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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 0.01 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.15 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.00
1961	0.00
1962	0.00
1963	0.00
1964	0.00
1965	0.00
1966	0.07
1967	0.07
1968	0.03
1969	0.06
1970	0.00
1971	0.00
1972	0.07
1973	0.00
1974	0.00
1975	0.00
1976	0.00
1977	0.00
1978	0.00
1979	0.00
1980	0.00
1981	0.00
1982	0.00
1983	0.04
1984	0.00
1985	0.00
1986	0.00
1987	0.00
1988	0.02
1989	0.07
1990	0.01
1991	0.15
1992	0.00
1993	0.06
1994	0.02
1995	0.01
1996	0.01
1997	0.01
1998	0.02
1999	0.03
2000	0.02
2001	0.02
2002	0.03
2003	0.02
2004	0.03
2005	0.06
2006	0.02
2007	0.03
2008	0.01
2009	0.01
2010	0.01

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Bolivia was 5,360,500,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,360,500,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 71,480,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	71,480,000
1961	77,690,000
1962	96,830,000
1963	103,280,000
1964	102,690,000
1965	133,850,000
1966	138,430,000
1967	150,950,000
1968	152,850,000
1969	165,010,000
1970	159,180,000
1971	169,630,000
1972	185,400,000
1973	230,200,000
1974	390,000,000
1975	557,900,000
1976	554,600,000
1977	617,900,000
1978	807,800,000
1979	894,300,000
1980	665,000,000
1981	917,000,000
1982	554,000,000
1983	577,000,000
1984	489,000,000
1985	691,000,000
1986	674,000,000
1987	766,000,000
1988	591,000,000
1989	611,000,000
1990	687,000,000
1991	970,000,000
1992	1,090,000,000
1993	1,206,000,000
1994	1,209,000,000
1995	1,424,000,000
1996	1,635,000,000
1997	1,851,000,000
1998	1,983,000,000
1999	1,755,000,000
2000	1,830,000,000
2001	1,708,000,000
2002	1,770,000,000
2003	1,615,910,000
2004	1,844,200,000
2005	2,341,350,000
2006	2,814,260,000
2007	3,456,990,000
2008	5,081,370,000
2009	4,434,450,000
2010	5,360,500,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 22.16 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 89.70 in 1964, while its lowest value was 18.01 in 2008.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	82.70
1961	78.35
1962	82.33
1963	87.76
1964	89.70
1965	87.47
1966	86.43
1967	86.18
1968	86.05
1969	81.69
1970	80.36
1971	80.52
1972	65.17
1973	54.46
1974	61.26
1975	61.46
1976	56.49
1977	59.87
1978	67.32
1979	61.94
1980	61.99
1981	58.77
1982	60.71
1983	56.93
1984	47.96
1985	53.28
1986	58.37
1987	52.61
1988	51.84
1989	53.44
1990	51.07
1991	60.02
1992	60.89
1993	59.00
1994	54.08
1995	58.18
1996	61.07
1997	54.89
1998	62.94
1999	55.39
2000	44.08
2001	36.34
2002	34.10
2003	34.63
2004	30.91
2005	32.05
2006	22.97
2007	23.66
2008	18.01
2009	22.24
2010	22.16

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 4.43 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 7.41 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.99 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1988	1.49
1989	1.24
1990	1.39
1991	1.62
1992	1.65
1993	1.35
1994	1.58
1995	2.92
1996	1.53
1997	0.99
1998	1.46
1999	2.28
2000	4.51
2001	6.09
2002	6.40
2003	6.73
2004	6.94
2005	7.41
2006	3.32
2007	4.25
2008	4.82
2009	3.66
2010	4.43

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 3.86 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 6.39 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.51 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1988	0.85
1989	0.65
1990	0.74
1991	0.63
1992	0.74
1993	0.51
1994	0.99
1995	2.24
1996	1.15
1997	0.67
1998	0.87
1999	1.73
2000	4.03
2001	5.61
2002	5.79
2003	5.68
2004	6.16
2005	6.39
2006	2.81
2007	3.75
2008	4.41
2009	3.29
2010	3.86

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 0.21 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 0.62 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1992	0.62
1993	0.55
1994	0.30
1995	0.36
1996	0.13
1997	0.06
1998	0.29
1999	0.26
2000	0.18
2001	0.09
2002	0.12
2003	0.48
2004	0.09
2005	0.24
2006	0.09
2007	0.10
2008	0.12
2009	0.09
2010	0.21

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 73.29 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 77.07 in 2008, while its lowest value was 9.63 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	16.88
1961	18.81
1962	16.34
1963	9.63
1964	9.72
1965	11.86
1966	12.42
1967	12.63
1968	13.19
1969	16.66
1970	16.63
1971	16.63
1972	27.52
1973	26.89
1974	34.79
1975	34.61
1976	35.17
1977	32.52
1978	23.99
1979	28.37
1980	28.35
1981	33.00
1982	33.06
1983	41.47
1984	47.85
1985	46.54
1986	40.12
1987	46.37
1988	46.62
1989	45.29
1990	47.22
1991	38.14
1992	37.08
1993	39.45
1994	44.24
1995	38.85
1996	37.37
1997	43.60
1998	35.16
1999	41.81
2000	51.25
2001	57.42
2002	59.49
2003	58.38
2004	61.95
2005	60.39
2006	73.56
2007	71.93
2008	77.07
2009	73.99
2010	73.29

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 0.01 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.15 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.00
1961	0.00
1962	0.00
1963	0.00
1964	0.00
1965	0.00
1966	0.07
1967	0.13
1968	0.05
1969	0.07
1970	0.00
1971	0.00
1972	0.12
1973	0.00
1974	0.00
1975	0.00
1976	0.00
1977	0.00
1978	0.00
1979	0.00
1980	0.00
1981	0.00
1982	0.00
1983	0.02
1984	0.00
1985	0.00
1986	0.00
1987	0.00
1988	0.02
1989	0.07
1990	0.01
1991	0.15
1992	0.02
1993	0.08
1994	0.02
1995	0.01
1996	0.00
1997	0.01
1998	0.01
1999	0.02
2000	0.01
2001	0.01
2002	0.03
2003	0.02
2004	0.01
2005	0.06
2006	0.02
2007	0.03
2008	0.01
2009	0.01
2010	0.01

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 0.31 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.66 in 1967, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.28
1961	0.00
1962	0.51
1963	0.39
1964	0.39
1965	0.45
1966	0.65
1967	0.66
1968	0.33
1969	0.51
1970	0.00
1971	0.00
1972	0.28
1973	0.00
1974	0.00
1975	0.00
1976	0.00
1977	0.00
1978	0.00
1979	0.00
1980	0.00
1981	0.00
1982	0.00
1983	0.05
1984	0.07
1985	0.00
1986	0.00
1987	0.00
1988	0.14
1989	0.23
1990	0.06
1991	0.06
1992	0.15
1993	0.12
1994	0.18
1995	0.15
1996	0.16
1997	0.12
1998	0.09
1999	0.10
2000	0.22
2001	0.33
2002	0.36
2003	0.48
2004	0.62
2005	0.55
2006	0.33
2007	0.31
2008	0.23
2009	0.23
2010	0.31

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 0.04 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.22 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 2009.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1988	0.12
1989	0.11
1990	0.12
1991	0.22
1992	0.11
1993	0.09
1994	0.09
1995	0.15
1996	0.09
1997	0.13
1998	0.19
1999	0.16
2000	0.07
2001	0.06
2002	0.11
2003	0.08
2004	0.06
2005	0.16
2006	0.06
2007	0.06
2008	0.04
2009	0.03
2010	0.04

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 0.12 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 18.65 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 2002.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.42
1961	2.84
1962	1.33
1963	2.60
1964	0.58
1965	0.67
1966	1.16
1967	1.19
1968	0.76
1969	1.65
1970	3.02
1971	2.86
1972	7.31
1973	18.65
1974	3.95
1975	3.93
1976	8.34
1977	7.62
1978	8.68
1979	9.69
1980	9.66
1981	8.24
1982	6.23
1983	1.60
1984	4.19
1985	0.18
1986	1.51
1987	1.02
1988	0.05
1989	0.02
1990	0.32
1991	0.22
1992	0.37
1993	0.20
1994	0.09
1995	0.05
1996	0.04
1997	0.52
1998	0.44
1999	0.53
2000	0.15
2001	0.14
2002	0.01
2003	0.26
2004	0.20
2005	0.14
2006	0.16
2007	0.16
2008	0.10
2009	0.11
2010	0.12

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Bolivia was $5,593,990,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $5,785,271,000 in 2008 and $71,100,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$71,100,000
1961	$77,600,000
1962	$97,900,000
1963	$103,800,000
1964	$102,900,000
1965	$134,100,000
1966	$138,500,000
1967	$151,200,000
1968	$152,849,000
1969	$165,005,000
1970	$158,529,000
1971	$171,283,000
1972	$185,381,000
1973	$227,361,000
1974	$388,789,000
1975	$553,816,000
1976	$584,350,000
1977	$579,286,000
1978	$764,247,000
1979	$848,466,000
1980	$802,081,000
1981	$905,185,000
1982	$488,806,000
1983	$530,738,000
1984	$409,045,000
1985	$683,314,000
1986	$666,569,000
1987	$757,494,000
1988	$590,607,300
1989	$619,951,000
1990	$700,296,100
1991	$993,824,800
1992	$1,132,109,000
1993	$1,177,812,000
1994	$1,200,532,000
1995	$1,449,113,000
1996	$1,657,116,000
1997	$1,934,284,000
1998	$2,461,632,000
1999	$2,107,015,000
2000	$2,023,052,000
2001	$1,709,407,000
2002	$1,831,969,000
2003	$1,692,065,000
2004	$1,887,771,000
2005	$2,343,294,000
2006	$2,541,674,000
2007	$3,159,442,000
2008	$5,785,271,000
2009	$4,781,538,000
2010	$5,593,990,000

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Bolivia was 73.29 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 77.07 in 2008, while its lowest value was 9.63 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	16.88
1961	18.81
1962	16.34
1963	9.63
1964	9.72
1965	11.86
1966	12.42
1967	12.63
1968	13.19
1969	16.66
1970	16.63
1971	16.63
1972	27.52
1973	26.89
1974	34.79
1975	34.61
1976	35.17
1977	32.52
1978	23.99
1979	28.37
1980	28.35
1981	33.00
1982	33.06
1983	41.47
1984	47.85
1985	46.54
1986	40.12
1987	46.37
1988	46.62
1989	45.29
1990	47.22
1991	38.14
1992	37.08
1993	39.45
1994	44.24
1995	38.85
1996	37.37
1997	43.60
1998	35.16
1999	41.81
2000	51.25
2001	57.42
2002	59.49
2003	58.38
2004	61.95
2005	60.39
2006	73.56
2007	71.93
2008	77.07
2009	73.99
2010	73.29

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports