Bolivia, Plurinational State of

GDP (million current US$, 2017) 37 122 Rank in world trade, 2017 Exports Imports
GDP per capita (US$, 2015-2017) 3 194 Merchandise 95 100
Current account balance (% GDP, 2017) -5.8 excluding intra-EU trade 70 75
Trade per capita (US$, 2015-2017) 938 Commercial services 118 95
Trade (% GDP, 2015-2017) 29.4 excluding intra-EU trade 91 69

MERCHANDISE TRADE
Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2017 2010-2017 2016 2017
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. 7 714 3 -16 10
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. 9 257 7 -12 9
2017 2017
Share in world total exports (%) 0.04 Share in world total imports (%) 0.05
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2016) By main commodity group, % (2016)

Agricultural products: 20.9 Fuels and mining products: 63.7 Agricultural products: 9.2 Fuels and mining products: 9.8
Manufactures: 4.9 Other: 10.5 Manufactures: 79.8 Other: 1.3

By main destination, % (2017) By main origin, % (2017)

Brazil: 18.5 Argentina: 15.7 China: 21.8 Brazil: 16.8

European Union (28): 9.7 Korea, Republic of: 7.8 Argentina: 12.5 European Union (28): 11.3
United States of America: 7.4 Other: 41 United States of America: 8 Other: 29.6

Agricultural Products
Value Value
Top exported products (Million US$) 2017 . Top imported products (Million US$) 2017
HS2304 Solid residues from soya-bean oil 352 HS2106 Other food preparations 111
HS1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions 195 HS1101 Wheat or meslin flour 101
HS0801 Coconuts, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts 169 HS1901 Malt extract 43
HS1008 Buckwheat, millet and canary seed 74 HS2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 39
HS1207 Other oil seeds, oleaginous fruits 34 HS1704 Sugar confectionery 30
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products
Exports Imports
0% 20% 40% 0% 5% 10% 15% Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2017 2010-2017 2016 2017
HS2304 HS2106 Exports 1 098 0 1 -27
HS1507 HS1101 Imports 787 9 6 7
HS0801 HS1901
HS1008 HS2309
HS1207 HS1704

Non-Agricultural Products
Value Value
Top exported products (Million US$) 2017 Top imported products (Million US$) 2017
HS2711 Petroleum gases 2 625 HS2710 Petroleum oils, other than crude 929
HS2608 Zinc ores and concentrates 1 352 HS8703 Motor cars for transport of persons 461
HS7108 Gold 1 029 HS8704 Motor vehicles for goods transport 271
HS2616 Precious metal ores and concentrate 565 HS3808 Insecticides, rodenticides 249
HS8001 Unwrought tin 326 HS7214 Other iron bar not further worked 204
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products
Exports Imports
0% 20% 40% 60% 0% 5% 10% 15% Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2017 2010-2017 2016 2017
HS2711 HS2710 Exports 6 754 2 -23 21
HS2608 HS8703 Imports 8 510 7 -15 11
HS7108 HS8704
HS2616 HS3808
HS8001 HS7214
 TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES
Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2017 2010-2017 2016 2017
Commercial services exports 1 339 10 0 10
Commercial services imports 2 985 15 1 6
2017 2017
Share in world total exports (%) 0.03 Share in world total imports (%) 0.06
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2017) By main services item, % (2017)

Transport: 28.3 Travel: 55.9 Transport: 25.8 Travel: 27.2

Other commercial services: 10.2 Goods-related services: 5.6 Other commercial services: 27.8 Goods-related services: 19.2

By main destination By main origin

Value Annual percentage change

FATS sales 2017 2010-2017 2016 2017
Inward (million US$) … … … …
Outward (million US$) … … … …

Transport
Bolivia, Plurinational State of World Value Annual percentage change
600 Million US$ 2017 2010-2017 2016 2017
500
400
Exports 380 28 -2 27
300 Imports 770 7 -7 7
200
100 Exports Value Share (%) Imports Value Share (%)
0 By sea (2017) 0 0.0 By sea (2017) 243 31.6
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
By air (2017) 170 44.7 By air (2017) 200 26.0
Transport exports (Index 2010=100) By other (2017) 202 53.2 By other (2017) 316 41.0

Travel
Bolivia, Plurinational State of World
300 Value Annual percentage change
Million US$ 2017 2010-2017 2016 2017
200
Exports 748 13 2 5
100 Imports 812 15 15 -1

0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)

Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services

Exports of OCS by main item (2017) Million US$ Value Annual percentage change
2017 2010-2017 2016 2017
4.1 ICTs Other commercial services
Exports 136 -1 7 -2
Other business Imports 830 13 -9 11
18.0 services
49.2
Intellectual property 2017 2010-2017 2016 2017
28.8
Other
Goods-related services
Exports 75 -10 -21 6
Imports a 574 … 8 7

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Patent applications, 2016 Trademark applications, 2016 Industrial design applications, 2016
Residents Non-residents Total Residents Non-residents Total Residents Non-residents Total
12 241 253 3 000 4 923 7 923 40 23 63

a Break in series: 2014.