Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Venezuela

Venezuela: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.1465 in 2013. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2013)
0.1465
Change on year
down 23.9%
World rank
98th
of 116 countries
All-time high
2.01
in 2003
All-time low
0.1465
in 2013
Years of data
14
2000–2013

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Venezuela, 2000–2013

00.511.522000200620132000: 0.9312001: 0.5952002: 0.7662003: 22004: 1.32005: 1.12006: 0.9912007: 0.5882008: 0.7192009: 0.5652010: 0.3982011: 0.2312012: 0.1932013: 0.147

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

In 2013, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Venezuela stood at 0.1465. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 92.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Venezuela peaked at 2.01 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1465, in 2013.

Venezuela ranks 98th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Venezuela, 2000 to 2013.
Year Value Change
2000 0.9311 —
2001 0.595 -36.1%
2002 0.7656 +28.7%
2003 2.01 +162.3%
2004 1.26 -37.3%
2005 1.12 -10.7%
2006 0.9912 -11.9%
2007 0.5884 -40.6%
2008 0.7185 +22.1%
2009 0.5654 -21.3%
2010 0.3976 -29.7%
2011 0.2306 -42.0%
2012 0.1925 -16.5%
2013 0.1465 -23.9%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0.1465 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4996, 29% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 0.1465 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5234, 28% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +162.3% 0.7656 2.01

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9548 0.5654 2.01 10
2010s 0.2418 0.1465 0.3976 4

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 95 Belize 0.1537 compare
  2. 96 Burundi 0.1534 compare
  3. 97 Slovakia 0.1478 compare
  4. 99 Italy 0.1449 compare
  5. 100 Lithuania 0.1443 compare
  6. 101 Portugal 0.1274 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Venezuela?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Venezuela was 0.1465 in 2013, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 2.01 in 2003.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1465 in 2013.
How does Venezuela rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Venezuela ranks 98th out of 116 countries with data for 2013.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,364 data points, 1991–2025
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.