Imports:
$10.71 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment,
construction materials
Imports - partners:
US 28.8%, Colombia 7%, Brazil 6.6%, Mexico 4.3% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$20.67 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$32.51 billion (2003)
Economic aid - recipient:
$74 million (2000)
Currency:
bolivar (VEB)
Currency code:
VEB
Exchange rates:
bolivares per US dollar - 1,607.79 (2003), 1,160.95 (2002), 723.666
(2001), 679.96 (2000), 605.717 (1999)
Fiscal year:
calendar year