Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bolivia, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.8% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
The figure is up 24.7% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bolivia peaked at 12.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -2.7%, in 2020.
Bolivia ranks 153rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -91.1% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +643.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -71.7% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +478.2% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | +21.6% |
| 1976 | -0.3% | -111.6% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | -87.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -923.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +158.7% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +30.8% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +24.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -56.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -76.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +63.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +35.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +246.9% |
| 1988 | -0.2% | -125.1% |
| 1989 | -0.5% | +135.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -208.0% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +74.2% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +69.5% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +30.9% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +168.6% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +43.8% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -28.1% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -71.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -69.5% |
| 2005 | -2.5% | -435.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -198.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +29.7% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -65.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -41.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +57.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -59.7% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -170.7% |
| 2020 | -2.7% | +504.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -145.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -99.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +3648.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +42.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +24.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 33% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +3648.7% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 1978 | +923.0% | -0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1972 | +643.0% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 2020 | -504.5% | -0.4% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | -0.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 0.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | -2.5% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -0.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -2.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More economy & growth data for Bolivia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9744 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 517.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 487.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.29 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0045 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bolivia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Bolivia was 0.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7% in 2020.
- How does Bolivia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Bolivia ranks 153rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.