Final consumption expenditure in Venezuela
Venezuela: Final consumption expenditure was -3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Venezuela, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded -3.0% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 147.0% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Venezuela peaked at 27.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -33.2%, in 2019.
Venezuela ranks 170th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 2.2% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | -13.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -10.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -4.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | -6.2% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.9% | -33.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -26.9% | 12.8% | 6 |
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- 169 Marshall Islands -2.7% compare
- 171 Samoa -3.9% compare
- 172 Qatar -3.9% compare
- 173 Lebanon -4.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Venezuela
- DEC alternative conversion factor 165.46 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 996.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 6.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 0 current LCU (2011)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 0 current US$ (2011)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -264.73 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 568,963 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 3,860 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 16.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Venezuela?
- Final consumption expenditure in Venezuela was -3.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.2% in 2019.
- How does Venezuela rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Venezuela ranks 170th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.