International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Bolivia
Bolivia: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 4.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Bolivia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Bolivia stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 56.6% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Bolivia peaked at 10.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.
That places Bolivia 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.6% | — |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +74.8% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -56.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 4.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.5% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
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)
- 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 in Bolivia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Bolivia was 4.0% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- How does Bolivia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Bolivia ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.