Venezuela - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Venezuela was 1.02 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 22.07 in 1974, while its lowest value was -14.59 in 1978.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1970 -0.90
1971 -0.08
1972 -0.72
1973 5.15
1974 22.07
1975 7.90
1976 0.81
1977 -8.78
1978 -14.59
1979 0.72
1980 8.00
1981 6.03
1982 -6.27
1983 6.55
1984 7.75
1985 5.37
1986 -3.72
1987 -2.89
1988 -9.65
1989 4.96
1990 17.04
1991 3.25
1992 -6.21
1993 -3.32
1994 4.35
1995 2.60
1996 12.64
1997 4.35
1998 -4.85
1999 2.16
2000 10.12
2001 1.61
2002 8.18
2003 14.11
2004 13.80
2005 17.49
2006 14.42
2007 5.84
2008 9.91
2009 0.13
2010 1.42
2011 5.16
2012 0.68
2013 1.24
2014 1.02

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments