... the Bolivian market due to rising exports and strong foreign direct investments in state owned companies and trade has been fostered by trade agreements. However, Bolivia remains vulnerable to changes in export prices and to the performance on global markets. Rural poverty could almost not be reduced and still affects a large part of the population. 2. Income level in relation to other developing and developed countries The Bolivian Human Development Index which is annually presented of the United Nations Development Program is very low. With an index of only 0,681 Bolivia rank 114 of 177 countries in 2002. 1 Comparing the GDP of Bolivia with other South American countries and some selected developed countries (table 1 & 2), Bolivia has a very low GDP. But as total population differs between countries, GDP per capita needs to be assessed. The regional comparison of GDP per capita (US$) shows that Bolivia still generates ...

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