Venezuela - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Venezuela was 254.95 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 254.95 in 2016 and a minimum value of 21.07 in 2012.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
2009 27.08
2010 28.19
2011 26.09
2012 21.07
2013 40.64
2014 62.17
2015 121.74
2016 254.95

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Venezuela was 40.44 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 53 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115.52 in 1996 and a minimum value of -1.18 in 1986.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 2.01
1962 0.67
1963 4.92
1964 -0.37
1965 2.17
1966 2.64
1967 2.43
1968 1.07
1969 1.78
1970 4.36
1971 8.23
1972 6.27
1973 11.20
1974 50.11
1975 2.26
1976 6.19
1977 8.45
1978 6.09
1979 21.95
1980 28.03
1981 12.61
1982 4.28
1983 3.64
1984 42.55
1985 10.42
1986 -1.18
1987 37.44
1988 18.50
1989 89.16
1990 41.74
1991 21.45
1992 28.24
1993 31.65
1994 62.89
1995 51.76
1996 115.52
1997 33.95
1998 18.89
1999 26.19
2000 29.45
2001 8.00
2002 33.02
2003 34.93
2004 33.95
2005 29.60
2006 17.90
2007 15.45
2008 30.13
2009 7.83
2010 45.94
2011 28.15
2012 14.06
2013 35.50
2014 40.44

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Venezuela was 40.44 as of 2014. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 115.52 in 1996 and 7.83 in 2009.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 41.74
1991 21.45
1992 28.24
1993 31.65
1994 62.89
1995 51.76
1996 115.52
1997 33.95
1998 18.89
1999 26.19
2000 29.45
2001 8.00
2002 33.02
2003 34.93
2004 33.95
2005 29.60
2006 17.90
2007 15.45
2008 30.13
2009 7.83
2010 45.94
2011 28.15
2012 14.06
2013 35.50
2014 40.44

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices