# Plurinational State of Bolivia to IRL HS 901890 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 62/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $732.5M
- Buyer market growth: +5.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 41.0%

## What the signal means

The signal points to a newly observed exporter-to-buyer relationship in the available reporting. It is a prompt for market research, not a forecast, order, or guarantee of commercial access. Compare demand, suppliers, access, and route history together before acting.

## Market opportunity

- Latest buyer imports: $732.5M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $896.8M
- Supplier countries observed: 100
- Average buyer imports: $340.0M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $732.5M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +7.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +5.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 41.0%
- Market concentration: 1,989
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 41.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,751 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 11 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $99.2K
- GDP per-person growth: +12.0%
- Population: 5,028k
- GDP: $498.6B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 28.2%
- Savings rate: 45.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Plurinational State of Bolivia to IRL route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 901890 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $26.2K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $31.3K | +19.3% |
| 1997 | $116.5K | +272.7% |
| 1998 | $52.4K | -55.1% |
| 1999 | $128.5K | +145.4% |
| 2000 | $79.4K | -38.2% |
| 2001 | $68.0K | -14.4% |
| 2002 | $92.1K | +35.5% |
| 2003 | $129.2K | +40.3% |
| 2004 | $34.4K | -73.4% |
| 2005 | $35.1K | +2.1% |
| 2006 | $43.2K | +23.0% |
| 2007 | $66.8K | +54.7% |
| 2008 | $243.5K | +264.7% |
| 2009 | $390.8K | +60.5% |
| 2010 | $830.9K | +112.6% |
| 2011 | $584.0K | -29.7% |
| 2012 | $552.8K | -5.4% |
| 2013 | $1.3M | +127.9% |
| 2014 | $2.6M | +108.4% |
| 2015 | $3.6M | +36.3% |
| 2016 | $2.1M | -40.3% |
| 2017 | $788.1K | -63.2% |
| 2018 | $471.0K | -40.2% |
| 2019 | $375.7K | -20.2% |
| 2020 | $202.4K | -46.1% |
| 2021 | $563.1K | +178.2% |
| 2022 | $779.7K | +38.5% |
| 2023 | $534.1K | -31.5% |
| 2024 | $983.2K | +84.1% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to AUS | HS 870323 | New corridor | $6.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-aus-870323) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to SGP | HS 848690 | New corridor | $4.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-sgp-848690) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to India | HS 852990 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-ind-852990) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to Germany | HS 870880 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-deu-870880) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to Germany | HS 760612 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-deu-760612) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to GBR | HS 850760 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-gbr-850760) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to KOR | HS 854140 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-kor-854140) |
| Plurinational State of Bolivia to Germany | HS 710813 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/bol-deu-710813) |

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a new corridor signal mean?

It identifies an exporter, buyer market, and HS6 combination included in the available new-corridor signal set for 2024. It is a research prompt, not a guarantee of demand or sales.

### Is the market opportunity reported trade?

Reported buyer imports and exporter share are observations. Any projection or share-gap measure is calculated from the available data and should not be treated as an order or forecast.

### What should exporters check next?

Validate product fit, buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, competition, and the depth of product-level history before pursuing the route.

## Method

The signal is a calculated research indicator based on available reported trade observations. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-02). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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