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Bolivia

Latin America & Caribbean · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 16.2%
Current prices2025
64USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 14.7%
Current prices2025
5,107USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.1 pp
Annual change2025
-1.2%
Inflation▲ 14.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
19.5%
Unemployment▼ 0.4 pp
Rate2025
3.3%
Government debt▲ 1.6 pp
General government, gross2025
84.8% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.5 pp
Balance2025
-1.9% of GDP
Population▲ 1.4%
Total2025
12.58million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-12.70.010.01995: 4.7%1996: 4.6%1997: 5.0%1998: 5.7%1999: 0.5%2000: 2.1%2001: 1.6%2002: 2.7%2003: 1.8%2004: 4.1%2005: 4.2%2006: 4.7%2007: 5.0%2008: 6.7%2009: 3.0%2010: 4.5%2011: 5.5%2012: 5.5%2013: 7.1%2014: 5.8%2015: 4.9%2016: 4.3%2017: 4.2%2018: 2.9%2019: 1.5%2020: -12.7%2021: 10.0%2022: 3.7%2023: 2.5%2024: -1.1%2025: -1.2%2026: -3.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection1995200020052010201520202025

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.020.71995: 10.2%1996: 12.4%1997: 4.7%1998: 7.7%1999: 2.2%2000: 4.6%2001: 1.6%2002: 0.9%2003: 3.3%2004: 2.5%2005: 5.4%2006: 4.3%2007: 8.7%2008: 14.0%2009: 3.3%2010: 2.5%2011: 9.9%2012: 4.5%2013: 5.7%2014: 5.8%2015: 4.1%2016: 3.6%2017: 2.8%2018: 2.3%2019: 1.8%2020: 0.9%2021: 0.7%2022: 1.7%2023: 2.6%2024: 5.1%2025: 19.5%2026: 20.7% (IMF projection)IMF projection1995200020052010201520202025

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %10.03.72.5-1.1-1.2-3.3––––
Inflation, average consumer prices %0.71.72.65.119.520.7––––
Unemployment rate %6.94.74.13.73.34.5––––
GDP, current prices USD bn485153556481––––
GDP per capita, current prices USD4,0404,2504,3064,4535,1076,333––––
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD11,20212,30512,90312,89612,92712,692––––
General government gross debt % of GDP68.769.278.383.284.8102.7––––
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.9-6.1-9.5-8.7-11.6-9.3––––
Current account balance % of GDP3.32.2-2.2-2.4-1.91.2––––
Population million11.9412.0812.2412.4112.5812.75––––

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01032000: 66%2001: 74%2002: 77%2003: 85%2004: 81%2005: 73%2006: 49%2007: 35%2008: 32%2009: 34%2010: 33%2011: 31%2012: 31%2013: 31%2014: 32%2015: 34%2016: 38%2017: 42%2018: 44%2019: 49%2020: 67%2021: 69%2022: 69%2023: 78%2024: 83%2025: 85%2026: 103% (IMF projection)IMF projection200020052010201520202025

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-4.80.010.72000: -4.8%2001: -3.0%2002: -3.9%2003: 0.9%2004: 3.3%2005: 5.8%2006: 10.2%2007: 10.7%2008: 10.4%2009: 4.1%2010: 3.8%2011: 1.9%2012: 6.3%2013: 2.9%2014: 1.5%2015: -4.8%2016: -4.6%2017: -4.1%2018: -3.5%2019: -2.8%2020: -0.0%2021: 3.3%2022: 2.2%2023: -2.2%2024: -2.4%2025: -1.9%2026: 1.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection200020052010201520202025

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199514.929.116.746.7
200511.826.311.646.8
201510.225.210.246.0
20248.831.313.153.4

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method4,420USD2025+51.4%
GNI, Atlas method56USD bn2025+72.7%
Exports of goods and services21.4% of GDP2024-21.9 pp
Imports of goods and services25.5% of GDP2024-16.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth68.7years2024+2.6%
Urban population71.6% of total2025+3.2 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)