Bolivia: Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Bolivia's imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) fell 0.7% on 2024 (from US$11.7 billion to US$11.62 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.7% and a typical year strayed about 16.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 42.6% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 37.5% in 1982. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Bolivia had the 103rd highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Bolivia in the 2025 ranking

• Albania — 100th of 136: US$13.07 billion
• Moldova — 101st of 136: US$12.29 billion
• Lao PDR — 102nd of 136: US$11.83 billion
• Mozambique — 104th of 136: US$11.05 billion
• Jamaica — 105th of 136: US$9.82 billion
• Trinidad and Tobago — 106th of 136: US$9.6 billion

What this measures

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Discrepancies may arise in the balance of payments because there is no single source for balance of payments data and therefore no way to ensure that the data are fully consistent. Sources include customs data, monetary accounts of the banking system, external debt records, information provided by enterprises, surveys to estimate service transactions, and foreign exchange records. Differences in collection methods - such as in timing, definitions of residence and ownership, and the exchange rate used to value transactions - contribute to net errors and omissions. In addition, smuggling and other illegal or quasi-legal transactions may be unrecorded or misrecorded.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 50 values

Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$1.41 billion (2025)
• Argentina — US$101.73 billion (2025)
• Aruba — US$2.57 billion (2023)
• Bahamas, The — US$7.07 billion (2024)
• Barbados — US$2.21 billion (2017)
• Belize — US$1.73 billion (2025)
• Brazil — US$395.84 billion (2025)
• Chile — US$108.46 billion (2025)
• Colombia — US$86.34 billion (2025)
• Costa Rica

More economic policy & debt data for Bolivia

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$579.91 million (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$579.91 million (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$64.77 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 447.55 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$37.21 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 329.37 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$5,148 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 35,571 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$2,957 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 26,178 (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Bolivia's imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP)?

US$11.62 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is up 1,662% from US$659.4 million in 1976 (6.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$13.46 billion in 2022 and the lowest US$659.4 million in 1976.

How does Bolivia rank?

103rd highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) unusual for Bolivia?

In 2025, Bolivia's imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) fell 0.7% on 2024 (from US$11.7 billion to US$11.62 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.7% and a typical year strayed about 16.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.GNFS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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