Macroeconomic Forecast Bolivia

July 2007 | Macroeconomic Forecasts

Balance of payments data for Q107 show the current account surplus widened by 24.5% y-o-y to US$0.25bn. Although the trade balance narrowed slightly, current transfers rose from US$160.7mn to US$210.3mn from Q106 to Q107, a 30.9% increase. Last year's current surplus came in at US$1.32bn, accounting for 11.8% of GDP. Should Q207 figures impress, we may consider revising upwards our year-end current account forecast, which is currently 6.82% of

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