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Venezuela

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Venezuela

Basic data — Venezuela, Americas.

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Data refreshed on 2026.09.06 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Crise

7.0 /10 risk

  • Security 4.5
  • Legitimacy 1.7
  • Economy 4.8
  • Diplomacy 2.4
  • Influence 0.7

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

State under international sanctions

  • États-Unis VENEZUELA-EO13692 · since 2015 broad
  • UE Decision 2017/2074 · since 2017 broad
Capital
Caracas
Population
28,517,000 inh.
Area
916,445 km²
Currency
VES
Regime
presidential system

Executive in office

Delcy Rodríguez

Head of State

Delcy Rodríguez

since 2026.01.03 Parti socialiste unifié du Venezuela

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

285 seats

Chair Dinorah Figuera

Inception 1999

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

100 G$

2025 ↓ -17.3 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

3,495 $

2025 ↓ -17.7 % vs 2024

Growth

1.6 %

2025 ↓ -4.0 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

5.3 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

0.5 %

2023 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2022

Life expectancy

72.7 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.10/1

#162 autocratie électorale

Freedoms (Freedom House)

15/100

Not Free

Corruption (CPI)

10/100

#1782024

Press freedom (RSF)

32/100

#1562024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #1 Pétrole (réserves) 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

32 Md$

Imports

18 Md$

Balance

14 Md$

Top exports

  • Pétrole brut + raffiné 29 Md$
  • Or 1 Md$

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné (paradoxe) 3 Md$
  • Riz + maïs 2 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Sanctions US partielles ; transactions via réseaux iraniens, russes, intermédiaires.

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 18%
  • GBR 18%
  • FRA 22%
  • DEU 22%
  • RUS 76%
  • CHN 80%
  • IRN 75%

Abstention: 8%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

  • NPT

    1968 Ratified

  • CTBT

    1996 Ratified

  • TPNW

    2017 Signed, not ratified

  • Rome Statute

    1998 Withdrew

  • Genocide

    1948 Ratified

  • Geneva

    1949 Ratified

  • Ottawa Mine Ban

    1997 Ratified

  • Oslo Cluster Munitions

    2008 Signed, not ratified

  • Arms Trade Treaty

    2013 Not party

  • Paris Agreement

    2015 Ratified

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

  • 2030

    Présidentielle

    Maduro reconduit malgré contestation 2024

Last election

  • 2024-07-28

    Présidentielle

    Maduro proclamé 51% — résultats contestés (opposition revendique 67%)

    Reconnaissance internationale partielle

Last institutional rupture Tentative coup raté 2002 ; insurrection Carmona

Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR

HDI

0.699/1

#1222024

Top 10% (wealth)

57.0 %

WID

Gini

49.0

élevé

Refugees originating

6,900,000

UNHCR 2024

Plus grande crise réfugiée Amériques

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

  • Palestine
  • Crimée russe
  • Donetsk Lougansk

Does not recognize

  • Kosovo

National anthem

Gloria al bravo pueblo

Composer · Lino Gallardo

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