Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Imports 2023

Complete list of Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s 185 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$10.05B
Total imports (2023)
#116
Global import rank
185
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) imported $10.05 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #116 largest importer. Goods came from 185 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 78.8% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $1.49 billion 14.9% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

185 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$2.16B21.50%
2Brazil$1.81B18.05%
3Chile$1.43B14.21%
4USA$699.92M6.97%
5Peru$540.24M5.38%
6Argentina$492.77M4.91%
7Mexico$241.08M2.40%
8Japan$229.48M2.28%
9Germany$166.00M1.65%
10India$146.56M1.46%
11Belgium$144.86M1.44%
12Colombia$133.33M1.33%
13Spain$130.24M1.30%
14Netherlands$126.37M1.26%
15Sweden$113.64M1.13%
16Paraguay$112.45M1.12%
17Switzerland$110.24M1.10%
18Italy$108.16M1.08%
19France$102.52M1.02%
20Thailand$86.19M0.86%
21Rep. of Korea$68.05M0.68%
22Indonesia$61.96M0.62%
23Uruguay$60.54M0.60%
24Russian Federation$55.49M0.55%
25United Kingdom$53.09M0.53%
26Other Asia, nes$52.29M0.52%
27Singapore$50.15M0.50%
28Viet Nam$44.46M0.44%
29Ecuador$41.83M0.42%
30Türkiye$39.51M0.39%
31Malaysia$37.53M0.37%
32Saudi Arabia$37.10M0.37%
33Panama$34.41M0.34%
34Canada$31.53M0.31%
35China, Hong Kong SAR$28.52M0.28%
36Hungary$24.28M0.24%
37Austria$19.99M0.20%
38Denmark$14.76M0.15%
39Belarus$13.62M0.14%
40United Arab Emirates$12.79M0.13%
41Poland$11.60M0.12%
42Kazakhstan$10.78M0.11%
43Czechia$10.64M0.11%
44Finland$10.27M0.10%
45Morocco$10.02M0.10%
46Portugal$9.60M0.10%
47Australia$7.79M0.08%
48South Africa$7.79M0.08%
49Philippines$7.66M0.08%
50Sri Lanka$6.60M0.07%
51Norway$6.58M0.07%
52Latvia$6.50M0.06%
53Guatemala$5.86M0.06%
54Israel$5.61M0.06%
55Bangladesh$5.42M0.05%
56Estonia$4.30M0.04%
57Venezuela$4.10M0.04%
58Romania$3.65M0.04%
59Cuba$3.50M0.03%
60Slovakia$2.98M0.03%
61Ireland$2.89M0.03%
62Dominican Rep.$2.71M0.03%
63Nicaragua$2.69M0.03%
64Cambodia$2.41M0.02%
65Bulgaria$2.35M0.02%
66Slovenia$2.33M0.02%
67Pakistan$2.09M0.02%
68Tajikistan$2.04M0.02%
69Greece$1.80M0.02%
70Serbia$1.71M0.02%
71Egypt$1.58M0.02%
72El Salvador$1.50M0.01%
73Lithuania$1.46M0.01%
74New Zealand$1.45M0.01%
75Costa Rica$1.41M0.01%
76Oman$1.19M0.01%
77Iraq$741,9300.01%
78Myanmar$702,0710.01%
79Tunisia$699,2550.01%
80Jordan$485,6970.00%
81Luxembourg$450,5270.00%
82Iran$419,3720.00%
83Ukraine$393,4650.00%
84Honduras$368,9090.00%
85Andorra$193,3980.00%
86Tokelau$171,1780.00%
87Croatia$170,5750.00%
88Bosnia Herzegovina$149,0190.00%
89Madagascar$122,3100.00%
90Marshall Isds$122,0030.00%
91United Rep. of Tanzania$120,1800.00%
92Côte d'Ivoire$78,0470.00%
93Lao People's Dem. Rep.$76,4300.00%
94Lebanon$70,1880.00%
95Qatar$69,5610.00%
96Gibraltar$65,8740.00%
97Cyprus$55,1550.00%
98State of Palestine$52,9180.00%
99Malta$50,7000.00%
100Syria$44,8080.00%
101Nauru$32,6620.00%
102Kenya$32,3000.00%
103Timor-Leste$32,2730.00%
104Gabon$31,6200.00%
105Iceland$27,9110.00%
106Albania$27,2940.00%
107Mauritius$24,1010.00%
108Sierra Leone$22,6760.00%
109Nigeria$18,6720.00%
110Lesotho$17,7790.00%
111Haiti$17,7050.00%
112Georgia$16,1830.00%
113Ethiopia$13,4170.00%
114Armenia$12,1320.00%
115Sudan$10,5240.00%
116Br. Virgin Isds$7,1700.00%
117Montenegro$7,1400.00%
118Bahrain$7,1390.00%
119Niue$6,6970.00%
120Angola$6,3160.00%
121Guinea-Bissau$6,2450.00%
122Afghanistan$5,4910.00%
123Algeria$5,4310.00%
124Nepal$5,1610.00%
125Trinidad and Tobago$5,0720.00%
126China, Macao SAR$4,6210.00%
127North Macedonia$3,8770.00%
128Suriname$3,7380.00%
129Guyana$3,3790.00%
130Eswatini$3,2420.00%
131Grenada$3,0390.00%
132Ghana$2,7720.00%
133San Marino$2,7680.00%
134Dominica$2,7070.00%
135Uganda$2,6940.00%
136Uzbekistan$2,6260.00%
137Antigua and Barbuda$2,5560.00%
138Belize$2,1510.00%
139Jamaica$1,9210.00%
140New Caledonia$1,8780.00%
141Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$1,6210.00%
142Samoa$1,5970.00%
143Rwanda$1,5170.00%
144Rep. of Moldova$1,3400.00%
145Saint Kitts and Nevis$1,2320.00%
146Greenland$8900.00%
147Mozambique$8610.00%
148Burkina Faso$7880.00%
149Botswana$7660.00%
150Cameroon$7580.00%
151Niger$6560.00%
152Brunei Darussalam$6110.00%
153Benin$5940.00%
154Curaçao$5680.00%
155Central African Rep.$4520.00%
156Bahamas$4320.00%
157Burundi$4200.00%
158Zimbabwe$3890.00%
159Christmas Isds$3540.00%
160Libya$3050.00%
161Gambia$3040.00%
162Dem. Rep. of the Congo$2800.00%
163Solomon Isds$2400.00%
164Tonga$2100.00%
165Bhutan$1730.00%
166Cayman Isds$1680.00%
167Cocos Isds$1590.00%
168Mongolia$1590.00%
169Mauritania$1540.00%
170FS Micronesia$1480.00%
171Kyrgyzstan$1440.00%
172Turks and Caicos Isds$1060.00%
173Zambia$1010.00%
174Namibia$820.00%
175Djibouti$730.00%
176American Samoa$600.00%
177Turkmenistan$550.00%
178Bermuda$540.00%
179Seychelles$520.00%
180Anguilla$320.00%
181Kuwait$270.00%
182Azerbaijan$80.00%
183Mali$40.00%
184Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$20.00%
185Maldives$10.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$1.49B14.86%
2870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$220.96M2.20%
3870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$184.25M1.83%
4870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$160.89M1.60%
5721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling$131.17M1.31%
6210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$120.90M1.20%
7380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$119.16M1.19%
8880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$103.59M1.03%
9300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$92.68M0.92%
10380891Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$88.59M0.88%
11401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$83.46M0.83%
12401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$69.07M0.69%
13851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$65.56M0.65%
14871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$63.16M0.63%
15870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$60.24M0.60%
16380892Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$58.43M0.58%
17640411Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$58.27M0.58%
18950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$52.81M0.53%
19842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$52.45M0.52%
20340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$52.24M0.52%
21870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$49.92M0.50%
22390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$47.87M0.48%
23854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$47.37M0.47%
24841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)$43.08M0.43%
25870194Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 130kW$41.61M0.41%
26841710Furnaces and ovens: non-electric, for the roasting, melting or other heat-treatment of ores, pyrites or of metals, for industrial or laboratory use$40.61M0.40%
27870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$39.93M0.40%
28390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$39.07M0.39%
29270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$38.94M0.39%
30870290Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used$38.74M0.39%
31961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$38.05M0.38%
32110100Wheat or meslin flour$37.90M0.38%
33721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics$37.69M0.38%
34271500Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)$33.01M0.33%
35852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$32.90M0.33%
36230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$32.52M0.32%
37220300Beer: made from malt$32.48M0.32%
38847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$32.33M0.32%
39390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher$31.25M0.31%
40310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$31.11M0.31%
41870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$30.66M0.31%
42470329Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood$29.66M0.30%
43392010Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$29.18M0.29%
44847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$29.15M0.29%
45848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$28.16M0.28%
46851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$27.91M0.28%
47870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$27.13M0.27%
48170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$27.08M0.27%
49390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$27.08M0.27%
50901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$26.16M0.26%
51732611Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked$25.79M0.26%
52870195Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kW$25.23M0.25%
53842951Front-end shovel loaders$24.99M0.25%
54330300Perfumes and toilet waters$24.68M0.25%
55851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$24.37M0.24%
56640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$24.28M0.24%
57330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$24.14M0.24%
58850239Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered$23.46M0.23%
59392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$23.46M0.23%
60480256Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded)$23.45M0.23%
61300220Vaccines: for human medicine$22.87M0.23%
62843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$22.54M0.22%
63382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$21.01M0.21%
64640419Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$20.95M0.21%
65390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms$20.88M0.21%
66690721Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%$20.74M0.21%
67721621Iron or non-alloy steel: L sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm$20.54M0.20%
68840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$20.33M0.20%
69441011Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances$20.32M0.20%
70230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$20.32M0.20%
71390311Styrene polymers: expansible polystyrene, in primary forms$20.32M0.20%
72382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$20.03M0.20%
73841810Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other$19.82M0.20%
74847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$19.70M0.20%
75180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$19.59M0.20%
76843351Combine harvester-threshers$19.51M0.19%
77730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$19.36M0.19%
78120600Oil seeds: sunflower seeds, whether or not broken$19.12M0.19%
79870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$18.97M0.19%
80841821Refrigerators: for household use, compression-type, electric or other$18.96M0.19%
81843231Seeders, planters and transplanters: no-till direct seeders, planters and transplanters$18.96M0.19%
82850440Electrical static converters$18.86M0.19%
83190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale$18.72M0.19%
84390690Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms$18.62M0.19%
85392020Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$18.60M0.19%
86210112Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee$18.59M0.19%
87300230Vaccines: for veterinary medicine$18.54M0.18%
88600632Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed$18.23M0.18%
89110710Malt: not roasted$17.73M0.18%
90721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$17.60M0.18%
91850421Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650kVA$17.54M0.17%
92854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$17.46M0.17%
93761290Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment$17.45M0.17%
94720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$17.20M0.17%
95845020Washing machines: household or laundry-type, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10kg$17.09M0.17%
96847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts$16.93M0.17%
97847920Machinery: for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils$16.66M0.17%
98392410Plastics: tableware and kitchenware$16.31M0.16%
99392330Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods$16.01M0.16%
100842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50$15.93M0.16%