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Area Rating Tables: Bolivia
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| 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary Ratings | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | ||
| Rank | 86 | 91 | 36 | 23 | 25 |
| Components of Economic Freedom | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1997 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Size of Government | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.0 | |||||||
| (a) Government Consumption (% of Total) | 8.1 | (15.1) | 7.7 | (17.1) | 8.5 | (12.5) | 8.4 | (13.3) | 8.0 | (15.2) | 7.7 | (16.9) | ||
| (b) Transfers and Subsidies (% of GDP) | 9.9 | (1.0) | 9.8 | (1.3) | 9.7 | (1.6) | 9.6 | (1.8) | 9.4 | (2.8) | 9.5 | (2.5) | 8.3 | (6.8) |
| II. Structure of the Economy and Use of Markets | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 7.1 | |||||||||
| (a) Government Enterprises | 2.0 | (44.0) | 4.0 | (28.9) | 2.0 | (50.1) | 2.0 | (42.5) | 0.0 | (64.3) | 2.0 | (51.2) | 4.0 | (40.3) |
| (b) Price Controls | 6.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | |||||||||||
| (c) Top Marginal Tax Rate | 3.0 | (48) | 8.0 | (30) | 10.0 | (10) | 10.0 | (13) | 10.0 | (13) | ||||
| (d) Conscription | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |||||||
| III. Monetary Policy and Price Stability | 9.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 7.9 | |||||||
| (a) Annual Money Growth (last 5 yrs.) | 8.9 | (5.6) | 5.8 | (20.9) | 6.2 | (19.1) | 0.0 | (566.0) | 2.4 | (38.0) | 4.3 | (28.3) | 6.0 | (20.2) |
| (b) Inflation Variability (last 5 yrs.) | 9.4 | (1.5) | 1.0 | (22.5) | 3.8 | (15.5) | 0.0 | (4769.2) | 0.0 | (85.9) | 8.4 | (4.0) | 8.8 | (3.1) |
| (c) Recent Inflation Rate | 9.2 | (3.8) | 8.4 | (7.8) | 0.5 | (47.3) | 0.0 | (12336.7) | 6.7 | (16.3) | 7.7 | (11.4) | 8.9 | (5.4) |
| IV. Freedom to Use Alternative Currencies | 6.1 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.9 | |||||||
| (a) Ownership of Foreign Currency | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | |||||||
| (b) Black Market Exchange Rates (Prem.) | 2.2 | (39.0) | 9.0 | (5.0) | 5.6 | (22.0) | 8.2 | (9.0) | 9.4 | (3.0) | 9.8 | (1.0) | 9.8 | (1.0) |
| V. Legal Structure and Property Rights | 1.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | |||||||||
| (a) Private Ownership Rights | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| (b) Viability of Contracts | 1.8 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 6.6 | |||||||||
| (c) Rule of Law | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| VI. International Exchange | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | |||||||
| (a) Taxes on International Trade | ||||||||||||||
| i. Taxes as a Percentage of Exports and Imports | 2.6 | (11.1) | 4.1 | (8.9) | 4.8 | (7.8) | 5.3 | (7.0) | 8.5 | (2.3) | 8.6 | (2.1) | 8.5 | (2.2) |
| ii. Mean Tariff Rate | 6.0 | (19.8) | 6.7 | (16.7) | 8.1 | (9.7) | 8.1 | (9.7) | ||||||
| iii. Standard Deviation of Tariff Rates | 9.6 | (1.1) | 9.5 | (1.3) | ||||||||||
| (b) Non-tariff Regulatory Trade Barriers | ||||||||||||||
| i. Non-tariff Trade Restraints (% of trade covered) | 1.0 | (90.0) | 7.5 | (25.0) | 9.8 | (2.0) | 9.8 | (2.0) | ||||||
| ii. Size of Trade Sector (% of GDP) | 6.1 | (48.9) | 7.0 | (58.2) | 4.2 | (37.7) | 2.4 | (30.3) | 4.9 | (47.0) | 4.9 | (49.7) | 4.8 | (49.5) |
| VII. Freedom of Exchange in Financial Markets | 2.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.3 | ||||||||||
| (a) Ownership of Banks | 10.0 | (100) | 8.0 | (93) | 8.0 | (93) | ||||||||
| (b) Extension of Credit | 2.6 | (33.4) | 6.1 | (65.1) | 4.4 | (49.7) | 10.0 | (99.9) | 9.6 | (96.4) | 9.2 | (92.9) | ||
| (c) Avoidance of Negative Interest Rates | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | |||||||||
| (d) Capital Transactions with Foreigners | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | |||||||
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