Cacti in Bolivia

Bolivia Economy

Bolivia's economy in numbers:

Nominal GDP of USD 44.1 billion in 2022.

GDP per capita of USD 3,686 compared to the global average of USD 10,589.

Average real GDP growth of 3.5% over the last decade.

Share of the region's population
Share of the region's GDP

Economic structure:

In 2021, services accounted for 61% of overall GDP, manufacturing 11%, other industrial activity 15%, and agriculture 13%. Looking at GDP by expenditure, private consumption accounted for 67% of GDP in 2021, government consumption 19%, fixed investment 17%, and net exports -3%.

GDP by economic sector
GDP by type of expenditure

International trade:

In 2021, manufactured products made up 4% of total merchandise exports, mineral fuels 21%, food 19%, ores and metals 31% and agricultural raw materials 1%, with other categories accounting for 24% of the total. In the same period, manufactured products made up 67% of total merchandise imports, mineral fuels 24%, food 8%, ores and metals 1% and agricultural raw materials 1%, with other goods accounting for -1% of the total. Total exports were worth USD 14 billion in 2022, while total imports were USD 12 billion.

Key exports
Key imports
Key export partners
Key import partners

Economic growth:

The economy recorded average annual growth of 3.5% in the decade to 2022. To read more about GDP growth in Bolivia, go to our dedicated page.

Fiscal policy:

Bolivia's fiscal deficit averaged 6.1% of GDP in the decade to 2022. Find out more on our dedicated page.

Unemployment:

The unemployment rate averaged 5.0% in the decade to 2022. For more information on Bolivia's unemployment click here.

Inflation:

Inflation averaged 3.1% in the decade to 2022. Go to our Bolivia inflation page for extra insight.

Monetary Policy:

Bolivia's monetary policy rate ended 2022 at 7.76%, down from 11.13% a decade earlier. See our Bolivia monetary policy page for additional details.

Exchange Rate:

From end-2012 to end-2022 the boliviano strengthened by 1.4% vs the U.S. dollar. For more info on the boliviano, click here.
Year-on-year GDP growth accelerated in Q3 2023 on the back of a faster increase in private consumption. That said, other components continued to point to subdued economic activity. The pace of decline in exports sharpened, and both fixed investment and government consumption growth cooled. Additionally, natural gas output dropped 15.7% year on year in the quarter, likely due to a lack of public investment. Moving to Q4, our panel expects the economy to have expanded at a broadly stable annual pace compared to Q3. In other news, in early February, Fitch Ratings downgraded the country’s rating further into junk territory by cutting it from ‘B-’ to ‘CCC’. The agency mentioned dwindling international reserves amid Central Bank FX interventions as threatening the government’s ability to service its debt.
Projections out to 2033.

39 indicators covered including both annual and quarterly frequencies.

Consensus Forecasts based on a panel of 15 expert analysts.

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Bolivia Datos económicos

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Población (millones) 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.8 12.0
PIB (en millones de dólares) 40.2 40.8 36.7 40.4 -
PIB per cápita (USD) 3,552 3,559 3,153 3,428 -
PIB (en miles de millones de euros) 278 283 253 279 -
Crecimiento económico (PIB nominal, var. anual) 7.4 1.5 -10.4 10.3 -
Crecimiento económico (PIB, var. anual) 4.2 2.2 -8.7 6.1 -
Consumo privado (% var. anual) 4.3 3.7 -7.9 5.3 -
Consumo público (var. anual) 5.1 3.8 -2.8 5.4 -
Inversión fija (% var. anual) 3.2 -3.5 -25.9 11.9 -
Exportaciones (G&S, % var. anual) 5.2 -1.8 -18.8 15.4 -
Importaciones (G&S, % var. anual) 1.9 1.5 -25.0 15.7 -
Saldo fiscal (% del PIB) -8.1 -7.2 -12.7 -9.3 -
Deuda pública (% del PIB) 53.1 59.3 78.0 80.5 -
Dinero (var. anual de M2 %) 5.4 -7.5 14.1 6.6 -
Inflación (IPC, % var. anual, eop) 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.9 3.1
Inflación (IPC, % var. anual, aop) 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.7 1.7
Tipo de interés preferencial (%, eop) 8.04 8.40 7.59 8.02 7.76
Tipo de cambio (BOB por USD, eop) 6.93 6.91 6.89 6.91 6.93
Tipo de cambio (BOB por USD, aop) 6.93 6.92 6.90 6.90 6.90
Balanza por cuenta corriente (en millones de dólares) -1.7 -1.4 0.0 0.9 -
Balanza por cuenta corriente (% del PIB) -4.3 -3.3 -0.1 2.1 -
Balanza comercial de mercancías (en millones de USD) -0.4 -0.3 0.6 2.2 -
Exportaciones de mercancías (en millones de dólares) 8.9 8.8 7.0 11.0 -
Importaciones de mercancías (en millones de dólares) 9.3 9.1 6.4 8.8 -
Exportaciones de mercancías (% var. anual) 9.9 -1.3 -20.6 56.4 -
Importaciones de mercancías (% var. anual) 7.0 -2.1 -29.8 37.0 -
Inversión extranjera directa (en millones de dólares) 0.3 -0.2 -1.1 0.6 -
Reservas internacionales (en millones de dólares) 7.2 4.4 2.7 2.2 1.3
Reservas internacionales (meses de importaciones) 9.2 5.7 5.0 3.1 -
Deuda externa (en millones de dólares) 13.2 14.3 15.4 16.0 -
Deuda externa (% del PIB) 33.0 35.0 42.1 39.5 -

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