Editor’s Note
**Editor’s Note:** This report highlights La Paz’s export performance, totaling $1.704 billion last year, with key markets in India, the UAE, and Italy. The data, provided by the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade, underscores the department’s economic role amid its anniversary celebrations.
La Paz, July 15, 2026 (ANF).- The department of La Paz exported a total value of $1.704 billion last year, with India, the United Arab Emirates, and Italy as its main destination markets, according to data from the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE).
On the occasion of the anniversary of the libertarian cry, the IBCE highlighted the department’s contribution to the national economy.
The report indicates that during the past year, the department marketed 369 types of products, of which $1.297 billion corresponded to traditional exports and $407 million to non-traditional products.
Among the main products exported during 2025, unwrought gold stands out, with sales of $903.9 million, making it the department’s main export product.
This is followed by jewelry items, which generated $303.2 million; unwrought tin, with $138.7 million; and zinc ores and concentrates, with $87.7 million. The rest of the traditional exports were composed of other minerals.
Regarding non-traditional exports, unroasted and non-decaffeinated coffee positioned itself as the department’s main product, with sales of $125.6 million.
IBCE data also shows that, up to May of this year, La Paz exports had already reached $1.400 billion, of which $1.143 billion corresponded to traditional products and $257 million to non-traditional ones. It is estimated that this year’s export value will surpass that of 2025.