Country
Venezuela, RB VEN
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.0
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap0.0
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.1
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth41.4
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity43.8
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance5.4
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Venezuela, RB sovereign credibility, in brief
Venezuela, RB scores 16.1 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band < 35. That ranks it 20 of 20 in Latin America & Caribbean, the 5th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 387.4% (implicit target) — credibility severely compromised (16/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 20/20 in Latin America & Caribbean · 5th percentile
Region avg 51.9 · best 63.5 · worst 16.1
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -1.7%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +21.4%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | 0.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | -0.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 1.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Geopolitical risk | 0.2 | 2026-09-01 | GPR (Caldara–Iacoviello) |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 1.7M | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 4.7% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 4.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 3.7 mo | 2016-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 25.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 7.5% | 2020-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $3,495 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 59.9% | 2020-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -1.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -2.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -2.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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