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8.2

Bolivia

Selected Economic and Social Data

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Population ('000)

6,157

6,293

6,431

6,573

6,733

6,897

7,065

7,237

7,414

7,588

7,767

Growth Rate (%)

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

National Accounts [a]

GDP, current prices (m. bolivianos)

8,934

10,806

12,694

15,443

19,132

22,014

24,459

27,636

32,235

36,543

41,062

Real GDP, 1990 prices (m. bolivianos)

13,818

14,220

14,759

15,443

16,256

16,524

17,230

18,034

18,877

19,651

20,474

Real GDP Growth Rate (%)

2.5

2.9

3.8

4.6

5.3

1.6

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.1

4.2

Real Per Capita GDP (1990 bolivianos)

2,244

2,260

2,295

2,350

2,414

2,396

2,439

2,492

2,546

2,590

2,636

Real Per Capita GDP Growth Rate (%)

0.3

0.7

1.6

2.4

2.8

-0.8

1.8

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.8

Gross Domestic Investment/GDP (%)

11.0

12.0

11.6

12.5

15.6

16.7

16.6

14.4

15.2

16.6

19.8

Private

4.8

4.0

4.5

4.3

6.9

6.6

7.1

5.5

7.2

8.7

12.7

Public

6.2

8.0

7.1

8.2

8.7

10.1

9.5

8.9

8.0

8.0

7.1

Gross National Savings/GDP (%)

1.7

3.7

12.3

14.6

11.5

9.4

9.5

13.2

10.8

11.8

11.5

Private

3.1

2.2

10.5

10.7

7.0

3.7

6.0

7.3

4.6

5.7

7.6

Public

-1.4

1.5

1.8

3.9

4.5

5.7

3.5

5.9

6.3

6.1

3.8

Foreign Savings/GDP (%)

9.3

8.3

-0.7

-2.0

4.1

7.3

7.1

1.2

4.4

4.8

8.3

Prices

GDP Price Deflator (1990=100)

64.7

76.0

86.0

100.0

117.7

133.2

142.0

153.2

170.8

186.0

200.6

Annual Change (%)

14.6

17.5

13.2

16.3

17.7

13.2

6.6

8.0

11.4

8.9

7.9

Consumer Prices (1990=100)

63.9

74.1

85.4

100.0

121.4

136.1

147.7

159.3

175.6

197.4

206.7

Annual Change (%)

14.6

16.0

15.2

17.1

21.4

12.1

8.5

7.9

10.2

12.4

4.7

Balance of Payments (US$m)

Current Account Balance

(404)

(134)

34

98

(217)

(409)

(408)

(71)

(300)

(349)

(648)

Exports, fob

519

553

746

845

777

638

710

985

1,042

1,132

1,167

Imports, cif

766

591

611

687

970

1,090

1,134

1,147

1,385

1,536

1,851

Trade Balance

(248)

(37)

135

158

(193)

(453)

(424)

(162)

(344)

(404)

(684)

Services, net

(278)

(281)

(257)

(235)

(216)

(203)

(212)

(177)

(203)

(195)

(216)

Private Transfers and others, net

121

184

156

175

192

247

228

267

247

250

252

Capital Account Balance

(113)

60

135

145

172

414

405

394

534

793

902

Medium and Long-Term Capital, net

156

187

200

197

209

278

200

226

291

248

205

Direct Investment, net

36

30

35

66

94

120

122

128

372

472

599

Other capital, net [b]

(306)

(157)

(100)

(118)

(130)

16

84

40

(129)

73

98

Errors and Omissions

65

(76)

(251)

(277)

(79)

(144)

(99)

(372)

(279)

(102)

(151)

Overall Balance

(453)

(150)

(82)

(34)

(124)

(140)

(102)

(50)

(44)

342

103

External Public Debt

Debt Outstanding, 12/31 (US$m)

4,311

4,066

3,492

3,779

3,628

3,785

3,783

4,216

4,523

4,366

4,232

Debt Outstanding/GDP (%)

99.4

86.2

74.0

77.6

67.9

67.2

65.6

70.3

66.8

58.1

54.2

Debt Service/Exports (%)

28.3

39.3

26.6

21.3

21.8

29.3

30.9

25.1

25.1

23.4

25.5

Consolidated Nonfinancial Public Sector (% of GDP)

Current Revenue

24.9

22.4

22.8

28.9

30.7

30.5

29.5

30.8

30.4

26.8

27.9

Current Expenditures

26.6

21.8

21.3

26.8

28.0

27.5

27.9

27.3

25.7

21.7

25.4

Current Surplus/Deficit

-1.7

0.6

1.5

2.1

2.7

3.0

1.6

3.5

4.7

5.1

2.5

Capital Revenue

0.2

0.7

1.3

1.8

1.7

2.7

1.5

2.5

1.6

2.4

1.4

Capital Expenditures/ Net Lending

6.0

6.9

7.2

8.3

8.7

10.0

9.1

8.9

8.1

9.4

7.2

Overall Surplus/Deficit

-7.5

-5.6

-4.4

-4.4

-4.3

-4.3

-6.0

-2.9

-1.8

-1.9

-3.3

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