Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Bolivia?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit in Bolivia

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit in Bolivia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Bolivia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit was 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 5.8%

World rank

151st

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.3311 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

All-time low

0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1984

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Bolivia, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Bolivia peaked at 0.3311 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.

That places Bolivia 151st out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bolivia, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1962	0.2079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
1963	0.2021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1964	0.1831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1965	0.2161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.0%
1966	0.2008 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1967	0.194 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1968	0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1969	0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1970	0.1494 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1971	0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1972	0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1973	0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1974	0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.8%
1975	0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
1976	0.1943 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1977	0.1638 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1978	0.1836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
1979	0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1980	0.1532 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1981	0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1982	0.0813 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.6%
1983	0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
1984	0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.0%
1985	0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+95.1%
1986	0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.5%
1987	0.1707 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1988	0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
1989	0.1306 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1990	0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1991	0.183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.5%
1992	0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1993	0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1994	0.1988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1995	0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1996	0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1997	0.2427 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
1998	0.2884 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.8%
1999	0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
2000	0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2001	0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2002	0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2003	0.2087 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2004	0.2147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2005	0.245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
2006	0.2552 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2007	0.2734 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2008	0.3058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
2009	0.2639 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2010	0.2852 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
2011	0.3311 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
2012	0.317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2013	0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2014	0.3234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2015	0.2982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2016	0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
2017	0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.1%
2018	0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2019	0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2020	0.1643 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
2021	0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
2022	0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
2023	0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

Bolivia's 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3347 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Bolivia's 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3042 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 72% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit 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
1985	+95.1%	0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1681 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1707 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2884 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2449 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2087 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2734 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3311 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1643 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

148 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
149 Kuwait 0.2263 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
150 Eritrea 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
152 San Marino 0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
153 United Kingdom 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
154 Gabon 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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)

All data for Bolivia →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Bolivia?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Bolivia was 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Bolivia?: The highest recorded value was 0.3311 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Bolivia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
How does Bolivia rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Bolivia ranks 151st out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Bolivia?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.