Japan-Bolivia Relations
Japan-Bolivia Relations (Basic Data)
May 1, 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: 99,033 million yen
- Technical Cooperation: 77,789 million yen (cumulative total through fiscal 2022)
Recent Visits by eminent persons (the last 10 years)
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2009 | HIH Prince and Princess Hitachi (110 th Anniversary of the Japanese immigration) |
| 2010 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kira Shuji (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| 2011 | Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tajima Kaname |
| 2013 | State Minister of Cabinet Office, Nishimura Yasutoshi |
| 2014 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ishihara Hirotaka |
| 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) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2010 | President Evo Morales |
| 2012 | Minister of Planification and Development, Viviana Caro Minister of Economy and Finance, Luis Arce |
| 2013 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Choquehuanca Minister of Rural Development and Land, Nemesia Achacollo Minister of Environment and Water, Jozé Antonio Zamora |
| 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 |