Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 13.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bolivia, 1993–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bolivia is 13.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bolivia peaked at 13.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2001.
Bolivia ranks 44th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.0% | — |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 13.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 13.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.9%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +33.0% | 9.8% | 13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.9% | 13.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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, weighted mean, primary products in Bolivia?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Bolivia was 13.3% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2001.
- How does Bolivia rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Bolivia ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).