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World/Briefs/Venezuela

Intelligence brief

Venezuela — intelligence brief

The whole picture in one grounded read: observed macro indicators, the derived macro-sentiment composite, the business-cycle regime, and a forward forecast. Derived reads interpret already-observed numbers; the forecast is labelled projections (not observations); an absent series is shown honestly, never fabricated.

How to read this:Observeda real measured value from a named source.Derivedcomputed by Predictonomy from observed series using a reproducible method.AI readan AI interpretation of already-computed figures. Opinion, not a new data point.

Brief

What the data says

Observed macro, derived sentiment, the business-cycle regime, and forward projections — each traced to the live series it reads. Need it as JSON? GET /api/v1/brief/country/{iso3}.

Full briefledger 51018ed

Venezuela: macro conditions look cautious (pressure 64/100); the economy is in slowdown; 2 turning-point signals flagged; 18 observed macro indicators held; real gdp growth is projected at 2.45 for 2026.

Macro sentiment

Macro pressure

Derived
Elevated
64/ 100

Higher = more macro pressure. Reads as cautious (sentiment -0.28, −1 stressed … +1 supportive).

ⓘ How this score works
Confidence: 90%

Outlook 2026: cautious (projected sentiment -0.18) · a projection from baseline forecasts

Business-cycle regime

DerivedRegime inputsas of 2025-12-31

Slowdown

growth 1.6%momentum -3.95confidence: high
Turning-point signals
  • Real GDP growth turned down (was rising, now falling).
  • CPI inflation turned up (was falling, now rising).

Latest observations

Observed1 indicator omitted (not covered)

as of 2026-01-01

Current account balance to GDPObserved
7.1%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2023-01-01

Electric power consumption per capitaObserved
2k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2022-01-01

Net energy importsObserved
-73.9%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2023-01-01

Energy use per capitaObserved
1.3k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Exports of goods and servicesObserved
14.9%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross domestic product, current US dollarsObserved
$99.7bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

GDP per capita, current US dollarsObserved
$3.5k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Real GDP growthObserved
1.6%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

General government debt to GDPObserved
308.7%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2025-01-01

Imports of goods and servicesObserved
10.1%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2016-01-01

Consumer price inflationObservedStale
254.9%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross fixed capital formation to GDPObserved
4.6%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total populationObserved
28.5m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2021-01-01

Renewable energy shareObserved
33.7%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2017-01-01

Total reserves (excluding gold)Observed
$3bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2016-01-01

Reserves in months of importsObservedStale
4

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2017-01-01

Total reserves (including gold)Observed
$9.8bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Unemployment rateObserved
5.3%

World Bank Indicators API

Forward forecast

Derivedprojections, not observations

Headline reliability: below naive track record (-2% skill vs naive; realized ±1.5542 over 1) · a track record, not a guarantee

Forecast heldDerivedledger 51018ed
Real GDP growth — 2026 baseline projection
2.45

Venezuela: forward projections across 14 macro indicators, horizons 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030, 2035. These are projections, not observations — each carries an optimistic/pessimistic band and a confidence interval, anchored against the latest observed value where one is held.

Current account balance to GDP

Latest observed7.1(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262.3910.57-5.790.68 – 4.1
20281.9716.14-12.2-1.02 – 4.95
20301.5519.84-16.75-2.31 – 5.4
20350.4926.36-25.38-4.95 – 5.93

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Exports of goods and services

Latest observed14.9(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202610.9837.2607.05 – 14.91
20283.1348.6400 – 9.78
2030058.7600 – 8.47
2035083.0900 – 12.03

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross domestic product, current US dollars

Latest observed99.7bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026103.9bn153.7bn60.7bn96.3bn – 111.5bn
2028114bn200.3bn39.3bn98.3bn – 129.8bn
2030124.2bn235.5bn27.7bn101bn – 147.4bn
2035149.5bn307bn13bn106.8bn – 192.2bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Real GDP growth

Latest observed1.57(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262.4512-10-2.08 – 6.97
20284.5712-10-3.42 – 12
20306.6812-10-3.87 – 12
203511.9812-10-4.11 – 12

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

GDP per capita, current US dollars

Latest observed3.5k(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20263.6k5.3k2.2k3.4k – 3.9k
20284k6.9k1.4k3.5k – 4.5k
20304.4k8.2k1.1k3.6k – 5.2k
20355.2k10.6k592.393.8k – 6.7k

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

General government debt to GDP

Latest observed308.7(2025)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026300300139.69273.83 – 300
202830030022.34248.58 – 300
20303003000228.21 – 300
20353003000184.41 – 300

Method: linear_trend; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Imports of goods and services

Latest observed10.11(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20269.7212.536.919.14 – 10.31
20288.9513.824.087.77 – 10.12
20308.1714.461.896.56 – 9.79
20356.2415.1303.88 – 8.6

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Consumer price inflation

Latest observed254.95(2016)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20265050-5-5 – 50
20285050-5-5 – 50
20305050-5-5 – 50
20355050-5-5 – 50

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross fixed capital formation to GDP

Latest observed4.58(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20264.426.542.584.04 – 4.79
202847.670.813.28 – 4.71
20303.588.3202.61 – 4.54
20352.539.2401.17 – 3.89

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total population

Latest observed28.5m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202628.5m29.9m27.3m27.6m – 29.4m
202828.6m30m27.4m26.5m – 30.8m
203028.8m30.3m27.4m25.5m – 32m
203529.1m31.2m27.1m23m – 35.1m

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (excluding gold)

Latest observed3bn(2017)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20181.8bn5.4bn01.2bn – 2.4bn
202006.2bn00 – 948.6m
202208bn00 – 1.2bn
2027011.3bn00 – 1.7bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Reserves in months of imports

Latest observed3.65(2016)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20173.955.472.423.65 – 4.24
20194.296.931.653.68 – 4.9
20214.467.871.063.59 – 5.34
20264.69.4203.13 – 6.07

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (including gold)

Latest observed9.8bn(2017)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20186.7bn14.1bn05.5bn – 8bn
2020012.8bn00 – 2bn
2022016.5bn00 – 2.5bn
2027023.3bn00 – 3.6bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Unemployment rate

Latest observed5.31(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20264.845.813.864.61 – 5.06
20283.95.582.213.45 – 4.34
20302.955.130.772.38 – 3.52
20350.63.6800 – 1.23

Method: linear_trend; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Generated by the prediction engine (model prediction-engine-v1) on 2026-09-18 from observed history. Projections, not observations — never a guarantee of future values.

Machine-readable: GET /api/v1/brief/country/VEN · API docs