Trade, Overall in Bolivia
Bolivia: Trade, Overall was 0.7774 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Bolivia, 1974–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade, overall in Bolivia is 0.7774, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Bolivia peaked at 0.9448 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1983.
Bolivia ranks 63rd of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3333 | — |
| 1975 | 0.3333 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3333 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3333 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3333 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3333 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3333 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2 | -40.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1333 | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1 | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3667 | +266.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3667 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7513 | +104.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7846 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7846 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7846 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7846 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7846 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8468 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8115 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.814 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8146 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8812 | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8813 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8821 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.918 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9176 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9123 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9193 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.931 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9361 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9424 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9448 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.878 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8667 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8466 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8525 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7841 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7784 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7774 | -0.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.7774 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6957, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.7774 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9033, 86% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +266.7% | 0.1 | 0.3667 |
| 1987 | +104.9% | 0.3667 | 0.7513 |
| 1981 | -40.0% | 0.3333 | 0.2 |
| 1982 | -33.3% | 0.2 | 0.1333 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.3921 | 0.1 | 0.7846 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8286 | 0.7846 | 0.8821 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9166 | 0.8667 | 0.9448 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8078 | 0.7774 | 0.8525 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More trade data for Bolivia
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.68 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.65 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.37 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.97 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 67.76 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.9058 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 34.27 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 39.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Bolivia?
- Trade, overall in Bolivia was 0.7774 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9448 in 2007.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1983.
- How does Bolivia rank for trade, overall?
- Bolivia ranks 63rd out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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