
Venezuela: Current account forecast
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| Venezuela |
Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 4.78 |
| Year | 2027 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2027 |
| Average | 3.96 |
| Min - Max | -12.80 - 17.75 |
| Source | International Monetary Fund |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2027 is 4.78 percent, a decline from 7.08 percent in 2026. In comparison, the world average is -1.71 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for Venezuela from 1980 to 2027 is 3.96 percent. The minimum value, -12.8 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 17.75 percent was recorded in 2005.
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| Recent values | Venezuela: Current account forecast |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 4.78 |
| 2026 | 7.08 |
| 2025 | 2.57 |
| 2024 | 4.09 |
| 2023 | 5.83 |
| 2022 | 4.03 |
| 2021 | -0.95 |
| 2020 | -3.23 |
Definition: The current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Economic growth forecast | 6.00 | 2027 | percent |
| Investment forecast | 5.11 | 2017 | percent |
| Inflation forecast | 79.59 | 2027 | percent |
| Unemployment rate forecast | 35.55 | 2018 | percent |
| Current account forecast | 4.78 | 2027 | percent |