VenezuelaLatin America & Caribbean
Venezuela: 77th largest economy, 167th in military spending
Population28.5M#53 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$99.7B#77 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$3.5k#136 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output895 TWh#25 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$0.0#167 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 40 events in or near Venezuela, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Caracol, Anzoágui, Venezuela · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Assault or killing · Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Caracol, Anzoágui, Venezuela · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
What Venezuela's officials said lately
Newest first. 5 more by others are about Venezuela. The whole record →
Representative of Venezuela · Representative to the First Committee, Venezuela · 23 Oct“international law and international humanitarian law are not automatically applicable in the cybersphere”
A statement shows what was said, not that it is true.
28.5M people, 89% in cities
- Population28.5M2025
- Population growth0.4%2025
- Urban population89.3%2025
- Land area882k km²2023
A $99.7B economy, $3.5k per person
- GDP$99.7B2025
- GDP per person$3.5k2025
- GDP growth1.6%2025
- Inflation254.9%2016
- GDP growth, IMF estimate/forecast4.0%2026
Exports are 15% of GDP
- Exports, share of GDP14.9%2025
- Imports, share of GDP10.1%2025
- Exports of goods and services$14.9B2025
- Imports of goods and services$10.1B2025
Fossil fuel output of 895 TWh, more than it uses in oil
Oilmade 576 TWhused 190 TWh
Gasmade 317 TWhused 317 TWh
Coalmade 1.8 TWhused 2.5 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)895 TWh2024
- Primary energy consumption699 TWh2024
- Energy use per person24.6 MWh2024
- Electricity generation80 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels8.9%2024
Spends $0.0 on its military, 0.5% of GDP
- Military spending$0.02024
- Military spending, share of GDP0.5%2023
- Armed forces personnel343k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$98M2023
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$40M2009
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2009-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2024
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2025-2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.
