Bolivia

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While Latin America’s digital landscape is less well developed than other regions globally, most measures continue to improve, with Coronavirus (COVID-19) also having served to drive the digital landscape development in 2020. With locked-down…

The report provides a global overview of production, consumption and prices of soybeans. Soaring input costs and supply disruptions put pressure on soybean producers and add more volatility to the market. Meanwhile, dry weather in South America has…

Rapid population growth in Bolivia in 2021-2040 will be driven by positive, yet declining, rates of natural increase. While the ageing trend will quicken, Bolivia will remain one of the younger regional countries due to relatively high birth rates…

Ageing, urbanisation and migration continue to be major factors shaping the global population. The number of seniors around the world kept expanding in 2021 and is expected to grow further in the years to 2040. The number of small children is…

The outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit direct selling companies hard as they were almost entirely dependent on their sales agents or distributors to generate sales. Restrictions on movement and socialisation stopped this model in its…

New payment technologies continued to arrive in modern grocery channels in Bolivia at the end of the review period. Consumers demand in-person shopping options that incorporate more of the ease and convenience of online shopping. In a market where…

Pharmacies remained a leading format within non-grocery retailers in Bolivia at the end of the review period. Farmacorp, the leading non-grocery retailer, continued to invest heavily in expansion to reach, according to the company, all regional…

Before the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, e-commerce purchases of goods were largely made via foreign websites, such as Amazon or other similar sites. However, with the development and strong promotion of domestic e-commerce…

The country continued to emerge out of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2022. With the relaxation of restrictions on movement and socialisation, shoppers returned to physical stores, driving the ongoing recovery of sales in categories that were…

This report assesses the business environment in Bolivia, focusing on the regulatory environment, stability of the financial system, FDI intake, labour market flexibility and skillset, trade openness, mobility infrastructure, ICT adoption and…

In recent years, there has been a growing supply of cigars, cigarettes and pipe tobacco entering illegally from Argentina and Peru. This is mainly because neighbouring countries have experienced significant currency devaluation in recent years, while…

Until recent years, much of the supply of e-vapour products in Bolivia was through small business operators who imported small batches both legally and illegally and sold them in specialised independent stores or through social networks. However, in…

Bolivia claims to have the lowest inflation rate in the world and it has managed to achieve this by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the dollar. Besides the fixed exchange rate, Bolivia’s subsidies for key products have also helped…

There was a further small decrease in volume sales in 2022, as smoking prevalence continued to decline slowly. Price also remained stable for the most part, despite external inflationary pressures and also an increase in the Specific Consumption Tax…

In 2022, the sales of alcoholic drinks experienced a notable increase as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. The normalisation of both off-trade and on-trade channels, without capacity limitations and with pre-pandemic operating hours, played a…

Sales of premium lager beers experienced a surge in 2022, driven by consumers in higher socioeconomic segments who were less affected by the pandemic's economic impact, as well as those in medium socioeconomic segments seeking indulgence during…

The consumption of cider in Bolivia is primarily focused on holiday seasons such as Christmas and New Year celebrations, where it is typically used for toasting. Bolivian consumers have a preference for sweeter ciders, which they often pair with…

In 2022, RTD sales received a boost from product innovations as local producers ventured into the development of hard seltzer offerings, expanding the consumption within the category. In Bolivia, hard seltzers still occupy a niche segment, primarily…

The migration of consumption to lower-value categories is slowing the growth in value sales of spirits, specifically the expansion of low-priced beers. This trend is particularly evident in traditional sales channels, where low-priced beers dominate…