Summary
- Largest supplier: China
- 23%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 1,051
- Products with a supplier above 50%
- 261
- Products with a supplier above 75%
- 89
Concentration index (HHI): 1,051 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 10 suppliers of the same size
Trend
Trend in shares
China went from 0.79% to 23% of what Bolivia buys
Share (%)
- China 23%
- Brazil 14.7%
- Chile 9.3%
- United States 8.5%
- Argentina 8.3%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest supplier | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Brazil | 22.1% |
| 1996 | United States | 21% |
| 1997 | Brazil | 21.9% |
| 1998 | United States | 20.2% |
| 1999 | United States | 22% |
| 2000 | United States | 22% |
| 2001 | United States | 17.3% |
| 2002 | Brazil | 21.6% |
| 2003 | Chile | 20.4% |
| 2004 | Brazil | 22.3% |
| 2005 | Chile | 20.4% |
| 2006 | Chile | 22.2% |
| 2007 | Chile | 21.1% |
| 2008 | Chile | 19% |
| 2009 | Brazil | 16.1% |
| 2010 | Brazil | 17.2% |
| 2011 | Brazil | 16.3% |
| 2012 | Brazil | 16.3% |
| 2013 | Brazil | 16.4% |
| 2014 | China | 17.6% |
| 2015 | China | 17.9% |
| 2016 | China | 19.8% |
| 2017 | China | 21% |
| 2018 | China | 20.2% |
| 2019 | China | 21.7% |
| 2020 | China | 22.1% |
| 2021 | China | 21.6% |
| 2022 | China | 20.1% |
| 2023 | China | 20.8% |
| 2024 | China | 23% |
Its suppliers
Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.
Products with a dominant supplier
Of the 502 products Bolivia buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticides and herbicides | China | 53.2% | Brazil · 10.6% | $245 million |
| Gold | Turkey | 99.8%over 75% | United States · 0.12% | $143 million |
| New tires | China | 73.3% | Chile · 5.4% | $141 million |
| Other food preparations | Brazil | 69.2% | United States · 8.7% | $139 million |
| Crude petroleum | Argentina | 78.8%over 75% | British Virgin Islands · 14.3% | $106 million |
| Steel bars | Brazil | 54.1% | Peru · 42.5% | $87 million |
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | China | 68.4% | Vietnam · 12.2% | $81 million |
| Coated flat steel | China | 96.8%over 75% | Hong Kong · 1.3% | $71 million |
| Centrifuges and filters | China | 52.8% | Brazil · 12.2% | $70 million |
| Motorcycles | China | 63% | India · 23.6% | $69 million |
| Transformers and power supplies | China | 53.3% | Brazil · 28.5% | $69 million |
| Cables and wire | Brazil | 61.1% | China · 24.6% | $63 million |
| Turbojets and gas turbines | Sweden | 72.4% | United States · 20.8% | $61 million |
| Plastic sheets and film | Peru | 59.9% | Brazil · 14% | $60 million |
| Beer | Brazil | 88.5%over 75% | Mexico · 6.2% | $47 million |
| Polyethers, polyesters and epoxy resins | China | 85.2%over 75% | Brazil · 4% | $45 million |
| Writing and printing paper | Brazil | 65.1% | Argentina · 18.8% | $44 million |
| Sorting and crushing machines | China | 55.4% | Italy · 9.5% | $44 million |
| Wheat flour | Argentina | 97.3%over 75% | Paraguay · 2.7% | $43 million |
| Hot-rolled flat steel | China | 58.4% | Japan · 29.2% | $42 million |
| Computers | China | 51.8% | Mexico · 15.4% | $38 million |
| Earthmoving and drilling machines | China | 71.4% | Canada · 8.9% | $38 million |
| Nuclear reactors and fuel | Russia | 95.4%over 75% | Belarus · 2.7% | $36 million |
| Toys | China | 78%over 75% | Chile · 13.8% | $35 million |
| Air conditioners | China | 89.2%over 75% | Chile · 3.4% | $33 million |
and 236 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Selling: who it relies on
- Largest customer: Brazil
- 14.9%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 719
Concentration index (HHI): 719 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 14 customers of the same size
Trend in shares
China went from 0.01% to 13.9% of what Bolivia sells
Share (%)
- Brazil 14.9%
- China 13.9%
- Peru 7.4%
- Argentina 6.4%
- Japan 6%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest customer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | United States | 26.3% |
| 1996 | United States | 25.3% |
| 1997 | United States | 18.4% |
| 1998 | United States | 21.2% |
| 1999 | United States | 31.7% |
| 2000 | United States | 22.6% |
| 2001 | Brazil | 19.6% |
| 2002 | Brazil | 25.5% |
| 2003 | Brazil | 30.4% |
| 2004 | Brazil | 31.3% |
| 2005 | Brazil | 37.7% |
| 2006 | Brazil | 38.1% |
| 2007 | Brazil | 37% |
| 2008 | Brazil | 43.1% |
| 2009 | Brazil | 30.1% |
| 2010 | Brazil | 33.3% |
| 2011 | Brazil | 32.5% |
| 2012 | Brazil | 32.5% |
| 2013 | Brazil | 31.8% |
| 2014 | Brazil | 29.1% |
| 2015 | Brazil | 27.8% |
| 2016 | Brazil | 18.5% |
| 2017 | Brazil | 16.6% |
| 2018 | Brazil | 18.1% |
| 2019 | Brazil | 16.3% |
| 2020 | Brazil | 15.9% |
| 2021 | India | 16.6% |
| 2022 | India | 16.7% |
| 2023 | Brazil | 14.3% |
| 2024 | Brazil | 14.9% |
78 of the 136 products Bolivia sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what Bolivia sells of that product; in 48, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 25.9% of what Bolivia sells.
| Product | Customer | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas and LPG | Brazil | 71.1% | Argentina · 27.7% | $1.7 billion |
| Silver | Canada | 95.8%over 75% | Brazil · 1.4% | $200 million |
| Jewelry | United Arab Emirates | 96%over 75% | United States · 3.9% | $188 million |
| Frozen beef | China | 92.5%over 75% | Hong Kong · 4.7% | $179 million |
| Nitrogen fertilizers | Brazil | 60.5% | Argentina · 18% | $155 million |
| Natural borates | Brazil | 55.1% | China · 7.8% | $100 million |
| Airplanes and helicopters | Brazil | 66.6% | United States · 33.4% | $68 million |
| Tin ore | China | 100%over 75% | — | $63 million |
| Edible offal | Hong Kong | 93.5%over 75% | Vietnam · 1.4% | $51 million |
| Oilseed flours | Peru | 98.3%over 75% | Chile · 1.6% | $51 million |
| Logs | China | 97.9%over 75% | Brazil · 1.7% | $48 million |
| Other ores | China | 71.4% | Austria · 8.2% | $46 million |
| Sawn wood | China | 59.4% | Uruguay · 9.4% | $45 million |
| Lithium hydroxide and other metal oxides | United States | 56.5% | Brazil · 23.3% | $44 million |
| Tungsten ore | United States | 53.6% | China · 27.1% | $42 million |
and 63 more
Concentration compared
The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).
| Rank | Country | HHI |
|---|---|---|
| 129 | Algeria | 1,058 |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 1,053 |
| 131 | Bolivia | 1,051 |
| 132 | Madagascar | 1,048 |
| 133 | Brazil | 1,023 |
| 134 | Togo | 1,021 |
Links
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.