Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 20.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Bolivia, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 20.5% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Bolivia peaked at 31.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1965.
Bolivia ranks 86th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.4% | — |
| 1963 | 2.3% | -33.9% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | -28.6% |
| 1966 | 4.6% | +153.0% |
| 1967 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | -45.0% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | +67.5% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | +43.1% |
| 1974 | 4.6% | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 9.8% | +83.2% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | -28.5% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -59.0% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | +34.4% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -38.9% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +44.9% |
| 1986 | 9.2% | +144.8% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | +46.4% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +34.1% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | +49.7% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 27.5% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -24.9% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -29.7% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +43.6% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -7.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 20.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 20.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 63% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +153.0% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| 1986 | +144.8% | 3.7% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 2.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 2.6% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 13.9% | 29.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 14.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.5% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.3% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More private sector data for Bolivia
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 8.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 771.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Bolivia?
- Food exports in Bolivia was 20.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1965.
- How does Bolivia rank for food exports?
- Bolivia ranks 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.