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Bolivia — Market Overview

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🇧🇴 Bolivia

Bolivia is best understood through commodity exports and state-led demand, because gas and mining still drive external balances while public spending and local liquidity shape the domestic cycle. The cleanest read usually comes from gas and mineral export income, fiscal and reserve pressure, and whether domestic credit conditions remain stable enough to support consumption.

Mapa regional

Datos clave

Bolivia de un vistazo

Capital

La Paz

Currency

Bolivian Boliviano (Bs)

Primary exchange

Bolsa Boliviana de Valores

Central bank

Bolivia Central Bank

Region

Americas

Time zone

America/La_Paz

Fuente: INE Bolivia,

Country dashboard

Por qué importa este mercado

This first pass is built as a reusable country page instead of a static essay. The page now combines a stylized country map, a switchable line-chart explorer, and linked peer countries so users can move from Bolivia into the rest of the region without losing the macro frame.

Explorador macro

Cambia de variable sin perder el contexto del país

GDP, inflation, labor, policy, and industrial activity are shown on a quarterly path from 2000 onward, while debt and the local equity benchmark come in when usable history exists. This keeps the page focused on fiscal room and macro regime while the broader official country pipeline keeps expanding.

Real GDP growth

Bolivia starter GDP-growth path anchored to sourced country profile readings; full official historical wiring is still pending.

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Variables disponibles

Real GDP growth

2.1%
Tendencia 1A-4.0%
Crecimiento medio-1.2%

Qué señala esto

GDP growth is published quarterly and annualized, so each point captures how fast real output was expanding or contracting versus the prior quarter at an annual rate. It matters because it is the broadest scorecard of domestic economic momentum and sets the backdrop for revenues, employment, and policy expectations. Versus a year ago, the series is lower by 4.0%, which points to a softer or less supportive backdrop on this measure. Across the displayed window, the broader trend is still downward.

Comercio y posición externa

Exportaciones, servicios y balanza externa

En lugar de un muro genérico de tarjetas macro, esta sección se centra en cómo el país capta demanda del exterior, dónde está su ventaja comercial y cómo evoluciona la balanza externa.

Comercio total BoliviaBs25,8 mil M
Bienes
Servicios
Bienes
Servicios
ExportaciónBs11,8 mil M
Bs14,0 mil MImportación
Balanza externa2024
Exportaciones +Bs11,8 mil M
Importaciones -Bs14,0 mil M
Saldo-Bs2260,0 M
Bs11,8 mil M
Total exports

The full export figure, combining goods and services in one line. It is the cleanest way to read how much external demand Bolivia is capturing across both physical products and higher-value intangible flows.

Bs9060,0 M
Goods exports

This is the merchandise side of exports: industrial supplies, capital goods, autos, food, and other physical products. It matters because it reflects the health of manufacturing, energy, aerospace, and the broader global industrial cycle.

Bs1150,0 M
Services exports

This is the intangible side: finance, travel, licensing, business services, and IP-linked flows. It matters because it shows where Bolivia is strongest in higher-margin, knowledge-intensive, and branded service activities.

Composición del comercio

Qué exporta el país

Socios comerciales

Dónde comercia el país

Enfoque en materias primas

Exposición a materias primas

Trade openness47.0%

Trade in goods and services equaled 47.0% of GDP in 2024. This is a quick read on how externally exposed the economy is.

Services share of exports9.8%

Services represented 9.8% of total exports in the latest reading, which helps show whether the export mix leans more toward intangibles or merchandise.

Manufactures share6.5%

Manufactures accounted for 6.5% of merchandise exports in 2024.

Fuel share18.9%

Fuel exports accounted for 18.9% of merchandise exports in 2024, useful for reading commodity exposure.

Food share22.2%

Food exports accounted for 22.2% of merchandise exports in 2024, adding context on agricultural exposure.

Qué vigilar

Marco de lectura

01

gas and mining exports

Bolivia should first be read through gas and mining exports. When this regime shifts, local multiples and sector leadership usually shift with it.

02

public spending

The cleanest read usually comes from gas and mineral export income, fiscal and reserve pressure, and whether domestic credit conditions remain stable enough to support consumption. That makes public spending one of the most important signals for revising the country narrative.

03

domestic credit stability

The final layer is domestic credit stability, because it determines whether the macro backdrop turns into sustainable earnings support for the Bolivia General Index.

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