Venezuela’s economy expanded by 7.42% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, accelerating from a 7.14% growth in the previous period. This marked the 22nd consecutive quarter of economic expansion and the strongest in a year. Growth was primarily driven by non-oil activity, which increased 6.28%. Construction remained the strongest-performing sector, surging 35.75%, supported by investment to repair infrastructure damaged by the twin earthquakes at the end of the second quarter. Financial and insurance activities rose 29.29%, while agriculture expanded 7.13%, accommodation and food services (tourism) grew 8.95%, and manufacturing advanced 4.32%. The private sector as a whole recorded solid growth of 8.02%. Meanwhile, gross fixed capital formation increased 28.25%, pointing to stronger investment and confidence in the domestic productive sector. source: Banco Central De Venezuela

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Venezuela expanded 7.42 percent in the third quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Venezuela averaged -0.56 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 November of 2026.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Venezuela expanded 7.42 percent in the third quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Venezuela is expected to be 5.00 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 7.50 percent in 2027 and 4.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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GDP Annual Growth Rate 7.42 7.14 percent Sep 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.
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7.42 7.14 36.10 -30.00 1998 - 2026 percent Quarterly

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Venezuela Economic Growth Accelerates in Q3
Venezuela’s economy expanded by 7.42% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, accelerating from a 7.14% growth in the previous period. This marked the 22nd consecutive quarter of economic expansion and the strongest in a year. Growth was primarily driven by non-oil activity, which increased 6.28%. Construction remained the strongest-performing sector, surging 35.75%, supported by investment to repair infrastructure damaged by the twin earthquakes at the end of the second quarter. Financial and insurance activities rose 29.29%, while agriculture expanded 7.13%, accommodation and food services (tourism) grew 8.95%, and manufacturing advanced 4.32%. The private sector as a whole recorded solid growth of 8.02%. Meanwhile, gross fixed capital formation increased 28.25%, pointing to stronger investment and confidence in the domestic productive sector.
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Venezuela Economic Growth Picks Up in Q2
Venezuela’s economy expanded by 7.14% in the second quarter of 2026, accelerating sharply from 2.51% growth in the previous quarter. The result marks the 21st consecutive quarter of economic expansion, underscoring the continued strengthening of the country’s recovery. Oil activity rebounded strongly, surging 9.1% after contracting 2.1% in the first quarter, while non-oil activity accelerated further, growing 5.79%. Growth was also supported by stronger activity across several key sectors. Construction rebounded sharply, expanding 16.1% after plunging 9.7% in the previous quarter. Financial services surged 26.3%, up from 13.6%, while communications growth accelerated to 7.7% from 4.7%. Transport activity increased 5.6%, compared with 5% previously, and utilities returned to growth, expanding 2.6% after contracting 1% in the first quarter.
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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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