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Latin America and Caribbean · BOL

Bolivia

Baseline index 5.11Rank 117 of 197NascentLatin America and CaribbeanAtlas profile

Read with care Second illustrative run, with exposure set nation by nation. The capability scores are candidate ratings and the test settings are GINC desk settings; neither has been adopted. Scores are from the GINC National Capability Index 2026, which describes them as candidate ratings. Exposure is set nation by nation from the CIA World Factbook 2025 and the scenario's regional exposure. Results show the method working on real scores; they are not findings about any nation. How the tests work.

Vulnerability and opportunity

Archetype: Holding ground. Mid-table on both: neither badly hit nor well placed. One of 43 nations with a similar pattern of results.

Insulated over 10 years: lower vulnerability, lower opportunity than the median nation.

Vulnerability · 10 years17.6rank 103 of 197 · 3 years: 16.3
Worst case−17.8%Infrastructure collapse · tail −16.4%
Opportunity · 10 years−10.9rank 161 of 197 · 3 years: −9.2
Best case+10Sovereign debt reset · gainer in 1 of 10
Shock absorbed22%by its own buffers, across downside scenarios
Policy dividend+0.77expected index points from best practice
Breadth3 of 14scenarios in which a domain falls a band
Weakest linkSemiconductors & Advanced Computingweakest point in 3 scenarios

Main drivers of vulnerability over 10 years: Global financial crisis, AI diffusion shock, Legitimacy crisis. Highest exposure indicators: no coastline; few months of imports covered by reserves; oil, gas and coal among the top five exports of a net exporter.

Downside scenarios: load test

Change in Bolivia’s capability index under each scenario at Standard Severe and current plans, largest fall first.

ScenarioExposureChangeNo responseBest practiceRank shiftBands lostWeakest point
Infrastructure collapse S12High 0.81−0.91−1.10−0.50▼ 422Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 0 · Inception
Sovereign funding crisis S04High 0.74−0.84−1.07−0.47▼ 519Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power 1.8 · Inception
Pandemic S14High 0.65−0.77−0.97−0.43▲ 220Biotechnology & Health Technologies 0 · Inception
Global financial crisis S03Medium 0.56−0.65−0.83−0.36▲ 319Investment Attraction & Projection 2.7 · Inception
AI diffusion shock S13Medium 0.59−0.63−0.78−0.35▲ 315Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception
Legitimacy crisis S07High 0.67−0.49−0.67−0.30▼ 112Information Environment & Strategic Communication 3.2 · Nascent
Disaster in the core S10High 0.62−0.48−0.67−0.29▼ 114Transport Infrastructure 4.9 · Nascent
Geoeconomic confrontation S01Low 0.32−0.36−0.44−0.20▲ 48Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception
Single-supplier cut-off S02Medium 0.47−0.35−0.45−0.20▲ 28Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0 · Inception
Food and water shock S11Low 0.27−0.26−0.35−0.15▲ 18Trade Facilitation & Logistics 4.9 · Nascent
Energy supply shock S09Low 0.23−0.23−0.30−0.13▲ 1011Energy Technologies 1.5 · Inception
Mass displacement S08Low 0.35−0.22−0.31−0.14▲ 17Internal Security & Order 5.9 · Nascent
Hybrid campaign S06Low 0.22−0.20−0.25−0.11▲ 27Maritime Power 0.2 · Inception
Chokepoint closure S05Low 0.15−0.14−0.18−0.08▲ 56Maritime Power 0.4 · Inception

Where each scenario lands

Change in each of the nine capability domains, in points. Darker is a larger fall.

ScenarioCTSINSHCIIGIFSPITI
Infrastructure collapse−0.77−1.39−0.50−0.50−0.50−1.24−1.16−1.13−0.99
Sovereign funding crisis−0.09−0.70−0.40−0.98−0.88−1.21−1.47−0.88−1.01
Pandemic−0.65−0.42−0.34−1.02−0.89−0.95−0.89−0.87−0.87
Global financial crisis−0.32−0.33−0.30−0.66−0.66−0.83−1.10−0.94−0.75
AI diffusion shock−0.64−0.36−0.32−0.96−0.72−0.99−0.84−0.46−0.41
Legitimacy crisis−0.35·−0.73−0.36−0.85−1.18−0.97··
Disaster in the core−0.03−0.99−0.30−0.73−0.33−0.83−0.44−0.33−0.33
Geoeconomic confrontation−0.40−0.19−0.17·−0.45−0.43−0.45−0.44−0.66
Single-supplier cut-off−0.58−0.19−0.24−0.30·−0.61·−0.62−0.62
Food and water shock−0.03−0.30−0.14−0.37−0.35−0.38−0.18−0.30−0.34
Energy supply shock−0.05−0.32−0.12−0.13−0.13−0.30−0.35−0.34−0.30
Mass displacement·−0.22−0.17−0.46−0.37−0.51−0.22−0.03·
Hybrid campaign−0.15−0.33−0.36·−0.37−0.35·−0.14−0.14
Chokepoint closure−0.02−0.23−0.19·−0.10−0.22−0.09−0.17−0.22

Columns: CT Critical Technology · SI Strategic Infrastructure · NS National Security · HC Human Capital · II Information & Influence · GI Governance & Integrity · FS Financial Strength · PI Production & Innovation · TI Trade & Investment.

Upside scenarios: capture test

Net position in each upside scenario: what Bolivia is ready to capture, less what it stands to lose.

ScenarioPositionNetCaptureLossReadinessRankBinding capability
Sovereign debt reset S19 ↗Gainer+10.213.53.33330Public Integrity & Anti-Corruption 6 · Foundational
Emerging-market breakout S20 ↗Mixed+8.016.38.32689Investment Attraction & Projection 4 · Nascent
100-day pandemic defence S24 ↗Mixed+3.39.86.518115Biotechnology & Health Technologies 1.2 · Inception
Digital state leapfrog S23 ↗Mixed−3.912.116.018100Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 1.2 · Inception
Great-power détente S18 ↗Loser−12.47.519.924168Investment Attraction & Projection 4 · Nascent
Biomedical breakthroughs S17 ↗Loser−13.811.124.919148Biotechnology & Health Technologies 1.2 · Inception
Yield revolution S22 ↗Loser−15.06.521.517167Biotechnology & Health Technologies 1.2 · Inception
Superintelligence takeoff S15 ↗Loser−19.06.325.41392Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 0.3 · Inception
Middle East settlement S21 ↗Loser−31.13.634.730181Alliances & Security Cooperation 5.5 · Nascent
Energy abundance S16 ↗Loser−49.33.452.719175Energy Technologies 2 · Inception