Bolivia - Economy
How is the economy of Bolivia? Based on the information we have, Bolivia has a resource-rich economy benefits during commodity booms; has bestowed juridical rights to Mother Earth, impacting extraction industries; increasing Chinese lithium mining trade relations; hard hit by COVID-19; increased fiscal spending amid poverty increases; rampant banking and finance corruption. Key agricultural products in this country include: sugarcane, soybeans, potatoes, maize, rice, sorghum, milk, chicken, plantains, wheat (2022).
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Labor force 6.114 million (2023 est.)
Industrial production growth rate 1% (2023 est.)
Industries mining, smelting, electricity, petroleum, food and beverages, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry
Population below poverty line 39% (2020 est.)
Taxes and other revenues 39.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Fiscal year
Exchange rates
Currency bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2023 6.91 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2022 6.91 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2021 6.91 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020 6.91 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2019 6.91 (2019 est.)
Debt - external
Debt - external 2022 $9.862 billion (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023 $1.8 billion (2023 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 $3.752 billion (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 $4.73 billion (2021 est.)
Current account balance
Current account balance 2023 -$1.247 billion (2023 est.)
Current account balance 2022 $939.089 million (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2021 $1.582 billion (2021 est.)
Public debt
Public debt 2017 49% of GDP (2017 est.)
Budget
Revenues $11.796 billion (2019 est.)
Expenditures $14.75 billion (2019 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Remittances
Remittances 2023 3.21% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022 3.32% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021 3.51% of GDP (2021 est.)
Household income
Lowest 10% 1.8% (2021 est.)
Highest 10% 30.3% (2021 est.)
Average household expenditures
On food 29% of household expenditures (2022 est.)
On alcohol and tobacco 2.1% of household expenditures (2022 est.)
Imports
Imports 2023 $13.13 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2022 $13.462 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $10.187 billion (2021 est.)
Imports (partners) Brazil 20%, China 19%, Chile 13%, Peru 9%, Argentina 6% (2022)
Comodities Imports force refined petroleum, cars, pesticides, plastic products, trucks (2022)
Exports
Imports 2023 $13.13 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2022 $13.462 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021 $10.187 billion (2021 est.)
Exports (partners) India 16%, Brazil 14%, Argentina 13%, Colombia 8%, Japan 7% (2022)
Comodities Exports force natural gas, gold, zinc ore, soybean meal, soybean oil (2022)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 $119.785 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 $116.927 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 $112.858 billion (2021 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $45.85 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP Per capita
Real GDP per capita 2023 $9,700 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022 $9,600 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2021 $9,300 (2021 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
Agriculture 12.5% (2023 est.)
Industry 24.8% (2023 est.)
Services 51.3% (2023 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use
Household consumption 67.6% (2023 est.)
Government consumption 19.3% (2023 est.)
Investment in fixed capital 17.5% (2023 est.)
Investment in inventories -0.9% (2022 est.)
Exports of goods and services 27.3% (2023 est.)
Imports of goods and services -31.6% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate 2023 3.08% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2022 3.55% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2021 5.09% (2021 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Total 5.3% (2023 est.)
Male 4.5% (2023 est.)
Female 6.3% (2023 est.)
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Bolivia is found in South America