Bolivia

While sugar confectionery in Bolivia is set to expand in retail volume terms in 2024, growth is anticipated to be down slightly on 2023. Conversely, current value sales growth is expected to be moderately stronger than in the previous year. This is…

Beer in Bolivia saw on-trade volume growth slow significantly in 2023. This was mainly explained by the normalisation of on-trade consumption patterns following the impressive rebound over 2021-2022 that accompanied the easing of the pandemic and the…

Sun care was the best forming beauty care product in Bolivia in 2023, with double-digit current value and volume growth. Consumers are increasingly conscious of the danger of sun exposure and in particular higher SPF offerings, such as SPF 50, saw…

Volume sales of home insecticides have seen growth in 2023 following two years of decline due to the influx of contraband products, mainly from Argentina and Brazil, driven by currency fluctuations. In 2023, however, the inflationary context in these…

Dishwashing records further volume and value growth during 2023. Strong double-digit value growth has been supported by a second year of price increases as leading players focus on profitability rather than sacrificing margins to be more competitive.…

Retail tissue registered healthy current value and volume growth in 2023, with facial tissues, and in particular pocket handkerchief, registering the highest current value growth. With that being said, toilet paper remains the largest product area in…

Laundry care continues to grow in both value and volume terms in 2023, with rising prices, especially in powdered detergents, benefiting value brands, including Chinese brands, Todo Brillo from the local company Industrias Luri, and Uno from Unilever…

Air care sales returned to growth in 2023 following decline in 2022 due to the substantial influx of illegal contraband products, mostly from Argentina due to the strong devaluation of the peso. In 2023, inflation in Argentina has resulted in price…

Retail volume and current value growth rates for snacks in Bolivia in 2024 are expected to be slower than those recorded in 2023. The downturn is mainly explained by a severe shortage of US dollars in the economy resulting from declining production…

Wine in Bolivia saw total volume sales decline for a fourth consecutive year in 2023, and the category registered negative results in this regard at both the off- and on-trade levels. As was the case earlier in the review period, the contraction was…