| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
24.6 |
25.4 |
25.4 |
25.7 |
26.0 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
GECF; IMF; LAIA; Mercosur; OPEC; UNASUR; WTO |
| National currency (NC) |
Bolívar Fuerte |
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.5479 |
0.4262 |
0.3815 |
0.3714 |
0.3402 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.6198 |
0.5302 |
0.4746 |
0.4663 |
0.4663 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
16.0% |
13.7% |
18.7% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
84 |
112 |
146 |
185 |
237 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
3395 |
4427 |
5729 |
7179 |
9098 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
-7.8% |
18.3% |
10.3% |
10.3% |
8.4% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
|
| Industry |
50% |
54% |
57% |
51% |
53% |
|
| Services |
46% |
42% |
39% |
45% |
43% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
55% |
49% |
47% |
48% |
53% |
|
| Government consumption |
15% |
22% |
23% |
25% |
26% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
15% |
18% |
29% |
22% |
23% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
61 |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
31 |
42 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
47 |
45 |
56 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
32.0% |
24.3% |
23.7% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
11.4% |
9.5% |
9.4% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
87 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
111 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
81 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
84 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4191 |
n.a. |
4708 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
29.7 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
26.5 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
29.7 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
26.5 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
75.6 |
n.a. |
87.0 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3081000 |
n.a. |
2667000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
530000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
738300 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
bauxite; diamonds; crude oil; natural gas; iron ore; gold |
|
| Agricultural resources |
beef; pork; fish; vegetables; sorghum; coffee; corn; fruit; rice; sugar cane |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.59 |
0.70 |
0.91 |
0.65 |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.44 |
0.64 |
0.73 |
1.01 |
0.81 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.15 |
0.24 |
0.28 |
0.07 |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.50 |
0.77 |
1.07 |
1.10 |
1.21 |
i |
| Important companies |
Pequiven |
|
