Beauty and Personal Care

Among baby and child-specific products in Bolivia in 2023, sun care registered the highest current value and volume growth. Parents are becoming increasingly aware of the need to protect their children from the sun. In the western part of Bolivia,…

Bath and shower in Bolivia registered a fall in volume sales, as higher inflation dampened volume sales somewhat. In particular, many imported brands registered a volume decline, due to a shortage of foreign cash reserves leading to increased…

It was a subdued picture for beauty and personal care in Bolivia in 2023. While Bolivia has managed to protect itself to a large extent from inflation by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the dollar, there were challenges for the…

Colour cosmetics registered a healthy trading year in Bolivia in 2023, with both healthy value and volume growth. Innovation and also increased distribution through modern retail channels, and in particular hypermarkets such as Hipermaxi and…

There was a significant fall in volume sales of deodorants in Bolivia in 2023. With inflation rates continuing to rise, especially for imports, and with deodorants being predominantly imported, this dampened volume sales. As such, consumers…

Depilatories in Bolivia registered high current and constant value growth, though volume sales remained largely unchanged. With inflation continuing to rise, particularly for imports, consumers were price sensitive. As such, there was a degree of…

Overall, performance was moderate for fragrances in Bolivia in 2023, with constant value sales increasing slightly and volume sales also registering a moderate increase. However, with prices continuing to increase, especially for imports, due to a…

Hair care in Bolivia registered a moderate increase in both constant value and volume sales in 2023. With prices still on the rise, particularly for imported brand, due to a severe shortage in foreign cash reserves, local value brands performed well.…

Mass beauty and personal care in Bolivia registered higher value growth than premium in 2023. With prices rising, particularly for imported brands, due to a significant fall in foreign cash reserves, there was a degree of trading down behaviour from…

Men’s grooming in Bolivia registered a fall in volume sales in 2023, though both current and constant value sales increased. With prices continuing to rise, especially for imported brands, due to sharp decline in foreign cash reserves, this dampened…

Oral care in Bolivia registered moderate constant value and volume growth in 2023. Though prices increased for imported brands in particular in 2023, due to a sharp fall in foreign cash reserves, the essentialness of products such as toothpaste…

Premium beauty and personal care registered minimal constant value growth in Bolivia in 2023, as rising prices, brought on by a sharp fall in foreign currency reserves, led to increased prices particularly for imported brand. This also led to a…

There was only marginal volume growth in skin care in Bolivia in 2023. Price increases dampened volume sales somewhat, as a severe drop in foreign cash reserves led to high inflation, especially for imported brands. As such, mass skin care performed…

Sun care was the best forming beauty care product in Bolivia in 2023, with double-digit current value and volume growth. Consumers are increasingly conscious of the danger of sun exposure and in particular higher SPF offerings, such as SPF 50, saw…