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Venezuela Unemployment Rate

1999 - 2018 | Monthly | % | National Institute of Statistics

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Venezuela's Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.35 % in Dec 2018, from the previously reported number of 7.34 % in Nov 2018. Venezuela's Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1999 to Dec 2018, with an average rate of 8.42 %. The data reached an all-time high of 20.70 % in Feb 2003 and a record low of 5.53 % in Dec 2014. The data is reported by reported by National Institute of Statistics. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 67.87 % in Dec 2018.

What was Venezuela's Unemployment Rate in Dec 2018?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
6.35 % Dec 2018 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2018	7.34 % Nov 2018 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2018	5.53 Dec 2014	20.70 Feb 2003	%	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018 Updated on 11 Sep 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (%)	11.90 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Algeria (%)	11.70 2018	yearly	1982 - 2018
Argentina (%)	10.40 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Mar 2020
Armenia (%)	19.80 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Australia (%)	7.49 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 1978 - Jul 2020
Austria (%)	5.19 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jul 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	6.46 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Bahrain (%)	4.30 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Bangladesh (%)	4.15 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Belarus (%)	0.20 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Jul 2020
Belgium (%)	5.13 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Bolivia (%)	3.40 2017	yearly	1999 - 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)	15.70 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Botswana (%)	18.72 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Brazil (%)	13.30 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Brunei (%)	9.04 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Bulgaria (%)	5.90 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Cambodia (%)	0.10 2017	yearly	2007 - 2017
Canada (%)	10.20 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1976 - Aug 2020
Chile (%)	13.10 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 2009 - Jul 2020
China (%)	3.84 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020
Colombia (%)	20.22 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Croatia (%)	7.00 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Cyprus (%)	6.80 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Jun 2020
Czech Republic (%)	1.97 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Mar 2020
Denmark (%)	5.50 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Ecuador (%)	3.84 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Dec 2019
Egypt (%)	9.60 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
Estonia (%)	7.10 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1989 - Jun 2020
European Union (%)	6.20 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2020
Finland (%)	7.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - Jul 2020
France (%)	7.10 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2020
Georgia (%)	11.57 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Germany (%)	4.40 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jul 2020
Greece (%)	18.30 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 1998 - Jun 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (%)	6.10 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 1981 - Jul 2020
Hungary (%)	4.63 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Iceland (%)	4.80 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
India (%)	5.40 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%)	5.28 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
Iran (%)	10.60 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2001 - Mar 2020
Ireland (%)	5.20 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Israel (%)	4.61 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2012 - Jul 2020
Italy (%)	9.71 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Jul 2020
Ivory Coast (%)	3.42 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Japan (%)	2.90 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1953 - Jul 2020
Jordan (%)	19.30 Feb 2020	quarterly	Feb 2000 - Feb 2020
Kazakhstan (%)	5.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Kenya (%)	2.65 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
South Korea (%)	3.20 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1999 - Aug 2020
Kosovo (%)	25.70 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
Kuwait (%)	2.09 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Kyrgyzstan (%)	6.20 2018	yearly	1992 - 2018
Laos (%)	0.60 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Latvia (%)	8.60 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2020
Lebanon (%)	11.35 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Lithuania (%)	9.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jul 2020
Luxembourg (%)	6.63 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jul 2020
Macau SAR, China (%)	2.70 Jul 2020	monthly	Sep 1996 - Jul 2020
North Macedonia (%)	16.70 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Malawi (%)	6.60 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%)	5.40 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2016 - May 2020
Malta (%)	3.30 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2000 - Mar 2020
Mauritius (%)	7.10 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%)	3.26 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Mar 2020
Moldova (%)	4.29 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Dec 2019
Mongolia (%)	6.60 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 2006 - Jun 2020
Montenegro (%)	16.30 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Morocco (%)	12.30 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Myanmar (%)	1.71 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Nepal (%)	1.47 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%)	3.80 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Mar 2020
New Zealand (%)	4.00 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1986 - Jun 2020
Nigeria (%)	27.11 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Norway (%)	5.20 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1989 - Jun 2020
Oman (%)	2.55 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Pakistan (%)	5.79 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Panama (%)	7.10 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Paraguay (%)	5.20 2017	yearly	1998 - 2017
Peru (%)	3.93 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
Philippines (%)	10.00 Jul 2020	quarterly	Jul 1982 - Jul 2020
Poland (%)	3.10 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020
Portugal (%)	8.10 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 1998 - Jul 2020
Qatar (%)	0.10 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018
Romania (%)	5.40 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Jul 2020
Russia (%)	6.17 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jun 2020
Saudi Arabia (%)	5.70 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Serbia (%)	7.30 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2020
Singapore (%)	2.80 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Jun 2020
Slovakia (%)	6.60 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Slovenia (%)	5.20 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1997 - Jun 2020
South Africa (%)	30.10 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Spain (%)	15.33 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 1976 - Jun 2020
Sri Lanka (%)	5.70 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2012 - Mar 2020
Sudan (%)	20.30 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Sweden (%)	9.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Aug 2020
Switzerland (%)	4.63 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jun 2020
Syria (%)	14.90 2011	yearly	2000 - 2011
Taiwan (%)	3.90 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 1993 - Jul 2020
Tajikistan (%)	2.30 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Thailand (%)	1.90 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Aug 2020
Tunisia (%)	18.00 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2011 - Jun 2020
Turkey (%)	14.30 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jun 2020
Ukraine (%)	8.50 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
United Arab Emirates (%)	2.23 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
United Kingdom (%)	3.90 May 2020	monthly	Feb 1971 - May 2020
United States (%)	8.40 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1948 - Aug 2020
Uruguay (%)	10.60 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jul 2020
Venezuela (%)	6.35 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Vietnam (%)	3.11 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Yemen (%)	13.50 2014	yearly	1994 - 2014

Venezuela Key Series

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National Accounts

Production

Government and Public Finance

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Domestic Trade and Household Survey

Inflation

Foreign Trade

Balance of Payments

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Banking Statistics

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates

Energy

Tourism

Financial Market

Transport and Telecommunications

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	20,139,533.8 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017
Real GDP Growth (%)	-26.8 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2019
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	615.154 2017	yearly	1998 - 2017
GDP per Capita (USD)	684,960.377 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	748.1 2017	yearly	1998 - 2017
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	20,232,283.931 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	100.5 2017	yearly	1950 - 2017
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	1,812,251.289 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	9.0 2017	yearly	1950 - 2017
Investment: % of GDP (%)	-3.7 2017	yearly	1950 - 2017
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	3,315,395.379 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017
Gross National Product (USD mn)	17,922,461.992 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Gross Savings Rate (%)	-17.8 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	10,797.621 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	2,409.427 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	-5.000 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	67.150 2017	yearly	1950 - 2017

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	-20.6 Jan 2019	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jan 2019
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	108,127,409.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Gold Production (kg)	480.000 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit)	2,850.000 Dec 2016	semiannually	Dec 2001 - Dec 2016

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-4.9 2012	yearly	1998 - 2012
National Government Debt (USD mn)	105,131.7 2016	yearly	1996 - 2016
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	3.5 2016	yearly	1997 - 2016
Forecast: Government Expenditure (VES bn)	707.873 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Forecast: Government Net Debt (VES bn)	3,719.390 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Forecast: Government Revenue (VES bn)	84.962 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Central Government: Revenue (VEF th)	14,509,020.430 Sep 2010	monthly	Jan 1998 - Sep 2010
Central Government: Total Expenditure (VEF th)	16,709,455.438 Sep 2010	monthly	Jan 1998 - Sep 2010
Central Government: Total Expenditure: Current (VEF th)	14,273,749.052 Sep 2010	monthly	Jan 1998 - Sep 2010
Central Government: Capital Expenditure (VEF th)	2,245,157.870 Sep 2010	monthly	Jan 1998 - Sep 2010
Central Government: Net Lending (VEF th)	99,366.220 Sep 2010	monthly	Jan 1998 - Sep 2010
Central Government: Financial Deficit/Surplus (VEF th)	-2,299,801.227 Sep 2010	monthly	Jan 1998 - Sep 2010
Public Debt: Total (USD mn)	148,707.289 2016	yearly	1996 - 2016
Public Debt: Domestic: Total (USD mn)	101,945.968 2016	yearly	1996 - 2016
Public Debt: External (USD mn)	46,761.321 2016	yearly	1996 - 2016

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	67.9 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Employed Persons (Person)	15,011,108.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Unemployment Rate (%)	6.35 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	-32.37 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	24.770 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	35.543 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Population: Projection (Person)	32,605,423.000 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Labour Force (Person)	23,618,830.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Labour Force: Male: Employment (Person)	8,611,300.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Labour Force: Female (Person)	11,903,437.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Labour Force: Female: Employment (Person)	6,399,808.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Labour Force: Employment (Person)	15,011,108.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Labour Force: Male (Person)	11,715,393.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Unemployment (Person)	1,018,421.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Unemployment: Female (Person)	452,277.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018
Unemployment: Male (Person)	566,144.000 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Dec 2018

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Retail Sales Growth (%)	-53.5 Jan 2019	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jan 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	279 May 2017	monthly	Jan 2007 - May 2017
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	10.3 May 2017	monthly	Jan 2008 - May 2017
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	1,500.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	3,000.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	2,358.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2008 - Jul 2020
Core CPI Change (%)	60.337 Dec 2013	monthly	Dec 2008 - Dec 2013
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	2,239.905 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Jul 2020
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	258,323.1 Jan 2019	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jan 2019
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	15,000.000 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Consumer Price Index: Health (Dec2007=100)	55,724,881,315.100 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index: Transport (Dec2007=100)	49,792,451,854.400 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index: Education Services (Dec2007=100)	19,912,257,939.400 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index: Restaurants and Hotels (Dec2007=100)	87,256,775,777.200 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index (Dec2007=100)	63,408,630,581.900 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index: Core (Dec2007=100)	542.900 Dec 2013	monthly	Dec 2007 - Dec 2013
Consumer Price Index: Food and Nonalcoholic Beverages (Dec2007=100)	216,457,768,884.200 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index: Clothes and Footwear (Dec2007=100)	11,503,893,084.800 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Natural Gas: Sales Price (USD/1000 Cub ft)	0.810 2016	yearly	1996 - 2016

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-3,437.1 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1994 - Oct 2014
Total Exports (USD mn)	196.9 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1994 - Oct 2014
Total Exports Growth (%)	37.5 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1995 - Oct 2014
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	62,702.126 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	3,555.738 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	7,029.993 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	3,634.0 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1994 - Oct 2014
Total Imports Growth (%)	-12.8 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1995 - Oct 2014
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	-1.184 2021	yearly	1983 - 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	262,897.729 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	103,512.207 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	8.622 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - May 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	59.248 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - May 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	24.422 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	109.960 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
Annual: Trade Balance (USD mn)	-43,051.031 2013	yearly	1994 - 2013
Exports: ytd: Colombia (USD mn)	240.059 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Exports: ytd: Ecuador (USD mn)	8.988 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Exports: ytd: Mexico (USD mn)	31.886 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Exports: ytd: Netherlands (USD mn)	210.219 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Exports: ytd: United States (USD mn)	647.531 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Exports: ytd: Mineral Product (USD mn)	577.323 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Exports: ytd: Chemical Product (USD mn)	1,016.192 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Exports: ytd: Metal (USD mn)	227.068 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Exports: ytd: Electrical Equipment (USD mn)	19.331 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Exports: ytd: Transportation (USD mn)	143.917 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: Brazil (USD mn)	3,405.413 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: China (USD mn)	4,614.360 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: Colombia (USD mn)	1,758.351 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: Germany (USD mn)	862.891 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: Agricultural (Vegetal) (USD mn)	4,399.031 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: United States (USD mn)	7,699.659 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (USD mn)	2,281.712 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: Paper (USD mn)	610.290 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: Plastic and Manufacturing Product (USD mn)	1,562.038 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014
Imports: ytd: Mineral (USD mn)	1,074.772 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2014

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	234.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2019
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	2,533.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2019
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	0.0 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	105.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2019
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	-0.0 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	0.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	-0.0 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	581.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	581.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
External Debt (USD mn)	110,159.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	0.6 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	44,489.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%)	0.2 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	2.075 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	110,721.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Capital Account (USD mn)	0.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Financial Account (USD mn)	-1,617.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Current Account: Income (USD mn)	-1,975.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Current Account: Goods (USD mn)	5,680.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn)	-129.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	585.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn)	4.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)	581.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn)	-2,073.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)	-620.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Reserves: Assets (USD mn)	-325.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Balance of Payments: Current Account: Services (USD mn)	-1,663.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn)	110,721.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn)	110,250.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
External Debt: Private: Total (USD mn)	18,645.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
External Debt: Long Term (LT) (USD mn)	65,670.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
External Debt: Public: Total (USD mn)	91,514.000 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2019

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	660.131 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	661.667 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
M2 Growth (%)	1,387.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Aug 2020
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	0.3 Jul 2018	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jul 2018
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	3.4 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	93.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Aug 2020
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn)	14.665 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jul 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	3,330.0 Aug 2019	monthly	Jan 1962 - Aug 2019
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	0.009 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	0.5 Oct 2014	monthly	Jan 1994 - Oct 2014
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	6,764.000 Jun 2018	monthly	Dec 1950 - Jun 2018
Total Deposits Growth (%)	1,755.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jul 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	89.419 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jul 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	279,935.0 Aug 2014	monthly	Jan 1966 - Aug 2014
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	70.2 Aug 2014	monthly	Jan 1967 - Aug 2014
Household Debt (USD mn)	11.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jul 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	194.912 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jul 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	1,242.02 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jul 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	39.51 2014	yearly	1960 - 2014
International Reserve: Total (USD mn)	6,565.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%)	18.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jul 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa)	30.441 10 Sep 2020	daily	02 Jan 2004 - 10 Sep 2020
Exchange Rate against USD (VES/USD)	287,999.050 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa)	13.66 Sep 2018	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2018
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2005=100)	0.8 Feb 2019	monthly	Jan 1994 - Feb 2019
Foreign Exchange Rate: Euro (VES/EUR)	0.00 Aug 2018	monthly	Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
Foreign Exchange Rate: DICOM: Ask: Euro (VES/USD)	70.86 Aug 2018	monthly	Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
Weighted Average Nominal Interest Rate: 6 Main Commercial and Universal Banks: L... (% pa)	38.510 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Aug 2020
Weighted Average Nominal Interest Rate: 6 Main Commercial and Universal Banks: S... (% pa)	21.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Aug 2020
BCV: Maximum Mortgage Rate: High (% pa)	10.660 Jul 2014	monthly	Aug 2005 - Jul 2014
Real Effective Exchange Rate Index: BIS: 2010=100: Broad (2010=100)	0.680 Feb 2019	monthly	Jan 1994 - Feb 2019

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	10,886 Dec 2012	monthly	Jan 2003 - Dec 2012
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn)	20,559.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Natural Gas: Imports (Cub m mn)	0.000 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn)	2.560 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th)	340.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020
Crude Oil: Exports (Barrel/Day th)	846.575 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th)	355.767 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Coal Production (TOE mn)	0.165 2018	yearly	1981 - 2018
Coal Consumption (TOE mn)	0.101 2018	yearly	1965 - 2018

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	427,000 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	-29.0 2017	yearly	1996 - 2017
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	546 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	-16.5 2016	yearly	1996 - 2016
Tourist Arrival: International (Person)	109,314.000 Dec 2013	monthly	Jan 1998 - Dec 2013
Tourist Arrival: International: North America: United States (Person)	70,457.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Tourist Arrival: International: South America: Argentina (Person)	58,434.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Tourist Arrival: International: Southern Europe: Spain (Person)	61,157.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Tourist Arrival: International: Southern Europe: Italy (Person)	49,917.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Tourist Arrival: International: Western Europe: Germany (Person)	28,363.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Tourist Departure: Monthly (Person)	216,498.000 Dec 2013	monthly	Jan 1998 - Dec 2013
Tourist Departure: United States (Person)	346,387.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Tourist Departure: Colombia (Person)	171,983.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Tourist Departure: Spain (Person)	202,279.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Tourist Departure: Italy (Person)	93,384.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Tourist Departure: Peru (Person)	101,015.000 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (31Dec1993=1)	475,677.0 Oct 2018	monthly	Jan 1994 - Oct 2018
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	2.6 2008	yearly	1991 - 2008
Caracas Stock Exchange: General Index (27Aug1997=0.001)	818.180 Nov 2018	monthly	Nov 2018 - Nov 2018

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	4,510.000 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	370,800.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	9.760 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	5,467,044.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	16,558,617.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	19.172 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	58.068 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	1,256.193 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	4,846.046 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	371.589 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	1,883,761.564 2013	yearly	2000 - 2013
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	147,853.726 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	28,281.279 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019

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