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South America > Venezuela > Economy

VENEZUELAN ECONOMY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agriculture > products
corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish
Aid as % of GDP 0.1% [122nd of 129]
Business efficiency 30.282 [51st of 51]
Economic freedom 1.5 [126th of 156]
Exchange rates
bolivares per US dollar - 1,891.3 (2004), 1,607 (2003), 1,161 (2002), 723.7 (2001), 680 (2000)
GDP > PPP $155,790,000,000.00 [49th of 163]
GDP per capita in 1900 $821.00 [29th of 39]
GDP per capita in 1950 $7,424.00 [4th of 52]
GDP per capita in 1973 $10,717.00 [15th of 52]
Income category Upper middle income
Income distribution > Poorest 10% 0.8% [107th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 10% 36.5% [28th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 20% 53.2% [27th of 114]
Overall productivity > PPP $13,042.30 [47th of 49]
Population under $1 a day 23 [28th of 59]
Poverty > Share of all poor people 0.51 % of world's poor [22nd of 80]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines 8,573 [31st of 183]
World Trade > Imports > Mech transmission equipment 54,083 [37th of 137]
World Trade > Imports > Mechanical handling equipment 48,696 [55th of 146]
World Trade > Imports > Special industrial machines nes 62,393 [63rd of 144]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; calculated on the basis of data on ODA from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Development Assistance Committee. 2002. DAC Online. Database. Paris.; and data on GDP from World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; IMD International, 2005; The Heritage Foundation; World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005.; Angus Maddison; ; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; IMD International; World Bank 2002b via backone.pdf; Country Responsibilities in Achieving the Millenium Development Goals", April 8 2003, by Janice Poling; FTDWebMaster, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO; International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, Venezuela, RB

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COMMENTARY     

joe
27th May 2005
you should research how the high oil price is increasing veneuzuela's revenues and government programs, etc. Its debated how much the extra flow is helping people but I expect that it should be quite a bit.
Kundan from India
28th July 2005
Hi, I am presenting a Paper on the Automotive Industry in Venezuela. Would like to know concrete detail about the same. Thank you.
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