Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports (payments) in Venezuela

Venezuela: Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports (payments) was 0.5 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 90 countries
All-time high
2
in 1973
All-time low
0.5
in 1994
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports in Venezuela, 1973–2014

0.511.521973199320141973: 21974: 1.51975: 1.51976: 1.51977: 1.51978: 1.51979: 1.51980: 1.51981: 1.51982: 1.51983: 11984: 11985: 11986: 11987: 11988: 11989: 21990: 21991: 21992: 21993: 21994: 0.51995: 0.51996: 21997: 21998: 21999: 22000: 22001: 22002: 22003: 0.52004: 0.52005: 0.52006: 0.52007: 0.52008: 0.52009: 0.52010: 0.52011: 0.52012: 0.52013: 0.52014: 0.5

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 0.5 for trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports in Venezuela peaked at 2 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1994.

That places Venezuela 86th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports (payments) in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports in Venezuela, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 2 —
1974 1.5 -25.0%
1975 1.5 +0.0%
1976 1.5 +0.0%
1977 1.5 +0.0%
1978 1.5 +0.0%
1979 1.5 +0.0%
1980 1.5 +0.0%
1981 1.5 +0.0%
1982 1.5 +0.0%
1983 1 -33.3%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 2 +100.0%
1990 2 +0.0%
1991 2 +0.0%
1992 2 +0.0%
1993 2 +0.0%
1994 0.5 -75.0%
1995 0.5 +0.0%
1996 2 +300.0%
1997 2 +0.0%
1998 2 +0.0%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2001 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 0.5 -75.0%
2004 0.5 +0.0%
2005 0.5 +0.0%
2006 0.5 +0.0%
2007 0.5 +0.0%
2008 0.5 +0.0%
2009 0.5 +0.0%
2010 0.5 +0.0%
2011 0.5 +0.0%
2012 0.5 +0.0%
2013 0.5 +0.0%
2014 0.5 +0.0%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.25, 40% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 0.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 25% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.57 1.5 2 7
1980s 1.25 1 2 10
1990s 1.7 0.5 2 10
2000s 0.95 0.5 2 10
2010s 0.5 0.5 0.5 5

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 86 Argentina 0.5 compare
  2. 86 Algeria 0.5 compare
  3. 86 Pakistan 0.5 compare
  4. 86 Ukraine 0.5 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports in Venezuela?
Trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports in Venezuela was 0.5 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1973.
What is the lowest trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1994.
How does Venezuela rank for trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports?
Venezuela ranks 86th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,480 data points, 1973–2014
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