Volume sales of drinking milk products in Bolivia are expected to decline further in 2025, due to a combination of lower domestic raw milk production and a decline in consumer purchasing power. Rising production costs - driven by increased prices for feed, fuel, and imported inputs - have made dairy ...

Baby food is set to register a significant contraction in volume sales in Bolivia in 2025. The ongoing shortage of US dollars has made imports more expensive, leading to sharp price increases for essential externally-sourced products, including milk formula. This has prompted many families to shift ...

Cheese is among the dairy products in Boliva most severely affected by the ongoing economic crisis. The low availability of raw milk, driven by factors such as prolonged drought and rising input costs, has forced many producers to either halt manufacturing or reduce their portfolios. All cheese vari ...

Plant-based dairy in Bolivia is expected to continue to shrink in volume terms in 2025. Following a climate-driven drop in soy production in 2024, the industry has also been impacted by an energy crisis, disrupting multiple points along the supply chain and limiting product availability at points of ...

The market for yoghurt and sour milk products in Bolivia is expected to maintain a downward trend in volume terms in 2025, mainly due to the sustained increase in retail prices, a direct result of rising raw material costs. This situation has been exacerbated by the reduced availability of fresh mil ...

In the context of a challenging macroeconomic environment, retail sales of dairy products and alternatives in Bolivia are set to register a decline in current value terms in 2024. Persistent inflationary pressures have reduced household spending capacity while simultaneously increasing production an ...

The Bolivian market for other dairy products is expected to experience a sharp decline in volume sales in 2025. This category has been heavily impacted by rising prices, driven largely by increasing costs for condensed and evaporated milk, which remains heavily reliant on imports to meet domestic de ...

The market for butter and spreads in Bolivia is expected to see positive volume growth in 2025, despite ongoing economic pressures. However, consumers are adjusting their purchasing habits, favouring margarine and other cost-effective spreads over butter, which has become increasingly expensive. Thi ...

While both current and constant value sales are expected to rise, volume sales are expected to see a decline. Soaring inflation, as well as a shortage of US dollars, is dampening volume sales and is particularly impacting imported brands. In this challenging context, larger companies have coped bett ...

While both current and constant value sales are expected to rise, volume sales are expected to see a decline. Soaring inflation is dampening volume sales and on top of this, there has been a shortage of milk, a fundamental ingredient for ice cream manufacturing. This is due to the decline of small- ...

Sweet biscuits, snacks bars and fruit snacks is expected to register a moderate fall in volume sales in Bolivia in 2025, though not as pronounced as most other snacks products. All the same, soaring inflation is having an effect, and in particularly impacting imported brands, with local brands in a ...

While both current and constant value sales are expected to rise, volume sales are expected to see a sharp decline. Soaring inflation, as well as a shortage of US dollars, is dampening volume sales and is particularly impacting imported brands. In this context, larger companies are coping better, as ...

While value sales for snacks are set to increase in Bolivia in 2025, there is expected to be a significant fall in volume sales. An economic crisis is unfolding as the country runs out of its own supply of natural gas, which in turn is significantly reducing exports. With less revenue from exports, ...

Savoury snacks is the only snack in Bolivia that is expected to see an increase in volume sales in 2024, be it only a small increase. Inflation influences consumer behaviour, with local brands benefitting, as dwindling foreign reserves adds extra costs to imports. Puffed snacks is expected to regist ...

Chocolate confectionery is expected to see volume sales fall by about a tenth, as soaring inflation weakens demand, with some consumers even struggling to buy essential food stuffs. This is also being exasperated by rising prices of cocoa globally, due to weak harvests caused by climate change. On ...

The Bolivian wine market experienced modest volume growth in 2024, driven by a significant reduction in contraband. This decline was linked to ongoing economic challenges, which caused the parallel exchange rate to surge to over 50% above the official rate due to a shortage of US dollars in the mark ...

The market for RTDs Bolivia continued to register a positive performance in 2024. Local manufacturers have played a crucial role in fuelling volume growth by innovating with new flavours and packaging designs, particularly in canned presentations. Additionally, rising prices of spirits have encourag ...

Spirits in Bolivia experienced healthy volume growth in 2024, despite rising prices, as a decline in contraband activity allowed legal brands to regain ground - particularly in widely consumed drinks like liqueurs. Price increases were a defining trend across the category, largely driven by the risi ...

Beer sales in Bolivia experienced strong volume growth in 2024, driven by a reduction in contraband and consumer migration from other alcoholic drinks. With the high exchange rate, the illegal market lost its price advantage, leading to a significant decline in smuggled beer across all segments - fr ...

Alcoholic drinks in Bolivia experienced robust volume growth in 2024, despite a challenging macroeconomic environment. The year was marked by a series of economic challenges that significantly impacted operational costs for many businesses, due to the persistent scarcity of US dollars in the country ...

The Bolivian market for cider/perry continued to see positive volume growth in 2024, albeit at a slower rate than the alcoholic drinks market as a whole. This is due to the fact that consumption is centred around the end-of-year holidays, peaking during Christmas and New Year. However, its affordabl ...

The supply of smokeless tobacco products in Bolivia is virtually non-existent. Occasionally, small importers bring in very limited batches and small quantities of products such as chewing tobacco. In general, the few individuals who use chewing tobacco or moist snuff source the product from other co ...

2024 was a year of significant economic challenges for Bolivia. Net international reserves closed the year at USD1.974 billion, according to reports from the Central Bank of Bolivia, well below the USD15 billion recorded a decade ago. This decline was reflected in a severe shortage of foreign curren ...

In 2024, volume sales of cigars, cigarillos, and smoking tobacco declined at a significantly faster rate than in the previous year. These are niche products in Bolivia, with very limited distribution, typically confined to specialist tobacco retailers. Retail sales volumes remain low and are primari ...

2024 was a difficult year for the licit cigarette market in Bolivia, with retail volume sales declining at a faster rate than in the previous year. On the one hand, the prevalence of smoking continues to fall steadily, with conventional cigarettes of little appeal to younger adults, who generally fi ...