Merchandise trade in Bolivia
Bolivia: Merchandise trade was 30.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Bolivia, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Bolivia is 30.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Bolivia peaked at 73.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1984.
That places Bolivia 174th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.4% | — |
| 1961 | 33.2% | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 35.0% | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 43.5% | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 39.6% | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 35.6% | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 34.3% | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 32.0% | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 30.7% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 38.9% | +26.7% |
| 1974 | 45.1% | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 41.7% | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 38.7% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 37.4% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 35.4% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 31.0% | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 24.7% | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | -19.9% |
| 1985 | 24.4% | +24.2% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | +35.6% |
| 1987 | 30.7% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 25.9% | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 30.4% | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 31.9% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 37.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | -19.3% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.7% | 32.4% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 30.7% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 19.7% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 31.9% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 36.4% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 37.3% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 30.5% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More private sector data for Bolivia
- 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$), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 797.1 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Bolivia?
- Merchandise trade in Bolivia was 30.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1984.
- How does Bolivia rank for merchandise trade?
- Bolivia ranks 174th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.