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01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Bolivia on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys
  1. Key 1 of 4

    Liner Shipping Connectivity Index

    UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    No reading

    LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)

    Higher is better

    UNCTAD publishes no 2025 figure for Bolivia, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.

    World median
    60.84
    Best in South America
    208.26 Colombia
    Land neighbours
    Argentina 110.29 · Brazil 164.23 · Chile 109.05 · Peru 136.69 · Paraguay 8.714
  2. Key 2 of 4

    Container Import Dwell Time

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    No reading

    Median days a full import container waits in port

    Lower is better

    World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Bolivia, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.

    World median
    4.4
    Best in South America
    1.5 Uruguay
    Land neighbours
    Argentina 6 · Brazil 5.6 · Chile 2.9 · Peru 1.7
  3. Key 3 of 4

    Logistics Performance Index

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    2.4

    LPI score (1–5)

    Higher is better

    Ranked 115th of 139 by World Bank Group

    Bolivia: 2.4. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.

    World median
    2.9
    Best in South America
    3.2 Brazil
    Land neighbours
    Argentina 2.8 · Brazil 3.2 · Chile 3 · Peru 3 · Paraguay 2.7
  4. Key 4 of 4

    ICT Goods Exports

    UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    0.09

    ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)

    Higher is better

    Bolivia: 0.09. Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.

    World median
    0.975
    Best in South America
    0.35 Colombia
    Land neighbours
    Argentina 0.02 · Brazil 0.23 · Chile 0.29 · Peru 0.04 · Paraguay 0.07

03In context

Bolivia beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.

South America
1st177thNot placed · 47 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on mobility & trade

Bolivia and the countries it borders

Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingLiner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in portLogistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5)ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Peru60th136.691.730.04
Chile61st109.052.930.29
Brazil80th164.235.63.20.23
Argentina116th110.2962.80.02
Paraguay158th8.714—2.70.07
Bolivia164th——2.40.09

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on mobility & trade

The countries immediately above and below Bolivia in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Bolivia is ahead of the world, and behind

20 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Behind the world median5

Statistics on which Bolivia does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4564.88No earlier reading

    Bolivia: 4.88 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.

    Position 81st of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.20.983▲ Improved since 2015

    Bolivia: 0.983 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.

    Position 98th of 176 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Cost of Sending RemittancesWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 3.2253.45▼ Worsened since 2016

    Bolivia: 3.45 · world median 3.225 · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -49.69 to 19.63; lower is better.

    Position 41st of 93 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.303▲ Improved since 2015

    Bolivia: 0.303 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.

    Position 35th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.426.58▼ Worsened since 2014

    Bolivia: 6.58 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.

    Position 145th of 170 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end15

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1794.73Moved since 2014

    Bolivia: 94.73 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2352.13Moved since 2014

    Bolivia: 2.13 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,451783,473Moved since 2015

    Bolivia: 783,473 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.665.08Moved since 2012

    Bolivia: 5.08 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-0.246Moved since 2013

    Bolivia: -0.246 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,323183,234No real change since 2015

    Bolivia: 183,234 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.274Moved since 2015

    Bolivia: 0.274 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1711.826Moved since 2014

    Bolivia: 1.826 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,2691,147Moved since 2015

    Bolivia: 1,147 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2393.89Moved since 2015

    Bolivia: 93.89 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.811Moved since 2012

    Bolivia: 11 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.0891.476No real change since 2015

    Bolivia: 1.476 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6022.25Moved since 2015

    Bolivia: 2.25 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.731.741Moved since 2016

    Bolivia: 1.741 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,8360No real change since 2015

    Bolivia: 0 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

06The top of the list

Who leads on mobility & trade

The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Bolivia can most readily be measured against.

All 177 countries
  1. 1

    Singapore

    South-eastern Asia

    1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Macau

    Eastern Asia

    2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Hong Kong

    Eastern Asia

    3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Americas

    United States7th4/4 keys
  2. Highest in South America

    Uruguay37th3/4 keys
  3. This page

    Bolivia164th2/4 keys

Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

08Questions

Bolivia on mobility & trade: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Bolivia rank on mobility & trade?

Bolivia is placed 164th of 177 countries on Mobility & Trade in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Logistics Performance Index and ICT Goods Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Logistics Performance Index figure for Bolivia?

2.4 in 2023 (lPI score (1–5)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 2.9.

What is the latest ICT Goods Exports figure for Bolivia?

0.09 in 2024 (iCT goods exports (% of total goods exports)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 0.975.

How does Bolivia compare with Brazil on mobility & trade?

Brazil is placed 80th of 177, and Bolivia 164th. Logistics Performance Index: Brazil 3.2, Bolivia 2.4; ICT Goods Exports: Brazil 0.23, Bolivia 0.09.

How have Bolivia’s mobility & trade figures changed?

Logistics Performance Index rose from 2.307 in 2007 to 2.4 in 2023; ICT Goods Exports fell from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2024.

Which mobility & trade statistics are missing for Bolivia?

No current reading is published for Bolivia on Container Import Dwell Time, Container Port Traffic, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Passport strength and freedom of movement for people are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, remittance costs and student mobility are published here as context.

About mobility & trade, in full

How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 20 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Bolivia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Bolivia: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bolivia/mobility

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