Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Bolivia, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 19.7% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bolivia peaked at 34.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1983.
Bolivia ranks 101st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23.2% | — |
| 1977 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 20.0% | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 16.9% | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 23.1% | +37.1% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 19.8% | +18.4% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -55.9% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | +48.1% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 22.5% | +88.6% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 21.1% | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 21.5% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -30.8% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +26.8% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +35.5% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -34.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -51.1% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +40.6% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | -27.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 19.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 19.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 16.9% | 23.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 8.7% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 14.2% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 17.1% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 18.3% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 16.1% | 28.7% | 6 |
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 travel services in Bolivia?
- Travel services in Bolivia was 19.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1983.
- How does Bolivia rank for travel services?
- Bolivia ranks 101st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.