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    Bolivia

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    Americas · #99 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    35.6▼ -2.6 YoY
    ●●○0.78IEPA COMPOSITE

    Bolivia scores 35.6 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #99 of 117 economies. That is down 2.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 47.2. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 16.2. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420262835424956
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-30369
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #123of 145 ranked economies▲ 4 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024107114121133
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    2.21% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    99
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    -1.10
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.72
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Agriculture29 of 200 made · 33% of the rest within reach
    Minerals5 of 48 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals12 of 157 made · 21% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts6 of 155 made · 9% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods1 of 73 made · 6% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies1 of 104 made · 12% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods1 of 78 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 14% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 1% made, and only 6% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 55 OF 99 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Wheat and meslin$49B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.16 · COMPLEXITY +0.05
    Chemical woodpulp, soda or sulfate$36B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY +0.36
    Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard$15B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY +0.01
    Beef$30B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY -0.36
    Fuel wood$12B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.09 · COMPLEXITY +0.09
    Poultry$33B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.24
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 444 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
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    El Deber Economia · Oct 12 · Economic Policy
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    El Deber Economia · Oct 12 · Economic Policy
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    Google News · Bolivia · Startups & Innovation · Oct 8 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇹🇿Tanzania36.4→🇹🇲Turkmenistan36.5→🇬🇹Guatemala37.2→🇮🇷Iran35.2→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    101organizations indexed across 8 types · 99 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    58
    Research organizations
    22
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    6
    SEZ authorities
    6
    Government bodies
    4
    Corporate R&D
    2
    Health research
    2
    network
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 101 indexed
    Santa Cruz Commercial and Industrial Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santa Cruz de la Sierra
    Oruro Commercial and Industrial Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santa Cruz de la Sierra · 1996
    Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
    Universities & research bodies · La Paz · 1830
    Universidad Tecnológica Privada de Santa Cruz
    Universities & research bodies · Santa Cruz · 1994
    Neurocenter Santa Cruz (Bolivia)
    Corporate R&D · Santa Cruz
    Roche (Bolivia)
    Corporate R&D · Oruro · 1896
    Procosi
    Research organizations · La Paz · 1988
    Centro de Estudios Populares
    Research organizations · Cochabamba · 2021
    CIES Salud Sexual - Salud Reproductiva
    Health research · Cochabamba · 1987
    Hospital del Gran Chaco Fray Quebracho
    Health research · Tarija · 2018
    CAINCO
    network · Santa Cruz
    Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
    Government bodies · La Paz · 1937
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    Bolivia: common questions

    What is Bolivia's IEPA score?
    Bolivia scores 35.6 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #99 of 117 economies.
    What is Bolivia's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 47.2. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Bolivia back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 16.2, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Bolivia compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Tanzania (36.4), Turkmenistan (36.5), Guatemala (37.2), Iran (35.2).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Bolivia →