Bolivia

Plurinational State of Bolivia

BO / BOL Americas Americas

12.2M

Population

$49.7B

GDP

175

Payment BINs

Issuers

General Information

Capital La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional [legislative and judicial] capital)

Continent Americas

Region Americas

Subregion South America

Currency bolivianos (BOB)

Languages Spanish (official) 68.1% Quechua (official) 17.2% Aymara (official) 10.5% Guarani (official) 0.6% other 1.5% unspecified 2.1% note - Spanish and all Indigenous languages are official (2012 est.)

Timezones UTC-4

Area 1,098,581 km²

Map Reference Central South America, southwest of Brazil

Borders Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Peru

Demographics

Population (2023) 12,244,159

Density 11.1 per km²

Urban Population 71.2%

Median Age 26.6 years

Life Expectancy 72.5 years

Major Cities LA PAZ Santa Cruz Cochabamba Sucre

Economy

GDP (2024) $49.7B

GDP Per Capita (2023) $3,745

Inflation (2024) 5.1%

Unemployment (2024) 3.1%

Public Debt 49.0% of GDP

Exchange Rate (2024) 6.910 to USD

Card Brands (Top 4)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 5)

Leading Issuers

#	Issuer	BINs
1	ADMINISTRADORA DE TARJETAS DE CREDITO, (A.T.C.), S.A.	38
2	BANCO UNION, S.A.	31
3	BANCO DE CREDITO DE BOLIVIA, S.A.	13
4	BANCO MERCANTIL SANTA CRUZ, S.A.	13
5	BANCO BISA, S.A.	12
6	BANCO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA, S.A.	12
7	BANCO ECONOMICO, S.A.	10
8	BANCO GANADERO, S.A.	9
9	BANCO FASSIL, S.A. (OFFBOARDING)	6
10	ADMINISTRADORA DE TARJETAS DE CREDITO (A.T.C.), S.A.	5

View All Issuers

Main Exports

1. gold

2. natural gas

3. precious metal ore

4. zinc ore

5. soybean meal (2023)

Main Imports

1. refined petroleum

2. cars

3. pesticides

4. trucks

5. plastics (2023)