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The economy is still expanding
Still growing, but more slowly than in 2024 — this is not economic contraction
Growth 1.6%year 2025
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VEN Venezuela, RB
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Economic contraction
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Area score: 25.1 /100
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Is the economy growing or shrinking? ?
Year 2025 growth was 1.6% compared with 5.5% in 2024 · Still growing, but more slowly than in 2024 — this is not economic contraction
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- General government debt · No data
- CPI inflation · Observation year 2016
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Overall pressure score ?
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40%Not a measure of accuracy · base year 2025
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25.1/100
Economic contraction
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Screening score, not event probability—Insufficient data
Inflation pressure
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Currency and external liquidity
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Government debt pressure
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Credit vulnerability
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Insufficient data to score this areaFigures and observation years
Sources and credits ↗| Indicator ? | Value | Observation year ? | Status ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth ? | 1.57% per year | 2025 | Used in assessment |
| CPI inflation ? | 254.95% per year | 2016 | Old · excluded from score |
| Current account balance ? | 0.57% GDP | 2025 | Used in assessment |
| Reserves in months of imports ? | 3.65months | 2016 | Old · excluded from score |
| Private sector credit ? | 27.47% GDP | 2013 | Old · excluded from score |
| Unemployment ? | 5.31% of labor force | 2025 | Used in assessment |
| General government debt ? | —% GDP | — | No data |