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Country factfile

Area

912,045 km²

Population

28,813,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	1,329.93	1,381.33	1,437.12	1,497.67	1,563.24
Population density (people per sq km)	30.30	30.83	31.35	31.88	32.41
GDP measured at purchasing power parity (million international $)	264,089.19	300,615.34	322,349.56	351,538.13	364,784.59
Real GDP growth (% growth)	10.32	10.35	8.40	4.82	-2.00
Inflation (% growth)	15.95	13.66	18.70	30.36	29.45
Consumer expenditure (US$ million)	67,511.05	87,715.61	122,014.76	167,786.85	165,968.87
Annual gross income (US$ million)	107,883.25	138,395.80	188,821.90	251,439.50	239,829.37
Annual disposable income (US$ million)	85,668.46	110,845.56	152,551.42	206,936.42	201,226.35

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• International Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Consumer expenditure on food (US$ million)	18,765.9	24,330.8	33,773.8	46,139.0	45,267.5
Internet users ('000)	3,354.92	4,139.77	5,719.69	7,167.38	8,932.43
New registrations of passenger cars ('000)	228.38	343.35	389.96	432.55
Consumer electronics (Bs billion)	165.88	232.09	314.87	454.55
Dog and cat food (Bs billion)	171.45	207.67	216.67	230.75	244.55

Source

• World Income Distribution
• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Soft drinks (million litres)	2,496	2,577	2,639	2,713	2,783
Soft drinks (Bs billion)	3,464	3,617	3,753	3,917	4,081
Tobacco (Bs billion)	1,267	1,236	1,234	1,204	1,224
Cosmetics and toiletries (Bs billion)	2,459	2,507	2,567	2,635	2,708
Tourism receipts (US$ million)	650	768	817	805	1,027

Source

• Consumer Latin America

Business information sources

• Banco Central de Venezuela
  (Central Bank of Venezuela) ( www.bcv.org.ve )
• Instituto Nacional de Estadística
  (National Institute of Statistics) ( www.ine.gov.ve )