Overview of best prospect sectors, major infrastructure projects, significant government procurements and business opportunities.

According to the Bolivian National Bureau of Statistics (INE), prospects for exports of non-agricultural products to Bolivia include:

Non-monetary gold (except minerals and gold concentrates)
Construction and mining machinery
Kerosene and other medium oils
Motor vehicles for the transport of people
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
Gas turbines
Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, ventilation or recycling hoods
Gas oils
Parts, of the machinery of headings 723 and 744.3
Gasoline for engines and other light oils
Machines for classifying, separating, washing, grinding, pulverizing, mixing or kneading earth
Glucosides; glands or other organs and their extracts; antisera, vaccinces, analogue products

The most important agricultural products imported by Bolivia in 2018 include:

Agricultural Product DescriptionValue CIF ($USD)
Diverse Food Preparations173,402,615
Milling Products; Malta, Starch And Fecula; Inuline; Wheat Gluten129,075,152
Preparations Based on Cereals, Flour, Starch or Milk; Pastry Products84,184,944
Drinks, Alcoholic Liquids And Vinegar51,412,206
Cereals47,841,050
Residues And Waste Of The Food Industries; Prepared Foods For Animals.46,640,802
Sugars And Confectionery Items35,731,524
Preparations Of Vegetables Or Vegetables, Of Fruit Or Of Other Parts Of Plants.32,259,821
Cocoa And Its Preparations30,976,555
Tobacco And Tobacco Products.24,059,049
Milk And Milk Products; Ave Eggs; Natural Honey; Edible Products Of Animal Origin, Not Expressed Or Included In Other Chapters.23,921,337
Edible Fruits; Agrios Or Melons Crustes.22,519,821
Seeds And Oleaginous Fruits; Seeds And Various Fruits; Industrial Or Medicinal Plants; Straw And Forage.19,694,443
Fat And Animal Or Vegetable Oils; Products Of Its Unfolding; Elaborated Food Fats; Waxes Of Animal Or Vegetable Origin.18,441,375
Fish And Crustaceans, Molluscs And Other Aquatic Invertebrates13,007,796
Prepared Meat, Fish Or Crustaceans, Molluscs Or Other Aquatic Invertebrates.11,226,442
Live Animals9,852,416
Coffee, Tea, Mate Grass And Spices.5,206,728
Other Products Of Animal Origin, Not Expressed Or Included In Other Chapters2,107,464
Gums, Resins And Other Vegetable Saps And Extracts1,937,075
Vegetables, Roots And Tubers1,778,868
Live Plants And Floricultural Products.1,686,895
Meat And Edible Offalings944,138

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