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Bolivia tourism statistics

Bolivia, 177,322 arrivals in July

Monthly arrivals, spend since 2008, with 6 worked statistics. Latest 2026-07, 3 months behind.

+47.4%vs Jul 2025
1mYear to date
2008Figures since
3 moBehind
Where Bolivia stands, July 2026

Bolivia posts a record July for arrivals and leads regional growth

Bolivia recorded 177,322 arrivals in July 2026, up 47.4% on the same month a year before and at 104.3% of the July 2019 level. The figure is the highest for the calendar month on record. Year to date arrivals rose 14.9% against the same months a year earlier. The country ranked first by annual change among eleven regional peers for the month.

July followed a sharp swing earlier in the year. February 2026 stands as the best month on record at 189,860 arrivals, with March at 175,771 and April at 166,914. May fell back to 93,321, and June dropped to 57,784, well below the three year average. July then rebounded to 177,322, the highest July figure and 32.1% above the three year average.

Among regional peers, Argentina rose 28.9% on a year in July 2026, while Costa Rica gained 2.3% and Curaçao 12.6%. Panama was up 14.2% in June 2026, Honduras 8.6% in October 2025, and Puerto Rico 6.1% in April 2015. Jet fuel stood at $3.40 a gallon in July 2026, up 51.6% on a year. Economic growth for 2026 is projected at -3.0%, with August 2026 forecast at +8.1% on a year, September at +0.2%, and October at -8.0%.

Written from the figures on 20 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when August is published

At a glance

Latest monthJuly 2026
Arrivals177,322
On a year+47.4%
Against July 2019104.3%
Year to date, on a year+14.9%
Growth rank in Americas1 of 11
Best month on recordFebruary 2026
Trust gradeA, 100
Jet fuel, a gallon$3.40+51.6% on a year/v1/fuel
Growth 2026-3.0%projected/v1/economy/BO
This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/BO/briefAnalyst

Foreign travellers arriving in Bolivia, and the change on a year

ArrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %
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Bolivia against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Bolivia.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=BODeveloper
CountryLatestFigureOn a yearVs 2019Year to dateRivalry with Bolivia

The last six months

MonthArrivalsOn a yearVs 2019Vs 3-year average
Jul 2026177,322+47.4%104.3%+32.1%
Jun 202657,784-49.8%49.1%-44.9%
May 202693,321-20.4%91.8%-11.5%
Apr 2026166,914+47.0%157.4%+61.3%
Mar 2026175,771+43.1%152.2%+56.9%
Feb 2026189,860+20.5%137.2%+34.7%

The next three months

August+8.1%113K to 187K
September+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel
October+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel

Each country's own model, remade every night as figures arrive, with an 80% range. The first month is free to see; the rest come with Intel.

Who Bolivia competes with for visitors

6 destinations chasing the same travellers

Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.

Bolivia is also a rival forBrazil

Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/BO/rivals, on Developer and up.

Measures held

Arrivals/v1/arrivals?country=BO
Spend/v1/spend?country=BO
Recovery against 2019104%July 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst
Forecast, next 12 months1.6m80% range 876k to 2.9m. Back-tested error 26.4%.Intel
Market concentrationn/aNot worked out for Bolivia yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

What is held for Bolivia

MeasureFrequencyBreakdownSeriesFromLatest
ArrivalsMonthlyTotal12008-012026-07
SpendQuarterlyTotal81977-Q12026-Q2
SpendQuarterlyPurpose21997-Q12026-Q2
SpendAnnualTotal819762025
SpendAnnualPurpose219972025

Monthly arrivals: 100.0% of months held since 2008, none missing. See every month

Get Bolivia in one call

# every arrivals month, Developer plan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=BO" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

# the whole country in one file, Intel plan
curl -o bo.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/BO.csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

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