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$43.1BCURRENT US$
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59%CURRENT US$
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$25.5TCURRENT US$
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56.7%CURRENT US$
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$3,523CURRENT US$
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37.5%CURRENT US$
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$76,399CURRENT US$
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About

Bolivia-United States Trade: In 2022, Bolivia exported $389M to United States. The main products that Bolivia exported to United States were Raw Tin ($171M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($43.2M), and Buckwheat ($20.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bolivia to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $681M in 2017 to $389M in 2022.

In 2022, Bolivia did not export any services to United States.

United States-Bolivia Trade: In 2022, United States exported $544M to Bolivia. The main products that United States exported to Bolivia were Refined Petroleum ($53.6M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($33.2M), and Computers ($24.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Bolivia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.71%,  from $657M in 2017 to $544M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Bolivia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Bolivia ranked 106 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 93 in total exports ($13.8B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Bolivia exported $389M to United States. The main products exported from Bolivia to United States were Raw Tin ($171M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($43.2M), and Buckwheat ($20.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bolivia to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $681M in 2017 to $389M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $544M to Bolivia. The main products exported from United States to Bolivia were Refined Petroleum ($53.6M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($33.2M), and Computers ($24.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Bolivia have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $657M in 2022 to $544M in 2017.

Exports from Bolivia (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Bolivia (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bolivia
Top Destination
India$2.27B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

This map shows whether countries import more from Bolivia or United States. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Bolivia and United States or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Bolivia than from United States.

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Bolivia included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Bolivia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bolivia - United States

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Bolivia and United States by product, considering products traded by both, Bolivia and United States.

During 2022, Bolivia had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Metals ($174M), Vegetable Products ($73.6M), and Precious Metals ($28.8M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Bolivia in the exports of Machines ($182M), Chemical Products ($79.1M), and Transportation ($67.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bolivia United States+$25.9MGold
Top Product Potential United States Bolivia+$84.1MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Bolivia and United States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Bolivia indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Bolivia.

Product Space of Bolivia (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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