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Bolivia

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

5.4

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

4.0

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

3.4

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour5
Worker rights & FOA5
OHS & audit transparency5
Food & product safety4
Environmental & regulatory7
Governance & anti-corruption8
Tariff & preferential access4
Non-tariff barriers5
Supply chain traceability6

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict3
Supplier concentration5
Climate & physical risk5
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights6

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness8
Supply base depth3
Logistics & infrastructure3
Workforce skills3
Scalability5
Ease of doing business2
Trade access & tariffs2
Sustainability baseline2
Innovation & IP4
Quality standards2

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Bolivia's #5 import source (world lens). Bolivia is the EU's #109 goods supplier.

Bolivia on the world stage

Bolivia$9.9bn total importsChina22.3% · $2.2bnBrazil14.4% · $1.4bnArgentina11.0% · $1.1bnPeru10.1% · $1.0bnEU-2710.1% · $998mUSA8.2% · $809mUS8.2% · $809mASEAN-62.3% · $229mJapan2.1% · $207m

Total imports

$9.9bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$9.1bn

185 partners

#1 import source

China

22.3%

#1 export dest.

Brazil

16.9%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Bolivia and the EU

EU imports from

€975m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€427m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #109 supplier

EU trade balance

one-sided

coverage 0.44

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember

Electricity costs →

Industrial

9

EUR/MWh

Consumer

12

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

468

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

33%

of generation

Wholesale 15 EUR/MWh · regulated market

Power market

Subsidised fuel monoculture

Market model

State monopoly (ENDE)

Direct PPA

None

grid access: closed

Reserve margin

Regulator

Not independent

Autoridad de Fiscalizacion y Control Social de Electricidad (AE)

A gas-dependent system where domestic gas production is declining sharply (proven reserves down from 26.7 TCF in 2005 to under 9 TCF), the end of Argentine gas exports (Oct 2024) removed a major revenue source, fuel…

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

4 hydro plants

414 MW · 2 building

Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →

Metal mining

Tagged mines

67

2 production-backed

Acid-drainage prone

25

high water-risk ore class

Main commodities

Gold, Other (poly)-metallic, Copper

Mine-water verifiability

Partial

SENAMHI + iMHEA Andean open dissemination

Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

24.9

→ 31.9 by 2050

Fertility

2.52

above replacement

Working-age

64.6%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

8.7

→ 14.6 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 12.4M · peaks 2086

By 2050: +30% (16.1M)