Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Bolivia
Bolivia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 156.49 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Bolivia, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Bolivia stood at 156.49 million BoP, current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 8,858.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Bolivia peaked at 256.54 million BoP, current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, -111.13 million BoP, current US$, in 2020.
Bolivia ranks 86th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 500,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | -80.0% |
| 1982 | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | -90.0% |
| 1985 | 200,000 BoP, current US$ | +1900.0% |
| 1986 | 400,000 BoP, current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 1.70 million BoP, current US$ | +325.0% |
| 1988 | 1.90 million BoP, current US$ | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ | -47.4% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million BoP, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +81.8% |
| 1992 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.20 million BoP, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 2.10 million BoP, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 2.40 million BoP, current US$ | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.58 million BoP, current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.60 million BoP, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.78 million BoP, current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -28.81 million BoP, current US$ | -1060.2% |
| 2011 | 274,767 BoP, current US$ | -101.0% |
| 2012 | -10.85 million BoP, current US$ | -4050.4% |
| 2013 | -21.98 million BoP, current US$ | +102.5% |
| 2014 | -33.11 million BoP, current US$ | +50.6% |
| 2015 | -1.79 million BoP, current US$ | -94.6% |
| 2016 | 88.87 million BoP, current US$ | -5073.7% |
| 2017 | 79.69 million BoP, current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2018 | -84.47 million BoP, current US$ | -206.0% |
| 2019 | 48.31 million BoP, current US$ | -157.2% |
| 2020 | -111.13 million BoP, current US$ | -330.0% |
| 2021 | 91.33 million BoP, current US$ | -182.2% |
| 2022 | -80.79 million BoP, current US$ | -188.5% |
| 2023 | 256.54 million BoP, current US$ | -417.5% |
| 2024 | 133.40 million BoP, current US$ | -48.0% |
| 2025 | 156.49 million BoP, current US$ | +17.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 156.49 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 156.49 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.62 million BoP, current US$, 8.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +5073.7% | -1.79 million BoP, current US$ | 88.87 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2012 | -4050.4% | 274,767 BoP, current US$ | -10.85 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1985 | +1900.0% | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 200,000 BoP, current US$ |
| 2010 | -1060.2% | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | -28.81 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2023 | +417.5% | -80.79 million BoP, current US$ | 256.54 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2020 | -330.0% | 48.31 million BoP, current US$ | -111.13 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 4 |
| 1980s | 601,000 BoP, current US$ | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 1.90 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 million BoP, current US$ | 1.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 million BoP, current US$ | 2.58 million BoP, current US$ | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 million BoP, current US$ | -84.47 million BoP, current US$ | 88.87 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.31 million BoP, current US$ | -111.13 million BoP, current US$ | 256.54 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 83 Belarus 175.69 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 84 Bahamas 162.94 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 85 Uzbekistan 158.18 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 87 Equatorial Guinea 153.78 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 88 Cambodia 138.51 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 89 Madagascar 134.39 million BoP, current US$ compare
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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Bolivia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Bolivia was 156.49 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 256.54 million BoP, current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -111.13 million BoP, current US$ in 2020.
- How does Bolivia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Bolivia ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,858.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.