La République Bolivarienne du Venezuela - Statistiques du Venezuela

											March 2010
Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2008)					27 943		Rank in world trade, 2008				Exports	Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2008)					313 799		Merchandise				38	50
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2008)					357 795		excluding intra-EU trade				24	32
Current account balance (million US$, 2008)					37 392		Commercial services				89	53
Trade per capita (US$, 2006-2008)					4 708		excluding intra-EU trade				63	35
Trade to GDP ratio (2006-2008)					53.4
							Annual percentage change
					2008		2000-2008		2007		2008
Real GDP (2000=100)					142		5		8		5
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)					93		-1		-6		5
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)					288		14		34		14
TRADE POLICY							Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)					0.336
WTO accession date			1 January 1995				Import duties collected (%, 2003-2005)
Trade Policy Review date			27, 29 November 2002				in total tax revenue					8.7
Tariffs and duty free imports							to total imports					6.3
Tariff binding coverage (%)					100.0		Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force
MFN tariffs			Final bound		Applied 2008		Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry					63
Simple average of import duties							Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO					3 - 0
All goods				36.5	13.3		Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)					...
Agricultural goods (AOA)				55.7	16.8		Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)					...
Non-agricultural goods				33.6	12.8		Safeguards (19 October 2009)					0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)				0.0	0.0		Number of disputes (complainant - defendant)
MFN duty free imports (%, 2006)							Requests for consultation					1 - 2
in agricultural goods (AOA)					0.0		Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports					1 - 0
in non-agricultural goods					4.2		Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)					0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments					63		Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)					0 - 0
MERCHANDISE TRADE					Value		Annual percentage change
					2008		2000-2008		2007		2008
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)					95 138		14		5		38
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)					49 602		15		37		8
					2008						2008
Share in world total exports					0.59		Share in world total imports					0.30
Breakdown in economy's total exports							Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group (ITS)							By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products					0.2		Agricultural products					16.0
Fuels and mining products					95.6		Fuels and mining products					2.5
Manufactures					3.5		Manufactures					71.8
By main destination							By main origin
1. United States					40.4		1. United States					26.4
2. Netherlands Antilles					20.2		2. Colombia					15.0
3. European Union (27)					8.5		3. European Union (27)					12.9
4. Taipei, Chinese					4.0		4. China					9.4
5. Brazil					2.7		5. Brazil					9.0
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE					Value		Annual percentage change
					2008		2000-2008			2007	2008
Commercial services exports (million US$)					2 003		8		14		22
Commercial services imports (million US$)					10 073		11		47		19
					2008						2008
Share in world total exports					0.05		Share in world total imports					0.28
Breakdown in economy's total exports							Breakdown in economy's total imports
By principal services item							By principal services item
Transportation					36.8		Transportation					48.1
Travel					45.8		Travel					17.7
Other commercial services					17.4		Other commercial services					34.2
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent grants by patent office, 2000							Trademark registrations by office, 2000
Residents		Non-residents		Total			Direct residents		Direct non-residents		Madrid	Total
14		742		756			9 744		8 710		...	18 454