annual.

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.

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, maturity, sector, debt, securities, and government.

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.

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 Central Government: Expenditure: Non Recurrent: Loan Repayment: Domestic: Treasury Bonds data was reported at 0.000 VEF th in Sep 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 VEF th for Jun 2010. Venezuela Central Government: Expenditure: Non Recurrent: Loan Repayment: Domestic: Treasury Bonds data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.000 VEF th from Mar 1998 (Median) to Sep 2010, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40,615.000 VEF th in Mar 1998 and a record low of 0.000 VEF th in Sep 2010. Venezuela Central Government: Expenditure: Non Recurrent: Loan Repayment: Domestic: Treasury Bonds 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.F005: Central Government: Expenditure: Quarterly.

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.

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Graph and download economic data for Net Issues of International Debt Securities for Issuers in General Government Sector, All Maturities, Residence of Issuer in Venezuela (IDSGAMRINIVE) from Q4 1972 to Q2 2025 about Venezuela, issues, maturity, sector, debt, Net, residents, securities, and government.

Venezuela Central Government: Cash Revenue: Current: External: Global Bond data was reported at 8,600,000.000 VEF th in 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,290,900.000 VEF th for 2008. Venezuela Central Government: Cash Revenue: Current: External: Global Bond data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 VEF th from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2009, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,600,000.000 VEF th in 2009 and a record low of 0.000 VEF th in 2006. Venezuela Central Government: Cash Revenue: Current: External: Global Bond 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.F004: Central Government: Cash Revenue: Annual.

Graph and download economic data for Net Issues of International Debt Securities for Issuers in General Government Sector, All Maturities, Nationality of Issuer in Venezuela (DISCONTINUED) (IDSGGGAMNINIVE) from Q3 1993 to Q1 2015 about Venezuela, issues, maturity, sector, debt, Net, securities, and government.

Central Government: Financing: Domestic: Financial Institutions: Treasury Bonds data was reported at 2,536,528.406 VEF th in 2009. This records an increase from the previous number of -49,635.354 VEF th for 2008. Central Government: Financing: Domestic: Financial Institutions: Treasury Bonds data is updated yearly, averaging 265,361.981 VEF th from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2009, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,536,528.406 VEF th in 2009 and a record low of -1,256,212.570 VEF th in 2007. Central Government: Financing: Domestic: Financial Institutions: Treasury Bonds 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.F002: Central Government: Revenue and Expenditure: Annual.