Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.3308 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 181st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1762 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2621 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1981 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1762 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 178 Cameroon 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 Kenya 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Israel 0.1563 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Colombia 0.1541 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Ghana 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Bangladesh 0.152 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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$), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3308 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.