Venezuela: Government spending, in dollars

The latest value from 2011 is 0 billion U.S. dollars, unchanged from 0 billion U.S. dollars in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 76.38 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Venezuela from 1960 to 2011 is 2.3 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 9.59 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 1981. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.