Venezuela - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Venezuela was -18.53 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 57.67 in 2004 and a minimum value of -52.80 in 1983.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1974 -27.79
1975 30.07
1976 34.15
1977 28.98
1978 -3.74
1979 -22.61
1980 -1.09
1981 11.54
1982 16.63
1983 -52.80
1984 54.34
1985 -3.70
1986 -0.39
1987 8.49
1988 15.02
1989 -29.44
1990 -5.66
1991 49.62
1992 26.24
1993 -6.53
1994 -18.47
1995 23.88
1996 -11.23
1997 52.02
1998 11.27
1999 -9.33
2000 12.40
2001 14.11
2002 -25.22
2003 -20.88
2004 57.67
2005 35.16
2006 34.75
2007 33.01
2008 1.36
2009 -19.56
2010 -2.89
2011 15.39
2012 24.40
2013 -9.69
2014 -18.53

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts