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Trade between Bolivia and Peru

In 2024, Bolivia exported $743 million to Peru and imported $612 million. Bolivia ran a surplus of $130 million with Peru, compared with a deficit of $272 million in 2019. Peru was Bolivia’s 4th largest trading partner (7% of its trade), and Bolivia was Peru’s 19th (1%).

Summary

Bolivia → Peru
$743million
Peru → Bolivia
$612million
Bolivia’s balance
$130million

Balance

Bolivia’s trade balance with Peru

Trade between Bolivia and Peru grew 5.9-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Bolivia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 0.7
  • Imports 0.6
  • Balance +0.1

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$146 million$82 million$65 million
1996$148 million$124 million$24 million
1997$166 million$123 million$43 million
1998$142 million$113 million$29 million
1999$76 million$98 million-$22 million
2000$60 million$104 million-$44 million
2001$62 million$109 million-$46 million
2002$72 million$96 million-$25 million
2003$86 million$107 million-$21 million
2004$143 million$133 million$10 million
2005$119 million$158 million-$39 million
2006$246 million$194 million$52 million
2007$234 million$231 million$3 million
2008$267 million$364 million-$96 million
2009$296 million$333 million-$37 million
2010$327 million$416 million-$89 million
2011$376 million$478 million-$102 million
2012$627 million$634 million-$6 million
2013$722 million$726 million-$4 million
2014$617 million$668 million-$51 million
2015$403 million$685 million-$283 million
2016$415 million$601 million-$186 million
2017$389 million$633 million-$244 million
2018$446 million$666 million-$220 million
2019$434 million$705 million-$272 million
2020$512 million$570 million-$58 million
2021$796 million$683 million$113 million
2022$1.1 billion$770 million$332 million
2023$766 million$685 million$81 million
2024$743 million$612 million$130 million

What they sell each other

What Bolivia sells to Peru

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Soybean meal and pellets$273 million · 36.7%
    696 thousand tonnes
  2. Soybean oil$103 million · 13.8%
    95 thousand tonnes
  3. Precious metal ore$54 million · 7.3%
    7 thousand tonnes
  4. Oilseed flours$51 million · 6.8%
    109 thousand tonnes
  5. Soybeans$42 million · 5.7%
    99 thousand tonnes
  6. Ferrous scrap$22 million · 3%
    46 thousand tonnes
  7. Zinc ore$21 million · 2.9%
    2 thousand tonnes
  8. Lead ore$18 million · 2.4%
    3 thousand tonnes
  9. Cane and beet sugar$16 million · 2.2%
    27 thousand tonnes
  10. 13 thousand tonnes

What Peru sells to Bolivia

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Refined petroleum$124 million · 20.2%
    154 thousand tonnes · Peru’s destinations
  2. Steel bars$37 million · 6%
    54 thousand tonnes
  3. Plastic sheets and film$36 million · 5.9%
    11 thousand tonnes
  4. Detergents and surfactants$31 million · 5.1%
    29 thousand tonnes
  5. Plastic packaging$22 million · 3.5%
    6 thousand tonnes
  6. Mixed fertilizers$18 million · 2.9%
    25 thousand tonnes
  7. Toilet paper and tissues$16 million · 2.7%
    4 thousand tonnes
  8. Sauces and condiments$14 million · 2.2%
    4 thousand tonnes
  9. 731 tonnes
  10. Bread, biscuits and pastries$12 million · 1.9%
    3 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Bolivia and Peru traded $1.4 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.

Split by transport mode

  1. Land$1.4 billion · 100%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Peru was Bolivia’s 4th largest trading partner (7% of its trade), and Bolivia was Peru’s 19th (1%).

Peru in Bolivia’s trade
6.9%
Peru’s rank among Bolivia’s partners
4th
Bolivia in Peru’s trade
1%
Bolivia’s rank among Peru’s partners
19th

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.