Bolivia: Statistical Overview

Capital: La Paz (administrative), Sucre (constitutional, judicial)

Population

Total Population: 12,413,315

Natural Increase: 1.4%

Density: 11 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 71.2%

Ethnic Origins: The population of Bolivia is mainly composed of mestizos (mixed white and Amerindian), but also includes a significant proportion of indigenous peoples, as well as Europeans and North Americans, Cholo/Chola and other ethnic groups.

Official Language: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

Other Languages Spoken: Guaraní, Plautdietsch, Guarayu, Ignaciano (major other languages). There are nearly 40 other languages spoken in the country.

Business Language(s): Spanish

Literacy Rate: 86.7%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In La Paz

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Boliviano (BOB)

Country Overview

Area: 1,098,580 km²

Type of State: Presidential republic

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income, diversified but variable economy.
Bolivia is facing economic difficulties with falling foreign exchange reserves and signs of inflation, despite moderate GDP growth benefiting from the exploitation of its natural gas and mineral resources.

HDI*: 0.733/1

HDI (World Rank): 113/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Bolivia, dial 001
To call Bolivia, dial +591

Internet Suffix: . bo

Households with a computer: 27.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Mobile phone subscriptions: 101.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 70.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 99.8% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Imports of Goods (million USD)	9,121	11,896	11,496	9,904	10,029
Exports of Goods (million USD)	11,030	13,924	10,911	9,059	9,701
Imports of Services (million USD)	1,961	2,709	2,490	2,304	2,173
Exports of Services (million USD)	449	888	1,111	1,151	1,240

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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