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Bolivia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Bolivia

Latin America & Caribbean Capital La Paz Lower middle income Nation age 201 years (since 1825) i BOL · BO
NationsTree Index 2025 i40.0129th of 196 Tree height 2025 i7.2 msee ranking Military strength i54percentile
Population i12.6 m78th of 217 Area i1,098,580 km²27th of 216 GDP i$64.77 bn88th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$161.97 bn intl.89th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$12,873 intl.129th of 199 Life expectancy i68.7 years163rd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i30
Strength · trunk i38
Quality of life · crown i51
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i35
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i51
CSV

In short

Bolivia is 129th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 40.0 out of 100; its tree is 7.2 m tall.

It has 12.6 million people and an economy of $161.97 bn at purchasing power parity, 89th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) (1st of 55), Renewable freshwater per person (26th of 183) and Unemployment (38th of 187).

Its weakest positions: DPT immunization (186th of 193), GDP growth (202nd of 210) and Government budget balance (183rd of 192).

Over five years it climbed from 142nd to 129th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 1,098,580 27th/216
Land area ikm² 1,087,959 27th/216
Population ipeople 12.6 m 78th/217
Population growth i% 1.35% 76th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 11.4 201st/216
Urban population i% 71.6% 83rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 29.4% 74th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 5.7% 139th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $64.77 bn 88th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $161.97 bn 89th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $138.41 bn 89th/199
GDP per person iUSD $5,148 137th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $12,873 129th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $4,420 134th/201
GDP growth i% -1.6% 202nd/210
Inflation i% 19.5% 169th/180
Unemployment i% 3.0% 38th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 68.3%2001
General government gross debt i% of GDP 83.3% 149th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -11.4% 183rd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 8.8% 77th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 31.3% 49th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.1% 65th/192
Services i% of GDP 53.4% 129th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $11.76 bn 105th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $14.02 bn 109th/182
Exports i% of GDP 21.4% 141st/183
Imports i% of GDP 25.5% 150th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 47.0% 148th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 11.7% 44th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 8.3% 137th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 20.5% 73rd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 46.6% 8th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 8.8% 74th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -1.9% 99th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.8% 151st/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 9.5% 48th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 1.26% 43rd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 1.85% 24th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 5.91% 19th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.44% 73rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 5.6% 131st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 25,130 26th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 323,300 141st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $243.0 m 114th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.3% 102nd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 432,000 80th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 68.7 163rd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 15.7 102nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.28 99th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.5 101st/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 59% 186th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 65.6% 90th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 90.5% 101st/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 96.9% 1st/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 8.9% 139th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.9% 86th/193
Adult literacy i% 96.7% 28th/98
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.733 108th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 40.9 90th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.1% 59th/108

Infrastructure & digital

44
Access to electricity i% of population 96.6% 146th/215
Internet users i% of population 79.7% 103rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 98 142nd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 12.1 110th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 5.6 m 57th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.29 94th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 12.8% 128th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 28.1 147th/200
Forest area i% of land area 50.2% 58th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 833 102nd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 39.7 154th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 24.1 179th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 36.4 187th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 62.7 127th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 34.5 184th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 54.5 114th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.4 94th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $688.3 m 90th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.2% 104th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 3.2% 125th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 71,000 59th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.21% 54th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 0 158th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.06% 104th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 10 104th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 197 129th/197

Compare Bolivia with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bolivia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bolivia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bolivia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/bolivia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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