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Bolivia

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2026)
$15,966
GDP (2026)
$80.7B
GDP growth (2026)
-3.3% ↓
Inflation (2026)
20.7% ↑
Unemployment (2026)
4.5% ↑
Population (2026)
12.7M
Population growth (2026)
1.3% ↓
Gini index (2024)
40.9
Government debt (2026)
102.7% of GDP
Current account (2026)
1.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$620.3M
Life expectancy (2024)
68.7 yrs
Health spending (2023)
6.9% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
79.7%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
98.0/100
Trade openness (2024)
47.0% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
6.91/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$579.9M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2026.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2026)
102.7% of GDP
Current account (2026)
1.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$620.3M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2024)
0.41
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2023)
0.47/1k
Tax revenue (2007)
17.0% of GDP
Services sector (2024)
53.4% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
42.0
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
63.5
ICT service exports (2025)
3.9%
Goods and services tax (2007)
18.1%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2026 * $80.7B $15,966 -3.3% 20.7% 4.5% 12.7M - 102.7% 1.2% - - - - -
2025 $64.3B $12,873 -1.2% 19.5% 3.3% 12.6M - 84.8% -1.9% $620.3M - - - 6.91
2024 $55.3B $12,896 -1.1% 5.1% 3.7% 12.4M 40.9 83.2% -2.4% $357.9M 68.7 - 79.7% 6.91
2023 $52.7B $12,903 2.5% 2.6% 4.1% 12.2M 42.1 78.3% -2.2% $240.1M 68.6 6.9% 77.3% 6.91
2022 $51.3B $12,305 3.7% 1.7% 4.7% 12.1M 41.2 69.2% 2.2% $6.2M 67.4 7.2% 72.6% 6.91
2021 $48.2B $11,202 10.0% 0.7% 6.9% 11.9M 40.9 68.7% 3.3% $583.6M 61.4 8.2% 66.0% 6.91
2020 $42.6B $9,581 -12.7% 0.9% 8.3% 11.8M 43.6 67.5% 0.0% -$1.1B 62.9 8.0% 59.9% 6.91
2019 $49.4B $11,005 1.5% 1.8% 5.0% 11.7M 41.6 48.9% -2.8% -$216.6M 67.8 6.9% 47.5% 6.91
2018 $48.8B $10,758 2.9% 2.3% 4.9% 11.5M 42.6 44.2% -3.5% $302.4M 67.7 6.6% 44.3% 6.91
2017 $46.3B $10,420 4.2% 2.8% 5.1% 11.3M 44.6 41.9% -4.1% $712.5M 67.5 6.5% 43.8% 6.91
2016 $41.6B $9,242 4.3% 3.6% 4.7% 11.2M 45.2 38.2% -4.6% $335.4M 67.4 6.8% 39.7% 6.91
2015 $40.0B $8,757 4.9% 4.1% 4.6% 11.0M 46.7 34.0% -4.8% $554.6M 67.2 6.6% 37.5% 6.91
2014 $39.3B $8,629 5.8% 5.8% 4.0% 10.8M 47.8 31.8% 1.5% $656.6M 67.0 5.9% 34.6% 6.91
2013 $36.0B $8,069 7.1% 5.7% 4.0% 10.7M 47.6 31.0% 2.9% $1.7B 66.8 5.6% 37.0% 6.91
2012 $31.4B $7,184 5.5% 4.5% 3.2% 10.5M 46.6 30.7% 6.3% $1.1B 66.6 5.3% 35.3% 6.91
2011 $27.9B $6,598 5.5% 9.9% 3.8% 10.3M 46.1 30.5% 1.9% $858.9M 66.3 5.2% 30.0% 6.94
2010 $22.7B $6,245 4.5% 2.5% 4.4% 10.2M - 32.8% 3.8% $622.0M 66.0 5.2% 22.4% 7.02
2009 $20.1B $6,024 3.0% 3.3% 4.9% 10.0M 49.2 34.1% 4.1% $423.0M 65.7 5.2% 16.8% 7.02
2008 $19.1B $5,890 6.7% 14.0% 4.4% 9.9M 50.8 32.4% 10.4% $512.3M 65.3 4.6% 12.5% 7.24
2007 $14.9B $5,537 5.0% 8.7% 7.7% 9.7M 54.5 35.5% 10.7% $366.3M 64.9 4.7% 10.5% 7.85
2006 $12.9B $5,244 4.7% 4.3% 8.0% 9.5M 56.7 48.6% 10.2% $280.8M 64.5 4.7% 6.2% 8.01
2005 $10.8B $4,938 4.2% 5.4% 8.1% 9.4M 58.5 73.2% 5.8% -$238.6M 64.2 5.1% 5.2% 8.07
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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