Bolivia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

1990 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Bolivia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Bolivia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 1.9 % in the previous quarter.
  • Bolivia Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1990 to Dec 2024.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 18.8 % in Dec 1999 and a record low -6.5 % in Dec 2005.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Bolivia provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD. National Statistics Institute provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Bolivia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment prior to Q1 2014 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Related information about Bolivia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Bolivia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 5.9 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 77.8 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Bolivia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 89.5 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 0.1 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 12.9 USD bn in Dec 2024.

View Bolivia's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 1990 to Dec 2024 in the chart:

Bolivia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Bolivia's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Dec 2024?

Bolivia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 1.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.3 Dec 2024 1.9 Sep 2024 -6.5 Dec 2005 18.8 Dec 1999 % quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024

Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 5.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 0.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 1.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Austria (%) -1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 0.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Bahrain (%) 0.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Belarus (%) -0.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) -16.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 4.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) -0.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 5.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 9.5 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Canada (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
China (%) 0.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 3.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) 2.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) -9.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 6.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 0.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) -0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) -2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 6.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Greece (%) 2.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 35.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Hungary (%) -72.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
India (%) 1.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) -21.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) 3.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Italy (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 4.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 5.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) -2.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
South Korea (%) 0.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (%) 8.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 6.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Latvia (%) 0.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) -86.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 2.9 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 6.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 80.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 57.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 10.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 6.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 2.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (%) 15.4 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 4.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2024
Nepal (%) 0.1 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Netherlands (%) -3.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) 1.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 0.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2025
Norway (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 11.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 0.6 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 12.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) -4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 0.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 3.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 1.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Poland (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 5.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) -0.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) 1.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 24.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 1.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Spain (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) -4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025

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Bolivia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -11.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -5,230.120 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,287.621 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 17.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 8,960.7 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BOB bn) 149.554 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BOB bn) 366.957 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (BOB bn) 98.187 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
General Government: Revenue: Current (BOB mn) 79,105.425 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.393 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 68.2 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 838.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 10.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 18.486 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,225.006 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 715.503 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 770.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 8.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 174,990.697 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 95,868.475 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 25.745 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 102.924 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 161.420 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 193.376 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Exports: fob: Traditional: Minerals: Zinc (USD mn) 124.620 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Traditional: Minerals: Tin (USD mn) 37.138 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Non Traditional: Chestnuts (USD mn) 6.951 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Traditional: Hydrocarbons: Natural Gas (USD mn) 73.584 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Non Traditional: Soy (USD mn) 37.473 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Colombia (USD mn) 29.004 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Brazil (USD mn) 92.643 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Argentina (USD mn) 12.519 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: United States (USD mn) 20.915 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Exports: fob: Peru (USD mn) 36.810 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Imports: cif: Brazil (USD mn) 108.845 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Imports: cif: Peru (USD mn) 116.094 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Imports: cif: United States (USD mn) 46.426 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Imports: cif: Argentina (USD mn) 51.680 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Imports: cif: China (USD mn) 196.538 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 126.405 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 97.877 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 89.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -77.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -0.061 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 15,828.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.0 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.996 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -11,177.782 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 122.947 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 1.233 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Capital Account (USD mn) 1.037 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.197 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Financial Account: Net Borrowing (USD mn) -326.944 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services: Imports (USD mn) 566.840 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods: FOB Exports (USD mn) 2,338.094 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods: FOB Imports (USD mn) 2,215.147 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services: Exports (USD mn) 294.515 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -152.643 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account (USD mn) -175.338 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 3,039.482 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 3,214.820 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -272.324 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income (USD mn) 288.290 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
BOP: Current Account: Primary Income (USD mn) -314.250 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -11,223.917 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 25,145.729 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 13,921.812 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Crude Oil & Natural Gas Extraction & Exploration (USD th) 335,118.971 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining & Quarrying (USD th) -2,491.837 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Transport, Storage & Communication (USD th) 68,350.620 2017 yearly 1996 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment: Construction (USD th) 98,433.238 2017 yearly 1996 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment: Manufacturing (USD th) 70,133.971 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.1 Jun 2025 monthly Aug 2014 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 17,093.321 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Aug 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 26,810.694 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Aug 2025
M2 Growth (%) 17.4 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Aug 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 170.7 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,651.830 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Aug 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 27,064.067 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2015 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 57,317.7 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.8 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,328.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,328.726 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2014 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.84 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2015 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 68.67 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: M3 (BOB th) 262,383,333.039 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jun 2024
Money Supply: M4 (BOB th) 200,451,997.351 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2019
Commercial Banks: Mortgage (BOB th) 20,088,848.805 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks: Consumer Loans (BOB th) 13,195,468.481 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2024

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