Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 11.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bolivia, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bolivia is 11.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bolivia peaked at 11.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2006.
That places Bolivia 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.0% | — |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 11.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 11.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 3 |
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- 72 Cape Verde 12.6% compare
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- 74 Mozambique 12.3% compare
- 76 Comoros 11.8% compare
- 77 Yemen 11.7% compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 11.7% compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bolivia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Bolivia was 11.9% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Bolivia ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).