Datasheet for Venezuela

Aggregated data

Among the 15 Newly Industrialised Countries (NIC) analysed,  Venezuela is ranked No. 15 with regard to the General Innovation Index (GII) and Sustainability Index (SusI). The numbers point towards a specialisation on sustainability technologies with regard to patents, but not with regard to publications or exports. Please view the methods sheet for more detailed information about the indicators and their calculation.
The world shares of Venezuela in sustainability relevant publications, patents and exports are given in table 1.


Table 1: World shares of Venezuela
literature patents exports
World shares0.05% 0.00% 0.04%

Indicators for general innovation capacity

Among the 15 Newly Industrialised Countries analysed,  Venezuela is ranked No. 6 with regard to governance. For the other indicators which enter the GII, it is ranked rather at the bottom among the NICs analysed.
Concerning the environmental and social aspects that are used for the SusI index, Vene-zuela is ranked No. 13 with regard to environmental aspects and last with regard to social aspects.


Relative Trade Share for specific technology fields

 The export specialisation of Venezuela in the analysed fields is generally very low. The world shares of Venezuela in technology specific publications (WLS), patents (WPS) and exports (WTS) are given in table 2.


Table 2: World shares of Venezuela for technology fields
Technology fields WLS WPS WTS
energy supply 0.06% 0.02% 0.01%
energy efficiency 0.08% 0.01% 0.02%
material efficiency 0.17% 0.03% 0.02%
transportation 0.06% 0.01% 0.08%
water 0.11% 0.00% 0.83%
waste 0.06% 0.55% 0.05%

Selected disaggregated results for technology specific indicators

Table 3 lists the results for the indicators of Venezuela on an even more disaggregated level. The relevant indicators are the World Trade Share (WTS), Relative Trade Share (RTS), Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Patent Share (PS) and the Revealed Patent Advantage (RPA). Especially the results for biofuels are striking.


Table 3: Disaggregated results of Venezuela
Disaggregated Technology fields WTS RTS RCA PS
Recycling 0.00% -100 -100 0.00%
Energy Efficient Appliances 0.01% -100 -100 0.00%
Energy Efficient Buildings 0.02% -100 -100 0.00%
Industrial Auxiliary Equipment 0.01% -100 -100 0.02%
Industrial Processes 0.00% -100 -100 0.00%
Renewable Energy Technologies 0.00% -100 -100 0.00%
Power Plant Technologies 0.01% -100 -100 0.07%
Renewable Raw Materials 0.01% -100 -100 0.04%
Propulsion Technologies 0.00% -100 -100 0.00%
Biofuels 1.93% 87 97 0.00%
Automotive Engineering and Design 0.09% -94 -99 0.03%
Sewage Disposal Technologies 0.01% -100 -100 0.00%
Water Supply Technologies 0.01% -100 -100 0.00%