Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate in Venezuela
Venezuela: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate was -32.83 % change on previous year in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate in Venezuela, 1984–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate in Venezuela is -32.83 % change on previous year, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 241.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate in Venezuela peaked at 58.28 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -36.37 % change on previous year, in 1988.
That places Venezuela 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 13.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 13.56 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1986 | -24.19 % change on previous year | -278.5% |
| 1987 | -5.75 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1988 | -36.37 % change on previous year | +532.5% |
| 1989 | 15.32 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 1990 | 54.02 % change on previous year | +252.7% |
| 1991 | 21.63 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1992 | -7.68 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1993 | -1.37 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 1994 | -7.56 % change on previous year | +451.3% |
| 1995 | -16.95 % change on previous year | +124.1% |
| 1996 | 58.28 % change on previous year | -443.8% |
| 1997 | 13.36 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 1998 | -18.74 % change on previous year | -240.3% |
| 1999 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -120.1% |
| 2000 | 34.06 % change on previous year | +805.7% |
| 2001 | -13.81 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 2002 | -19.78 % change on previous year | +43.2% |
| 2003 | 43.78 % change on previous year | -321.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 2005 | 25.45 % change on previous year | +91.3% |
| 2006 | 23.29 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2007 | -8.42 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 2008 | 25.79 % change on previous year | -406.1% |
| 2009 | -16.92 % change on previous year | -165.6% |
| 2010 | -15.34 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2011 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0067 % change on previous year | -99.5% |
| 2013 | -28.13 % change on previous year | +420379.0% |
| 2014 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2015 | -25.86 % change on previous year | -1027.4% |
| 2016 | -32.83 % change on previous year | +27.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's -32.83 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.33 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's -32.83 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.56 % change on previous year. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -420379.0% | -0.0067 % change on previous year | -28.13 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.07 % change on previous year | -36.37 % change on previous year | 15.32 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.87 % change on previous year | -18.74 % change on previous year | 58.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.67 % change on previous year | -19.78 % change on previous year | 43.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -14.41 % change on previous year | -32.83 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 7 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 164 Bhutan -31.1 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Burundi -31.27 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Democratic Republic of Congo -32.25 % change on previous year
- 168 Guinea -36.41 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Malawi -36.76 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Panama -40.55 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Venezuela
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 12.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 8.94 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 12.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate in Venezuela?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate in Venezuela was -32.83 % change on previous year in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 58.28 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.37 % change on previous year in 1988.
- How does Venezuela rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate?
- Venezuela ranks 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2016.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), annual growth rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 241.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Reserve assets International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.