| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (VEF mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 951,718.77
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Imports of Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 151,446.29
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: Gross Capital Formation (VEF mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 752,057.40
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 482,359.32
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (VEF mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,700,601.50
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 429,744.68
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: Discrepancy (VEF mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Labour Force (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14,732,987.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Labour Force: Female: % of Total Labour Force (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40.08
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: PPP Conversion Factor: Private Consumption (VEF/Intl $)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Manufactured Produc... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Share of Tariff Lines with International Peaks: Manufactured Produ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 258.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 247,615.91
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: 2010 Price: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 421,393.75
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 299,640.06
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: International Liquidity: Total Reserves Minus Gold (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,411.83
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1950 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: International Liquidity: Foreign Exchange (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,706.49
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1950 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: International Liquidity: Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,253.00
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1950 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: International Liquidity: Gold: Volume (Fine Troy oz mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.83
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1950 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: International Liquidity: International Reserves (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,712.78
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1950 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 65.79
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: Gross Domestic Savings (VEF mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 306,369.01
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Gross Domestic Savings (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48,752.27
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: Changes in Inventories (VEF mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96,625.35
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Changes in Inventories (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15,375.92
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 104,298.41
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (VEF mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 506,030.38
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Exports of Goods and Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 80,524.23
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 179,653.23
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufacturin... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 58,236.96
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 293.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.34
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Share of Tariff Lines with Specific Rates: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.74
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Tariff Rate: Applied: Simple Mean: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.16
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Share of Tariff Lines with International Peaks: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36.08
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: ICT: Service Exports: BOP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 153.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1989 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.02
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 258.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Share of Tariff Lines with Specific Rates: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Tariff Rate: Applied: Simple Mean: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Share of Tariff Lines with International Peaks: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: Share of Tariff Lines with Specific Rates: Manufactured Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 433,607.05
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: PPP: Household Final Consumption Expenditure (Intl $ mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 298,406.94
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 363,166.41
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela VE: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 70,440.64
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela MPPEE Projection: National Electric System: Installed Capacity (MW)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 39,062.00
            
                                            2019
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2012 - 2019
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: MA: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: MA: Currency and Deposits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: MA: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 575.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: FS: Instruments of the Monetary Market (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: FS: Currency and Deposits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,260.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: OS: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,308.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: Non Oil & Non Financial Sectors (NF) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15,721.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: NF: Instruments of the Monetary Market (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: NF: Commercials Credits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14,617.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: NF: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 626.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: Monetary Authority (MA) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,771.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: MA: Bonds and Promissory Notes (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: MA: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,200.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: MA: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,571.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: CG: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: Financial Sector (FS) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22,909.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: FS: Commercials Credits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: OS: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,817.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: NF: Bonds and Promissory Notes (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 167.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: NF: Commercials Credits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: NF: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,597.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: Monetary Authority (MA) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 590.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: MA: Instruments of the Monetary Market (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: Central Government (CG) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,272.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: CG: Instruments of the Monetary Market (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: CG: Commercials Credits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 264.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: CG: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: CG: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,008.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: Financial Sector (FS) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,436.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: FS: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 62.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: FS: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 98.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: Oil Sector (OS) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,193.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: OS: Instruments of the Monetary Market (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: OS: Commercials Credits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,885.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: OS: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: ST: NF: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 478.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: Central Government (CG) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19,011.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: CG: Bonds and Promissory Notes (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,343.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: CG: Commercials Credits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: CG: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,668.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: FS: Bonds and Promissory Notes (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: FS: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22,909.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: FS: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: Oil Sector (OS) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30,785.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: OS: Bonds and Promissory Notes (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,035.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: OS: Commercials Credits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Venezuela External Debt: LT: OS: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,933.00
            
                                            Sep 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1997 - Sep 2015
                                         |