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Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Bolivia. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
In 2023, volumes sales are expected to register further volume decline. Consumers prefer the convenience of RTD options and also perceive concentrates as being a staid, old fashioned product area, with little innovation. As such, concentrates are…
While carbonates continues to be the most popular soft drink in Bolivia, it has reached maturity and volume growth is expected to be muted in 2023. Continuing population growth supports volume sales. but overall carbonates is expected to be the…
Bottled water is expected to register healthy volume growth in 2023. Also, with prices being stables, this also contributes to maintaining volume growth. Climate change is also having an effect, with higher temperatures leading to increased demand…
Tea is expected to register moderate constant value and volume growth in 2023, with continuing population growth partly supporting this growth. While coffee still accounts for more value sales, tea sales are also significant and tea is expected to…
Flavoured powder drinks continue to account for most volume sales, and in particular chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks. However, other variants of other hot drinks are also popular, such as other plant-based hot drinks and this segment is…
Bolivia has managed to protect itself to a large extent from inflation by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the dollar. However, there has been challenges for the economy in 2023, with sharp falls in foreign currency reserves and this…
Fresh ground coffee continues to account for most volume sales and with coffee being locally produced, this ensures stability and affordability of prices to a large extent. There are numerous well-established local brands. Examples being the hugely…
Bolivia has managed to protect itself to a large extent from inflation by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the dollar. However, there has been challenges for the economy in 2023, with sharp falls in foreign currency reserves and this…
Rice is expected to register positive current value and volume growth in 2023. Rice is an important staple in the Bolivian diet, having one of the highest consumption rate in the region. However, it was protected from global inflationary pressure, as…
Shelf stable seafood is mainly imported and is expected to be impacted by inflationary pressure in 2023. While Bolivia had managed to protect itself to a large extent from inflation by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the dollar,…
Processed fruit and vegetables is expected to register a fall in volume sales in 2023, due to rising inflation. While Bolivia had managed to protect itself to a large extent from inflation by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the…
Breakfast cereals is expected to register healthy value and volume growth in 2023. With consumers leading increasingly busy lives, the convenience of breakfast cereals supports volume sales. Also, in addition, to family packs, there is an increasing…
With the war in Ukraine still having an inflationary impact on wheat prices, and with bread being one of the most important staple for Bolivians, the government subsidised the price of flour for bakers. Government authorities reported that 2 million…
Sweet spreads are expected to register a decrease in volume sales in 2023. Part of this decline is due to the widespread availability of smuggled sweet spreads in outdoor markets. Smuggling has increased significantly in recent years. Bolivia’s fixed…
Sauces, dips and condiments are expected to register healthy current value and volume growth in 2023. With increasing inflationary pressure, consumers look to cook at home, with cooking ingredients and condiments especially performing well. That…
Meals and soup are expected to register a decrease in volume sales in 2023. In particular, soup is expected to register a steep volume decline. Part of this decline is due to the widespread availability of smuggled soup in outdoor markets. Smuggling…
Edible oils is expected to register a slight decrease in volume sales in 2023. That being said, consumers have not been exposed to the same global inflationary pressures for edible oils as many other countries arising both from the war in Ukraine and…
Bolivia has managed to protect itself to a large extent from inflation by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the dollar. However, there has been challenges for the economy in 2023, with sharp falls in foreign currency reserves and this…
Considerable state involvement hinders economic freedom in Bolivia, whilst government finances remain weak and a threat to stability. Although inflation has been controlled effectively, through subsidies and solid food production, the economy is…
Yoghurt is expected to register healthy current value and volume growth in 2023, while value sales for sour milk products continue to be negligible. Whereas before yoghurt was perceived as a non-essential premium product, it is increasingly becoming…