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    Bolivia

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    Americas · #96 of 117 global markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    36.2▼ -2.5 YoY
    ●●○0.77IEPA COMPOSITE
    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
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · EXTENDED
    🇺🇬Uganda39.4→🇬🇹Guatemala38.0→🇹🇿Tanzania37.3→🇿🇲Zambia40.7→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-06-27
    100organizations indexed across 7 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
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 100 indexed
    Cobija Commercial and Industrial Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santa Cruz de la Sierra · 1983
    Oruro Commercial and Industrial Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Santa Cruz de la Sierra · 1996
    University of Saint Francis Xavier
    Universities & research bodies · Sucre · 1624
    Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia
    Universities & research bodies · La Paz · 1827
    Roche (Bolivia)
    Corporate R&D · Oruro · 1896
    Neurocenter Santa Cruz (Bolivia)
    Corporate R&D · Santa Cruz
    Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore
    Research organizations · Santa Cruz · 1730
    National Archive and Library of Bolivia
    Research organizations · Sucre · 1836
    CIES Salud Sexual - Salud Reproductiva
    Health research · Cochabamba · 1987
    Hospital del Gran Chaco Fray Quebracho
    Health research · Tarija · 2018
    Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
    Government bodies · La Paz · 1937
    FAB LAB SANTA CRUZ
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Santa Cruz
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