International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Bolivia
Bolivia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 274.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bolivia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bolivia is 274.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bolivia peaked at 937.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Bolivia 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 48.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 54.00 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 57.00 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 60.00 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 75.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 77.00 million current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 83.00 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 80.00 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 138.00 million current US$ | +72.5% |
| 2004 | 164.00 million current US$ | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 186.00 million current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 273.00 million current US$ | +46.8% |
| 2007 | 304.00 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 281.00 million current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 290.00 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 313.00 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 298.00 million current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 361.00 million current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 521.00 million current US$ | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 808.00 million current US$ | +55.1% |
| 2015 | 711.00 million current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 818.00 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 829.00 million current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 866.00 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 937.00 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 274.00 million current US$ | -70.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 274.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 274.00 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142.00 million current US$, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -70.8% | 937.00 million current US$ | 274.00 million current US$ |
| 2003 | +72.5% | 80.00 million current US$ | 138.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.80 million current US$ | 48.00 million current US$ | 75.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 187.60 million current US$ | 77.00 million current US$ | 304.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 646.20 million current US$ | 298.00 million current US$ | 937.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 274.00 million current US$ | 274.00 million current US$ | 274.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 94 Costa Rica 300.00 million current US$ compare
- 95 Lesotho 276.00 million current US$ compare
- 95 Moldova 276.00 million current US$ compare
- 98 Nepal 263.00 million current US$ compare
- 99 Guatemala 256.00 million current US$ compare
- 100 Congo 251.00 million current US$ compare
- 100 Laos 251.00 million current US$ compare
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)
- Food exports 20.5% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bolivia?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Bolivia was 274.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 937.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Bolivia rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Bolivia ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.