Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Bolivia, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 15.5% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Bolivia peaked at 33.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1984.
Bolivia ranks 171st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.1% | — |
| 1961 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 18.4% | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 17.6% | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 16.5% | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 19.4% | +17.9% |
| 1966 | 17.8% | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 17.3% | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 15.5% | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 15.3% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 13.1% | -14.6% |
| 1971 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | +25.5% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 17.8% | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 14.6% | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 15.8% | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 14.8% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | -40.9% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | -33.6% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +89.1% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | +32.1% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 12.1% | -24.5% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | +28.0% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -18.7% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | -13.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 15.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 15.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.0%, 53% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +89.1% | 6.1% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 15.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 12.2% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 6.1% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 14.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 20.9% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 20.0% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 15.5% | 23.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Bolivia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -6.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Bolivia?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Bolivia was 15.5% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1984.
- How does Bolivia rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Bolivia ranks 171st out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).