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About

China-Bolivia Trade: In 2022, China exported $1.8B to Bolivia. The main products that China exported to Bolivia were Rubber Tires ($111M), Pesticides ($90.1M), and Cars ($82.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Bolivia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.6%, from $1.51B in 2017 to $1.8B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Bolivia.

Bolivia-China Trade: In 2022, Bolivia exported $643M to China. The main products that Bolivia exported to China were Precious Metal Ore ($287M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($104M), and Lead Ore ($82.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bolivia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 6.16%,  from $477M in 2017 to $643M in 2022.

In 2022, Bolivia did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Bolivia ranked 106 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 93 in total exports ($13.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, China exported $1.8B to Bolivia. The main products exported from China to Bolivia were Rubber Tires ($111M), Pesticides ($90.1M), and Cars ($82.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Bolivia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.6%, from $1.51B in 2017 to $1.8B in 2022.

In 2017, Bolivia exported $643M to China. The main products exported from Bolivia to China were Precious Metal Ore ($287M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($104M), and Lead Ore ($82.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bolivia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 6.16%, from $477M in 2022 to $643M in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Bolivia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Bolivia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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This map shows whether countries import more from China or Bolivia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Bolivia or the difference in the growth in imports.

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Difference in imports from Bolivia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Bolivia

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This chart compares trade between China and Bolivia by product, considering products traded by both, China and Bolivia.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Bolivia in the exports of Machines ($535M), Transportation ($277M), and Metals ($232M).

During 2017, Bolivia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($481M), Animal Products ($104M), and Wood Products ($19.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Bolivia+$37.7MTelephones
Top Product Potential Bolivia China+$76.2MZinc Ore

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Bolivia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Bolivia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Bolivia indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Bolivia (Flag) (2022)

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