Trade, Overall in Venezuela
Venezuela: Trade, Overall was 0.502 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Venezuela, 1977–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 0.502 for trade, overall in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Venezuela peaked at 0.8862 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3079, in 1986.
Venezuela ranks 89th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.4463 | — |
| 1978 | 0.4463 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4463 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5105 | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5412 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5412 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3745 | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4079 | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4079 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3079 | -24.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3079 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3079 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6703 | +117.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7037 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7037 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8143 | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8143 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6143 | -24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6529 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8862 | +35.7% |
| 1997 | 0.886 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8513 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8484 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.849 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8477 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8456 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4814 | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4889 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4875 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4905 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4948 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5245 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4914 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4838 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4948 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4948 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4964 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.502 | +1.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.502 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6957, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.502 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9033, 56% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +117.7% | 0.3079 | 0.6703 |
| 2003 | -43.1% | 0.8456 | 0.4814 |
| 1996 | +35.7% | 0.6529 | 0.8862 |
| 1983 | -30.8% | 0.5412 | 0.3745 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4463 | 0.4463 | 0.4463 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.4377 | 0.3079 | 0.6703 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7775 | 0.6143 | 0.8862 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6001 | 0.4814 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4944 | 0.4838 | 0.502 | 5 |
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 89.16 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 63.86 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.69 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 84.73 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.9227 (2013)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 79.87 units per person (2013)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 20.55 million (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Venezuela?
- Trade, overall in Venezuela was 0.502 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8862 in 1996.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3079 in 1986.
- How does Venezuela rank for trade, overall?
- Venezuela ranks 89th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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