Country export capability

Bolivia
export capability

A reported view of Bolivia's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

BOL1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$9.9B2024 reported value
Latest imports$7.7B2024 reported value
Trade balance$2.2BExports minus imports
Export growth-8.4%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Bolivia export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Bolivia recorded $9.9B in exports and $7.7B in imports. The resulting $2.2B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed -8.4% year on year and show a calculated -2.1% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

China received $1.5B in reported exports, representing 15.2% of the latest country total. Ores, slag and ash was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $2.8B and 28.5% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Bolivia's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$54.9B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$4.4KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population12.4MReported population
Labor force6.2KReported labor force
Investment rate17.7%National investment rate
Savings rate18.5%National savings rate
Trade openness38.9%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP21.9%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education70.3%Education context
Tertiary education28.7%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Bolivia
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
BrazilBRACritical attention92.5%59.1%28.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
ArgentinaARGCritical attention99.3%72.1%10.5%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
PeruPERCritical attention55.4%34.8%13.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
EcuadorECUCritical attention98.1%47.7%10.5%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
JapanJPNHigh attention99.9%36.4%2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
ChileCHLCritical attention81.8%57.2%8.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
CanadaCANHigh attention67.4%30.2%5.3%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAWatch39.4%32%1.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
ColombiaCOLHigh attention93.3%42.2%9.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
BelgiumBELHigh attention54.4%12.3%1.1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Bolivia
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$119.1B0%Accelerating -2.6%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$115.5B0%Slowing +1.1%
3ChinaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$291.6B$98.7B0%Slowing -6.7%
4ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating +10.5%
5IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$73.0B0%Declining -0.5%
6ChinaHS6 710812 · Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$80.8B$64.9B0%Declining +2.4%
7ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing +4%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Declining -8.8%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Bolivia.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Bolivia
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
12711HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$1.7B17.3%6
27108HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$1.3B13.6%3
32608HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$1.2B11.8%1
42616HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$1.1B11.4%2
52304HS4 detail codeFood industry residues (23) ↗$621.9M6.3%1
68001HS4 detail codeTin (80) ↗$520.4M5.3%2
71507HS4 detail codeAnimal and vegetable fats (15) ↗$432.2M4.4%2
80202HS4 detail codeMeat and edible meat offal (02) ↗$354.9M3.6%2
92607HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$344.1M3.5%1
100801HS4 detail codeEdible fruit and nuts (08) ↗$186.4M1.9%7
117113HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$182.3M1.8%3
127106HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$181.8M1.8%2

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Bolivia combines $9.9B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Bolivia recorded $9.9B in reported exports and $7.7B in imports, producing a reported trade surplus of $2.2B. Exports changed -8.4% year on year and -2.1% annualized over three years. Ores, slag and ash (HS2 26) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Bolivia exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Bolivia
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1ChinaCHN$1.5B15.2%+18.1%+35%
2BrazilBRA$1.5B15.1%-3.7%+2.1%
3TurkeyTUR$785.5M8%+892.4%+76.5%
4PeruPER$706.8M7.2%-5.8%-2.3%
5ArgentinaARG$592.6M6%-44.1%-17.2%
6Republic of KoreaKOR$588.7M6%+32.6%+10.3%
7JapanJPN$524.2M5.3%+23.3%-7.9%
8ColombiaCOL$449.2M4.6%-31.5%-8%
9USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$414.6M4.2%+23.8%-5.2%
10United Arab EmiratesARE$385.6M3.9%-56.3%-1.6%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$12.2B
2014
$12.7B
2015
$8.6B
2016
$7.0B
2017
$7.8B
2018
$8.6B
2019
$8.5B
2020
$7.0B
2021
$10.5B
2022
$13.7B
2023
$10.8B
2024
$9.9B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets9Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners5Country context
Shared-language partners24Country context
Average partner distance10,363 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA3.3%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share82.8%

Covered value under attention

Critical share22.1%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak33.4%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports37.2%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.2%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: Market access exposure.

Momentum score-6.5

History-based indicator

Partner concentration777.7

Partner HHI

Product concentration864.3

Product HHI

Country attention level: Critical attention. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3BOL
Exports Usd$9.9B
Imports Usd$7.7B
Trade Balance Usd$2.2B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct-8.4%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct-16.1%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct-2.1%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct-1.2%
Export Partner Hhi777.7
Export Product Hhi864.3
Momentum Score-6.5
Risk Score8.2
Gdp Million Usd54,881.33 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$4.4K
Population12,413,315
Labor Force6,244.5
Investment Rate Pct17.7%
Savings Rate Pct18.5%
Secondary Education Pct70.3%
Tertiary Education Pct28.7%
Total Factor Productivity437.7
Trade Openness Pct38.9%
Exports Gdp Pct21.9%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners9
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners5
Num Shared Language Partners24
Avg Partner Distance Km10,363 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta3
Pct Partners Shared Language9
Pct Partners Shared Border2
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km10,210
Num Border Partners125
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-8.8
Pct Products High Elasticity67
Pct Products Low Elasticity5
Real Market Potential43,189.9
Foreign Market Potential8,327.3

Exposure fields

Country Iso3BOL
All History Lane Count2,346
Current Lane Count640
Critical Lane Count13
High Attention Lane Count185
High Volatility Lane Count295
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count234
Declining Demand Lane Count6
Concentrated Market Lane Count364
Access Friction Lane Count253
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count15
Monitored Exports Current Usd$9.4B
Attention Exports Usd$7.8B
Critical Exports Usd$2.1B
High Volatility Exports Usd$3.7B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$2.9B
Non Fta Exports Usd$5.9B
Monitored Attention Share Pct82.8%
Monitored Critical Share Pct22.1%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct37.2%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct33.4%
Export Weighted Distance Km9,332 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.2%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$9.9B
Total Imports Latest Usd$7.7B
Trade Balance Latest Usd$2.2B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct-8.4%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct-2.1%
Gdp Latest Million Usd54,881.33 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$4.4K
Population Latest12,413,315
Investment Rate Latest Pct17.7%
Savings Rate Latest Pct18.5%
Trade Openness Latest Pct38.9%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct21.9%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest9
Foreign Market Potential Latest8,327.3
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct2.3%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct1%
Population 5y Cagr Pct1.2%
Partner Hhi Latest777.7
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct15.2%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct38.3%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,302.8
Partner Hhi All Max2,300.1
Product Hhi Latest864.3
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct17.1%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct42.5%
Product Hhi All Avg1,406.4
Product Hhi All Max2,760.4
Total Exports Attention Share Pct79.2%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct21.1%
Attention LevelCritical attention
Primary Risk DriverMarket access exposure
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$1.1B$1.6B-$527.4MNot reportedNot reported
1996$1.1B$1.8B-$743.6M+1.1%Not reported
1997$1.1B$2.3B-$1.2B+4.8%Not reported
1998$1.1B$2.4B-$1.3B+0.9%+2.3%
1999$1.1B$1.8B-$714.2M-4.6%+0.3%
2000$1.3B$1.7B-$365.3M+19.9%+4.9%
2001$1.3B$1.5B-$186.1M-0.1%+4.5%
2002$1.4B$1.5B-$148.6M+8.4%+9.1%
2003$1.7B$1.7B-$18.3M+21.7%+9.6%
2004$2.2B$2.0B$238.0M+31.9%+20.3%
2005$2.7B$2.5B$198.2M+19.1%+24.1%
2006$3.9B$2.9B$960.2M+45.5%+31.7%
2007$4.4B$3.5B$985.9M+14.6%+25.7%
2008$6.7B$5.1B$1.6B+50.7%+36%
2009$5.1B$4.6B$471.9M-23.9%+9.6%
2010$6.5B$5.3B$1.2B+28.2%+13.7%
2011$8.5B$7.2B$1.3B+30.6%+8.4%
2012$11.2B$7.8B$3.5B+31.5%+30.1%
2013$12.2B$8.9B$3.4B+9.1%+23.3%
2014$12.7B$9.2B$3.5B+3.6%+14.1%
2015$8.6B$8.1B$512.1M-32%-8.4%
2016$7.0B$7.1B-$72.4M-18.9%-17%
2017$7.8B$7.7B$90.9M+10.9%-15.1%
2018$8.6B$8.3B$328.9M+10.6%-0.2%
2019$8.5B$8.0B$511.5M-1.3%+6.6%
2020$7.0B$5.8B$1.2B-17.8%-3.6%
2021$10.5B$8.0B$2.5B+50.8%+7%
2022$13.7B$10.0B$3.7B+30.6%+17.4%
2023$10.8B$9.2B$1.6B-21.5%+15.6%
2024$9.9B$7.7B$2.2B-8.4%-2.1%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
126Ores, slag and ash$2.8B28.5%3028
227Mineral fuels$1.8B17.7%2333
371Precious stones and metals$1.7B17.4%4642
423Food industry residues$653.2M6.6%2516
515Animal and vegetable fats$542.9M5.5%3936
680Tin$525.1M5.3%365
702Meat and edible meat offal$367.4M3.7%1918
808Edible fruit and nuts$225.0M2.3%8260
912Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits$202.0M2%9039
1031Fertilisers$152.5M1.5%1123

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
12711Mineral fuels (27)$1.7B17.3%6
27108Precious stones and metals (71)$1.3B13.6%3
32608Ores, slag and ash (26)$1.2B11.8%1
42616Ores, slag and ash (26)$1.1B11.4%2
52304Food industry residues (23)$621.9M6.3%1
68001Tin (80)$520.4M5.3%2
71507Animal and vegetable fats (15)$432.2M4.4%2
80202Meat and edible meat offal (02)$354.9M3.6%2
92607Ores, slag and ash (26)$344.1M3.5%1
100801Edible fruit and nuts (08)$186.4M1.9%7
117113Precious stones and metals (71)$182.3M1.8%3
127106Precious stones and metals (71)$181.8M1.8%2

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1ChinaCHN$1.5B15.2%+18.1%+35%
2BrazilBRA$1.5B15.1%-3.7%+2.1%
3TurkeyTUR$785.5M8%+892.4%+76.5%
4PeruPER$706.8M7.2%-5.8%-2.3%
5ArgentinaARG$592.6M6%-44.1%-17.2%
6Republic of KoreaKOR$588.7M6%+32.6%+10.3%
7JapanJPN$524.2M5.3%+23.3%-7.9%
8ColombiaCOL$449.2M4.6%-31.5%-8%
9USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$414.6M4.2%+23.8%-5.2%
10United Arab EmiratesARE$385.6M3.9%-56.3%-1.6%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1Brazil (BRA)Critical attention92.5%59.1%28.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
2Argentina (ARG)Critical attention99.3%72.1%10.5%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
3Peru (PER)Critical attention55.4%34.8%13.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
4Ecuador (ECU)Critical attention98.1%47.7%10.5%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
5Japan (JPN)High attention99.9%36.4%2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
6Chile (CHL)Critical attention81.8%57.2%8.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
7Canada (CAN)High attention67.4%30.2%5.3%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)Watch39.4%32%1.9%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
9Colombia (COL)High attention93.3%42.2%9.8%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
10Belgium (BEL)High attention54.4%12.3%1.1%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1France (FRA)152200new$41.2M0.5%100
2Brazil (BRA)851610new$16.8M0.7%100
3Brazil (BRA)844010new$20.2M0.9%100
4Brazil (BRA)640220new$2.2M8.6%100
5Brazil (BRA)580632new$18.8M0.8%100
6Côte d\'Ivoire (CIV)847490new$52.1M0.6%100
7Germany (DEU)720310new$171.7M0.2%100
8Angola (AGO)120190new$15.3M96.1%100
9Bolivia (BOL)180100new$155.7K100%100
10Costa Rica (CRI)382410new$475.1K42.5%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$119.1B0%Accelerating (-2.6%)
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$115.5B0%Slowing (+1.1%)
3China (CHN)270900$291.6B$98.7B0%Slowing (-6.7%)
4China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating (+10.5%)
5India (IND)270900$130.1B$73.0B0%Declining (-0.5%)
6China (CHN)710812$80.8B$64.9B0%Declining (+2.4%)
7China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing (+4%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Declining (-8.8%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Bolivia export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Bolivia export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Bolivia.

What is the latest reported export value for Bolivia?

Bolivia recorded $9.9B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Bolivia?

China leads by reported export value at $1.5B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Bolivia's exports?

Ores, slag and ash leads by reported value at $2.8B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Bolivia trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.