Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Bolivia
Bolivia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 41.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Bolivia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Bolivia stood at 41.1%.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Bolivia peaked at 65.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1964.
Bolivia ranks 36th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.9% | — |
| 1961 | 8.4% | -29.9% |
| 1962 | 3.7% | -56.0% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -46.7% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +19.7% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | +107.7% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | +68.5% |
| 1968 | 7.3% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 8.1% | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 8.2% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 10.3% | +24.8% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | +130.5% |
| 1973 | 27.5% | +16.2% |
| 1974 | 30.9% | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 37.2% | +20.5% |
| 1976 | 33.7% | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 25.7% | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 27.8% | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 35.2% | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 44.9% | +27.6% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 57.5% | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 55.1% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 56.4% | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 47.5% | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 43.6% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 51.4% | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +40.9% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | -7.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 41.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 41.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 2.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +130.5% | 10.3% | 23.7% |
| 1966 | +107.7% | 2.2% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 1.8% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.2% | 8.2% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.6% | 35.2% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 29.8% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 34.5% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 44.1% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 38.4% | 45.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More private sector data for Bolivia
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Bolivia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Bolivia was 41.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1964.
- How does Bolivia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Bolivia ranks 36th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.