Foreign direct investments as a share of GDP fell 482% to -0.031% in Bolivia in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Bolivia reached an all time high of 0.122% in 1999 and an all time low of -0.031% in 2020. When compared to Bolivia's main peers, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Brazil amounted to 0.026%, 0.034% in Chile, 0.003% in Paraguay and 0.004% in Peru in 2020.
Bolivia has been ranked 156th within the group of 166 countries we follow in terms of foreign direct investments as a share of GDP, 76 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Direct Investments (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Argentina | % | 0.020% | 0.006% | 0.018% | 0.022% | 0.015% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 0.017% | 0.010% | 0.019% | 0.008% | -0.005% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 0.036% | 0.041% | 0.033% | 0.041% | 0.037% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 0.086% | 0.049% | 0.022% | 0.026% | 0.045% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 0.040% | 0.049% | 0.044% | 0.034% | 0.043% | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | % | 0.014% | 0.016% | 0.013% | 0.005% | 0.009% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 0.039% | 0.035% | 0.035% | 0.026% | 0.021% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | % | 0.050% | -0.009% | 0.042% | 0.024% | 0.023% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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