Venezuela, RB — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Venezuela, RB, 1990–2011.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Venezuela, RB was 21,283 in 2011, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 22 years, from 1990 to 2011. The highest recorded value was 21,448 in 2008. The lowest was 11,675 in 1990 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.90% per year.
Venezuela, RB ranks 102 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 51%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 25,894, so Venezuela, RB sits below it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2001–2011) the figure moved up 44%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 28 of 39 economies; Paraguay (20,181) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 19% in 2004. That is 20% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 24 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 49th of 186 in 1990 → 53rd of 194 in 2000 → 63rd of 200 in 2010 → 65th of 200 in 2011.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2011
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21,282.64 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 20,285.59 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 20,633.68 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 21,448.29 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 20,292.17 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 18,441.12 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 16,545.77 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 14,805.18 | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 12,407.87 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 13,427.14 | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 14,750.05 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14,206.68 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 13,674.17 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 14,617.17 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 14,678.13 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 13,849.51 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 13,922.74 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 13,401.95 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 13,730.01 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 13,682.48 | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 12,914.96 | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 11,675.02 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Venezuela, RB’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 1991?
12,914.96 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Venezuela, RB’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Venezuela, RB’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2011 the series was growing overall: +82.3% in total — about 2.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2011: 21,282.64; 2010: 20,285.59; 2009: 20,633.68; 2008: 21,448.29; 2007: 20,292.17. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.