Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 66.86 US dollar per person in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Venezuela, 1983–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 66.86 US dollar per person for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.7% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Venezuela peaked at 1,191 US dollar per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 66.86 US dollar per person, in 2016.
Venezuela ranks 152nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 441.97 US dollar per person | — |
| 1984 | 527.37 US dollar per person | +19.3% |
| 1985 | 611.92 US dollar per person | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 382.35 US dollar per person | -37.5% |
| 1987 | 335.04 US dollar per person | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 183.46 US dollar per person | -45.2% |
| 1989 | 237.9 US dollar per person | +29.7% |
| 1990 | 454.78 US dollar per person | +91.2% |
| 1991 | 564.05 US dollar per person | +24.0% |
| 1992 | 494.83 US dollar per person | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 455.43 US dollar per person | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 397.97 US dollar per person | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 295.67 US dollar per person | -25.7% |
| 1996 | 559.04 US dollar per person | +89.1% |
| 1997 | 656.89 US dollar per person | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 517.47 US dollar per person | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 522.47 US dollar per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 743.76 US dollar per person | +42.4% |
| 2001 | 602.56 US dollar per person | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 428.33 US dollar per person | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 627.44 US dollar per person | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 705.26 US dollar per person | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 902.9 US dollar per person | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 1,091 US dollar per person | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 885.91 US dollar per person | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 1,191 US dollar per person | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 651.13 US dollar per person | -45.3% |
| 2010 | 347.9 US dollar per person | -46.6% |
| 2011 | 205.62 US dollar per person | -40.9% |
| 2012 | 201.9 US dollar per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 69.1 US dollar per person | -65.8% |
| 2014 | 123.03 US dollar per person | +78.0% |
| 2015 | 166.09 US dollar per person | +35.0% |
| 2016 | 66.86 US dollar per person | -59.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 66.86 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 280.44 US dollar per person, 24% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 66.86 US dollar per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,949 US dollar per person, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 388.57 US dollar per person | 183.46 US dollar per person | 611.92 US dollar per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 491.86 US dollar per person | 295.67 US dollar per person | 656.89 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 782.91 US dollar per person | 428.33 US dollar per person | 1,191 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.64 US dollar per person | 66.86 US dollar per person | 347.9 US dollar per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 149 Tanzania 83.4 US dollar per person compare
- 150 Mauritania 81.97 US dollar per person compare
- 151 Pakistan 67.1 US dollar per person compare
- 153 Madagascar 58.74 US dollar per person compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 48.82 US dollar per person compare
- 155 Liberia 46.32 US dollar per person 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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Venezuela?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Venezuela was 66.86 US dollar per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1,191 US dollar per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.86 US dollar per person in 2016.
- How does Venezuela rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Venezuela ranks 152nd out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.