Travel services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Travel services was 25.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 25.5% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 34.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1983.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 63rd 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 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 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 | 28.1% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -9.4% |
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 | 23.2% | 16.1% | 28.7% | 6 |
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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 travel services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Travel services in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 25.5% 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, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1983.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for travel services?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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.