Economy Of Bolivia
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Economy overview
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Bolivia, long one of the poorest and least developed Latin American countries, made considerable progress in the 1990s toward the development of a market-oriented economy. Successes under President SANCHEZ DE LOZADA (1993-97) included the signing of a free trade agreement with Mexico and becoming an associate member of the Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur), as well as the privatization of the state airline, telephone company, railroad, electric power company, and oil company. Growth slowed in 1999, in part due to tight government budget policies, which limited needed appropriations for anti-poverty programs, and the fallout from the Asian financial crisis. In 2000, major civil disturbances held down growth to 2.5%. Bolivia's GDP failed to grow in 2001 due to the global slowdown and laggard domestic activity. Growth picked up slightly in 2002, but the first quarter of 2003 saw extensive civil riots and looting and loss of confidence in the government. Bolivia will remain highly dependent on foreign aid unless and until it can develop its substantial natural resources.
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GDP
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purchasing power parity - $21.01 billion (2004 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate
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2.5% (2004 est.)
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GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $2,400 (2004 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector
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agriculture: 15%
industry: 33.2%
services: 51.9% (2003 est.)
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Investment gross fixed
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12.4% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Population below poverty line
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70% (1999 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share
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lowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 32% (1999)
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Distribution of family income - Gini index
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44.7 (1999)
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Inflation rate consumer prices
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3.3% (2004 est.)
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Labor force
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4.1 million (2004 est.)
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Labor force by occupation
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agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA
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Unemployment rate
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11.7%
note: widespread underemployment (2004 est.)
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Budget
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revenues: $2.346 billion
expenditures: $2.957 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (2004 est.)
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Public debt
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Agriculture products
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soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber
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Industries
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mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing
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Industrial production growth rate
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3.9% (1998)
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Electricity production
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3.901 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity production by source
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fossil fuel: 44.4%
hydro: 54%
other: 1.5% (2001)
nuclear: 0%
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Electricity consumption
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3.634 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity exports
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3 million kWh (2001)
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Electricity imports
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9 million kWh (2001)
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Oil production
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44,340 bbl/day (2004 est.)
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Oil consumption
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49,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil exports
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NA (2001)
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Oil imports
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NA (2001)
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Oil proved reserves
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458.8 million bbl (1 January 2002)
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Natural gas production
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4.05 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas consumption
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1.15 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas exports
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2.9 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas imports
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas proved reserves
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727.2 billion cu m (1 January 2002)
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Current account balance
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$50 million (2004 est.)
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Exports
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$1.495 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Exports commodities
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soybeans, natural gas, zinc, gold, wood (2000)
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Exports partners
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Brazil 37%, Venezuela 12.9%, Colombia 11.9%, US 11.5%, Peru 5.1% (2003)
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Imports
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$1.505 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Imports commodities
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capital goods, raw materials and semi-manufactures, chemicals, petroleum, food
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Imports partners
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Brazil 25.2%, Argentina 22.3%, US 12%, Chile 9.3%, Peru 5.8% (2003)
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Reserves of foreign exchange gold
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$1.096 billion (2004 est.)
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Debt external
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$5.332 billion (2004 est.)
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Economic aid recipient
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$588 million (1997)
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Currency
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boliviano (BOB)
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Currency code
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BOB
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Exchange rates
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bolivianos per US dollar - 7.6592 (2003), 7.17 (2002), 6.6069 (2001), 6.1835 (2000), 5.8124 (1999)
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Fiscal year
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calendar year
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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.
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