Bolivia

Official Name:	The Plurinational State of Bolivia
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
ISO Country Codes:	BO : BOL
Internet Domain:	.bo
Government Web Site:	https://presidencia.gob.bo/

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Capital:	La Paz	Main Airports:	El Alto International Airport
Language(s):	Spanish	Population:	12,054,379
Currency:	Bolivian Boliviano	ISO Currency Code:	BOB
Telephone Dial In:	+591	ID Prefix:	0010

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Community of Democracies; Comunidad Andina; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos; Organization of American States; Secretar a General Iberoamericana; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina; Union of South American Nations;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Agencia Boliviana de Información;

Agencia de Noticias Fides (ANF);

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Bolivia

Government Website:	https://presidencia.gob.bo/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/bolivia
Central Bank:	Banco Central de Bolivia
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	6.91 bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	4% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	37.2% (2019 est.)
Inflation Rate:	1.8% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	5.83% (Aug-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$97.266 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$8,100 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Bolivian Boliviano
Currency Code:	BOB
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	12.9%	soybeans, quinoa, Brazil nuts, sugarcane, coffee, corn, rice, potatoes, chia, coca
Industry:	29.3%	mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry
Services:	57.7%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bolsa Boliviana de Valores ;

National Statistics Office:

Instituto Nacional de Estadística;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Bolivia

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Spanish
Customs & Excise:	Aduana Nacional de Bolivia
Development Bank(s):	Development Bank of Latin America; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Instituto Boliviano de Normalización y Calidad

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 107/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 126/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 112/136 (2016)
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