Dollar opening value in Bolivia on March 18 USD to BOB

After the opening of the trading session, the US dollar is trading at the opening at 6.81 Bolivianos on average, representing an increase of 1.63% compared to the previous day, when it stood at 6.70 Bolivianos on average.

Compared to last week, the US dollar registered an increase of 0.15%, so in the last year it still accumulated an increase of 1.16%. If we compare the value with previous dates, it adds two successive sessions into positive values. The volatility for the last week is 14.99%, which is clearly higher than the annual volatility figure (9.58%), indicating that it is showing a more unstable behavior.

In the annual photo, the US dollar has even changed by a high of 6.82 Bolivianos on average, while its lowest level has been 6.65 Bolivianos on average. The US dollar is closer to its maximum than its low.

Among the uncertainty

The Bolivian has been the legal tender of Bolivia since 1987 and is divided into 100 cents, formerly the Bolivian peso was used but it was replaced. The Central Bank of Bolivia is the body responsible for regulating the issuance of currency.

The coins of 10, 20 and 50 cents are currently in circulation, as well as 1, 2 and 5 Bolivianos. In 1988 a Bolivian was equal to one US dollar.

As for manufacturing, Bolivian currency stopped minting and printing during colonial times due to a lack of political interest, which would eventually result in coins and banknotes being created abroad because of the low cost that this implies. In 2013 they were still manufactured in countries such as the United Kingdom, France and Chile.

In the economic sphere, in 2014 Bolivia resorted to high public spending and increasing domestic credit to maintain its growth, but these decisions resulted in an increase in public debt and the reduction of international reserves.

Like all over the world, the coronavirus pandemic hit Bolivia's economy severely, although inflation was not as high as in other Latin American nations, closing 2021 with 0.90 percent.

According to forecasts made this year by the World Bank, Bolivia will grow by only 3.7% by 2022, however, President Luis Arce has challenged these forecasts and assured that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could grow by up to 6%.

addition, the country closed 2021 with a trade surplus of $1.471 million, the first in the last six years, where annual negative balances were recorded in the balance. In addition to these conditions, unemployment has increased by 5.2 per cent.

Bolivia is also facing global efforts to move to clean energy, so these conditions will prompt one of the largest gas-exporting countries to seek alternatives.

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