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Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. Its geography primarily consists of an Andean region to the west and tropical lowlands to the east and north.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.4 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.3
- Economy 2.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 5 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Sucre
- Population
- 11,365,333 inh.
- Area
- 1,098,581 km²
- Currency
- BOB
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Rodrigo Paz Pereira
Government in office 1 members
Minister of Work, Employment, and Social Security
Edgar Morales Mamani
Parliament
Chambre des députés
130 seats
Inception 1871
Chambre des sénateurs
36 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
65 G$
GDP / capita
5,148 $
Growth
-1.6 %
Inflation
19.5 %
Unemployment
3.0 %
Defense / GDP
1.4 %
Life expectancy
68.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.60/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
69/100
Corruption (CPI)
28/100
Press freedom (RSF)
54/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#97
Annual budget
0.6 Md$
Defense effort
1.2 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Lithium (réserves) — 2024
- #5 Argent 5 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
11 Md$
Imports
11 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 42% Or + zinc + argent
- 21% Gaz naturel
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
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GBR
33%
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FRA
38%
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DEU
38%
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RUS
62%
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CHN
67%
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BRA
71%
Abstention: 29%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2030
Présidentielle
Last election
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2025-10-19
Rodrigo Paz 55.0% vs Jorge Quiroga 45.0% · turnout 85.3%
Chamber of Deputies: Christian Democratic Party 49 seats, Libre 39, Unity 26 (of 130)
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
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2025-08-17
President (1st round), Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Rodrigo Paz Pereira (centriste) 32.1%
T2 18 octobre 2025 — fin règne MAS
Last institutional rupture Tentative coup juin 2024 (Zúñiga, échec)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.733/1
Gini
40.9
Refugees hosted
1,147
Refugees originating
710
National anthem
Bolivianos, El Hado Propicio
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OAS
- Mercosur
- Andean Community
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,057 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 294, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)