Venezuela: Investment forecast

The latest value from 2017 is 5.11 percent, a decline from 10.25 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 23.91 percent, based on data from 170 countries. Historically, the average for Venezuela from 1980 to 2017 is 21.32 percent. The minimum value, 5.11 percent, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 31.7 percent was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.