Venezuela's economy expanded by 2.51% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, easing sharply from a 7.19% advance in the last quarter of 2025. The deceleration was driven primarily by the oil sector, which contracted 2.12% after expanding 13.8% in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, non-oil activity grew 3.11%, supported by financial and insurance activities, which recorded the largest increase, at 13.5%, followed by retail and motor repair (8.7%), restaurants and hotels (7.5%), manufacturing (6.4%), agriculture (5.4%), transports (4.9%), information and communication (4.8%), education, health, training, and other service activities (2.9%), entertainment activities (2.6%) mining (1.9%) and general government services (1.5%). In contrast, construction activities plunged by 18.3% and utilities declined by 1%. source: Banco Central De Venezuela

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Venezuela expanded 2.51 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Venezuela averaged -0.72 percent from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 36.10 percent in the first quarter of 2004 and a record low of -30.00 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020. This page provides - Venezuela GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Venezuela GDP Annual Growth Rate - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on June of 2026.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Venezuela expanded 2.51 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Venezuela is expected to be 1.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Venezuela GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2027 and 3.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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GDP Annual Growth Rate 2.51 7.19 percent Mar 2026


Venezuela GDP Annual Growth Rate
The biggest sector of Venezuela´s economy is services. Financing, insurance, real estate and business services; communication, transport and warehousing; trade, repairs, restaurants and hotels; community, personal, household and government services account for 60 percent of the GDP. Manufacturing and mining create 16 percent of the wealth and oil exploitation 12.3 percent. Construction and water and electricity distribution account for the remaining 12 percent of GDP.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.51 7.19 36.10 -30.00 1998 - 2026 percent Quarterly

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Venezuela Economic Activity Slows in Q1 2026
Venezuela's economy expanded by 2.51% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, easing sharply from a 7.19% advance in the last quarter of 2025. The deceleration was driven primarily by the oil sector, which contracted 2.12% after expanding 13.8% in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, non-oil activity grew 3.11%, supported by financial and insurance activities, which recorded the largest increase, at 13.5%, followed by retail and motor repair (8.7%), restaurants and hotels (7.5%), manufacturing (6.4%), agriculture (5.4%), transports (4.9%), information and communication (4.8%), education, health, training, and other service activities (2.9%), entertainment activities (2.6%) mining (1.9%) and general government services (1.5%). In contrast, construction activities plunged by 18.3% and utilities declined by 1%.
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Venezuela’s economy advanced by 7.07% year-over-year in Q4 2025, following a 8.71% surge in Q3, marking the 19th consecutive quarter of solid expansion, according to central bank data. The oil sector grew 13.41%, while the rest of the economy expanded 5.3%. Among non-oil activities, construction recorded the largest increase at 19.25%, followed by mining at 8.17%, accommodation and food services at 7.21%, trade and vehicle repair at 6.95%, transport and storage at 6.05%, manufacturing at 5.85%, financial and insurance activities at 5.53%, education, health, training, and other service activities at 5.10%, and agriculture also at 5.10%. In 2025, Venezuela’s GDP grew 8.66% on a yearly basis.
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Venezuela Sees Robust Growth in Q3
Venezuela's economy expanded by 8.7% year-on-year in Q3 2025, accelerating from a 6.7% growth in the previous three-month period, according to central bank data. The boost stemmed primarily from a 16.1% surge in oil activity during the period, while non-oil activity grew 6.1%. Within the non-oil sector, notable growth was recorded in construction (+16.4%); transportation & storage (+9.35%); manufacturing (+8.98%); trade & vehicle repair (+8.19%); mining (+7.08%); electricity & water (+6.89%); accommodation & food services (+6.78%); real estate & professional services (+6.6%), and agriculture (+6.11%).
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