Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 8.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Bolivia, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 8.3% for manufactures exports in 2025.
The figure is up 27.2% on the previous year and up 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Bolivia peaked at 38.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1968.
Bolivia ranks 148th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.0% | — |
| 1963 | 7.1% | +43.0% |
| 1964 | 5.3% | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 4.3% | -19.1% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | -26.5% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -89.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | +40.6% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +593.2% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -77.9% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +392.3% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | -22.5% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +58.3% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -30.3% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -40.1% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +36.0% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +29.2% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -30.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -68.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -52.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +617.3% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +364.8% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +36.8% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +30.6% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | -25.8% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +87.0% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +40.8% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | -29.1% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -32.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -37.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +39.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -34.3% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +111.2% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +27.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 8.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 8.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 35% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +617.3% | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| 1970 | +593.2% | 0.4% | 3.0% |
| 1973 | +392.3% | 0.6% | 2.8% |
| 1992 | +364.8% | 2.7% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 0.3% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 12.5% | 38.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 5.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 8.3% | 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)
- Food exports 20.5% (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 manufactures exports in Bolivia?
- Manufactures exports in Bolivia was 8.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1968.
- How does Bolivia rank for manufactures exports?
- Bolivia ranks 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.1%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.