Basic data

Official name: Republic of Bolivia
Official language: Spanish
Capital: Sucre (constitutional)
La Paz (administrative)


Directory of National Authorities

Head of Government: Juan Evo Morales Ayma
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship: David Choquehuanca Céspedes
Viceministro de Relaciones Económicas y Comercio Exterior del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Bolivia: Pablo Guzmán Laugier

Economic Data

Variable

Units

2004

 2005 2006

Population

millions of inhabitants

9 227 9 427 9 627

Gross Domestic Product

millions of dollars

8 717 8 932 ...

Gross Domestic Product

annual growth rate

4,30 % 3,30 % 4,50 %

Per capita Product

dollars

946 947 ...

Inflation

accrued change Jan-Dec

4,60 % 4,90 % 4,90 %

Devaluation

accrued change Jan-Dec 3,04 % 0,00 % -0,64 %

Exchange Rate 1/

Bolivianos per dollar 8,04 8,04 7,99

Worldwide Exports

millions of dollars 2 254 2 791 4 178

Imports from the World

millions of dollars 1 888 2 329 2 732
Exports inside the Andean Community millions of dollars 263 305 441
- Share in exports to the rest of the world percentage 11,7 % 10,9 % 10,6 %

Net International Reserves

millions of dollars 1 123 1 714 3 071

External Debt

millions of dollars 5 985 6 122 5 929
1/ Average sell-purchase exchange rate, as at December
 

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