Venezuela
Inflation in Venezuela
Inflation in Venezuela: 21.4% a year in 1980 and 252% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 252% a year
- Since 1980
- +230.6 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 1 of 179
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2027
- 174.7% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 174.7% a year in 2027.
- The highest was 65,370% a year in 2018, the lowest 6.2% a year in 1983.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Venezuela |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 252 |
| 2024 | 49.4 |
| 2023 | 337.5 |
| 2022 | 186.5 |
| 2021 | 1,589 |
| 2020 | 2,355 |
| 2019 | 19,910 |
| 2018 | 65,370 |
| 2017 | 438.1 |
| 2016 | 254.9 |
| 2015 | 121.7 |
| 2014 | 62.2 |
| 2013 | 40.6 |
| 2012 | 21.1 |
| 2011 | 26.1 |
| 2010 | 28.2 |
| 2009 | 26 |
| 2008 | 31.4 |
| 2007 | 18.7 |
| 2006 | 13.7 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2004 | 21.8 |
| 2003 | 31.1 |
| 2002 | 22.4 |
| 2001 | 12.5 |
| 2000 | 16.2 |
| 1999 | 23.6 |
| 1998 | 35.8 |
| 1997 | 50 |
| 1996 | 99.9 |
| 1995 | 59.9 |
| 1994 | 60.8 |
| 1993 | 38.1 |
| 1992 | 31.4 |
| 1991 | 34.2 |
| 1990 | 40.7 |
| 1989 | 84.5 |
| 1988 | 29.5 |
| 1987 | 28.1 |
| 1986 | 11.5 |
| 1985 | 11.4 |
| 1984 | 12.3 |
| 1983 | 6.2 |
| 1982 | 9.6 |
| 1981 | 16.2 |
| 1980 | 21.4 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2027
| Year | Venezuela |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 467.9 |
| 2027 | 174.7 |
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Venezuela in numbers
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