Information about Bolivia's economy, the country's main activities, products and export destinations

1. BOLIVIAECONOMY
Illimani – La Paz

2. Bolivia Central Bank – La Paz
Population10.027.254 citizens (2012)
La Paz 2.706.351
Santa Cruz 2.655.084
Cochabamba 1.758.143
GDP Per Capita 2.794 USD (2014)
Exchange rate 6.96 BS = 1 USD

3. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - By economic activity
13%
18%
13%
2%3%
8%
10%
11%
4%
3% 15% Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Mines extraction
Manufacturing industries
Electricity gas and water
Construction
Commerce
Transport
Financial institutions
Community, Social Services
Restaurants and hotels
Services of public administration

4. Natural gas production 62.8 Million cubic meters per day
(February 2014)
The Bolivia economy
has its main base in
extracting and
exporting mining and
gas resources.
Bolivia exports on
average 52.84
MMmcd of natural
gas to Brazil and
Argentina and 10
MMmcd is intended
for the domestic
market.
Margarita Gas field - Tarija

5. Major gas reserves in Bolivia (February 2014)
Tarija (71% )
Santa Cruz
Chuquisaca
Cochabamba

6. Agriculture
Soya farming – Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz has 2
million hectares of
cultivated area, this
represents the 81%
of the national
cultivated area.
Food production
reaches 12.6 million
tons.
The 2013 Bolivia
exported one billion
dollars.

7. Agriculture
Sunflower farming – Santa Cruz
The products that
generate higher
production are
soya, sunflower, sugar
cane, rice, wheat, ses
ame and cotton.
Santa Cruz's
contribution to
domestic production:
Oil 99%
Sugarcane 85%
Rice 84%
Corn 72%
Wheat 64%

8. Agriculture
Quinoa – La Paz
Bolivia is the largest
producer of this grain in
the world.
The United Nations (UN)
declared 2013 as the
International Year of
Quinoa (AIQ) in
recognition of the high
nutritional capacity of this
food and its potential
contribution to food
security in the world.
The 2013 Bolivia sold
100 million USD.

9. Cattle raising
Nelore Cattle – Beni
Most cattle area of
Bolivia is located in the
department of Beni.
Bolivia moves 510
million dollars
annually in cattle.
Bolivia has
approximately 6
million cattle.

10. Main economic center
Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Landmarks
Santa Cruz is the
economic center of
Bolivia due to
agricultural, industri
al, commercial and
service activity
possessed.
Is the region with
the highest rate of
economic growth in
the last 50 years of
Bolivia and is the
fastest growing
city in South
America.

11. Mining
Cerro rico - Potosí
The largest mining
centers are
concentrated in the
departments of
Potosí, La Paz and
Oruro.
The main Bolivia's
mining production is
zinc, lead, tin, silver
and gold.

12. Main export products – IBCE 2012
1. Natural gas
2. Silver ores
3. Gold waste
4. Zinc mineral
5. Soybean meal
6. Petroleum oils
7. Tin ingots
8. Soybean oil
9. Raw silver
10.Lead ore
11.Nuts
12.Soybeans
13.Quinoa
14.Sunflower oil
15.Articles of
jewelery
16.Tin ore

13. 1. Brazil
2. Argentina
3. United States
4. Peru
5. Japan
6. Colombia
7. South Korea
8. Belgium
9. Venezuela
10.China
11.Switzerland
12.Ecuador
13.Chile
14.Canada
15.Australia
16.England
17.Spain
Main export countries – IBCE 2012

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