Japan-Bolivia Relations
Japan-Bolivia Relations (Basic Data)
December 11, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 1914 (reestablished in 1952)
Japanese nationals and Japanese descendants:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Bolivia: 2,623 (2024)
- Number of Japanese descendants: 13,000 (estimated)
Trade with Japan:
- Exports: 13,000 million yen (cars, machinery, steel products) (2024)
- Imports: 44,800 million yen (zinc, lead, tin ) (2024)
Direct Investment from Japan:
- The amount of direct investment from Japan in 2023 was $0.
Japan's economic cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 126,006 million yen
- Grants: 99,456 million yen
- Technical Cooperation: 78,537 million yen (cumulative total through fiscal 2023)
Recent Visits by eminent persons (the last 10 years)
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Uto Takashi State Minister of Cabinet Office, Nishimura Yasutoshi (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takei shunsuke |
| 2018 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sato Masahisa Commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency, Suzuki Daichi |
| 2019 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino (120 th Anniversary of the Japanese immigration) |
| 2023 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Akimoto Masatoshi |
| 2025 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Horii Iwao (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Vice-President Garcia Linera |
| 2016 | Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Juan Carlos Alurralde Tejada |
| 2017 | Minister of Sports, Tito Montaño |
| 2025 | Vice President, David Choquehuanca |