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General profile: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
12.244 Millions
..
45 543 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 1 083 300 km²
2.58 %
1.15 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-20.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
2 827
6 402
8 726
10 911
Merchandise imports
2 431
5 590
9 766
11 496
Merchandise trade balance
396
812
-1 041
-585
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
24 %24 %4 %4 %21 %21 %28 %28 %23 %23 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
1 6181 3641 3381 1028451 6181 3641 3381 102845
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
657
708
1 243
1 197
Services imports
682
1 149
2 835
2 523
Services trade balance
-25
-441
-1 592
-1 326
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
22.0
9.6
24.4
25.4
Travel
36.3
43.8
56.3
64.7
Other services
16.1
24.1
12.2
7.2
TRADE INDICES
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73908962849187791001451431511321079110686768081867891979784100134141158166140134139132118
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
9 549
19 650
33 000
45 543
GDP per capita, current US$
1 020
1 930
2 996
3 720
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.42
4.13
4.86
1.15
Current account balance, % of GDP
6.52
4.45
-5.87
-2.58
Exchange rate (/US$)
8.066
7.017
6.910
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
66.819.116.632.635.166.819.116.632.635.1
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
-238.62
642.95
554.64
293.69
FDI outflows
3.00
-28.81
-1.79
256.54
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
4.89
3.61
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 458.81 417.11 126.51 335.61 388.31 408.01 246.61 191.01 177.01 201.31 110.51 043.0960.21 057.91 134.72946584-1 129-2173027123355556571 7501 060859643423513366281-23985197677706736FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
3.54
2.99
-5.98
-7.97
Balance, % of imports
11.79
9.54
-16.59
-27.64
Normalized balance
0.056
0.046
-0.090
-0.160
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
50574739505454546682778174666076686764
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 71%Urban 71%Rural 29%Rural 29%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.006 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
484
166
195
130
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.05
0.05
0.05
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
3.87
3.46
4.34
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024