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Bolivia
Overview
Last reviewed - 20 January 2025The Plurinational State of Bolivia ('Bolivia'), a landlocked country in South America, is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, by Argentina and Paraguay to the south, and by Chile and Peru to the west. It is a democratic republic that is divided into nine departments. Its capital city is Sucre; however, the government is based in La Paz. The boliviano (BOB) is the official currency of Bolivia, and the official languages include Spanish and numerous native languages.
Bolivia is rich in natural resources and has the second largest natural gas reserves in South America. Foreign and domestic investments have increased mainly in the construction and infrastructure sector (construction of highways, bridges, buildings, shopping centres). In 2018, the Bolivian government entered into a construction project of a Research and Development in Nuclear Technology Centre to be set up in El Alto, La Paz with a proposed investment of approximately 300 million United States dollars (USD), which is envisaged to be one of the most important nuclear centres in South America. This project is expected to be concluded in 2025. Similarly, there is also a relevant project related to the construction of a lithium carbonate plant in Uyuni, Potosí, which began operations in December 2023 and will increase its production in 2025.
PwC Bolivia
PwC Bolivia has approximately 250 professionals in its audit, tax, and consulting practices. These professionals include accountants, lawyers, economists, tax specialists, consultants, and systems engineers. PwC Bolivia offers a range of tax and legal services, including tax compliance, tax consulting, merger and acquisitions, tax due diligence, tax planning, transfer pricing, support to audit and outsourcing PwC teams, constitution of entities in Bolivia, and residence and migratory services.
Quick rates and dates
| Corporate income tax (CIT) rates | |
|---|---|
| Headline CIT rate (%) |
25 (except for mining, financial institutions, and insurance/reinsurance companies, which have an additional income tax rate). |
| Corporate income tax (CIT) due dates | |
|---|---|
| CIT return due date |
120 days after the fiscal year-end. |
| CIT final payment due date |
120 days after the fiscal year-end. |
| CIT estimated payment due dates |
NA (except for mining companies, which must make advanced payments as regards to the additional income tax). |
| Personal income tax (PIT) rates | |
|---|---|
| Headline PIT rate (%) |
13 |
| Personal income tax (PIT) due dates | |
|---|---|
| PIT return due date |
NA for employment income. Quarterly for investment and other income. |
| PIT final payment due date |
NA |
| PIT estimated payment due dates |
NA for employment income. Quarterly for investment and other income. |
| Value-added tax (VAT) rates | |
|---|---|
| Standard VAT rate (%) |
13 |
| Withholding tax (WHT) rates | |
|---|---|
| WHT rates (%) (Dividends/Interest/Royalties) |
Resident: NA; Non-resident: 12.5 / 12.5 / 12.5 |
| Capital gains tax (CGT) rates | |
|---|---|
| Headline corporate capital gains tax rate (%) |
Capital gains are subject to the normal CIT rate. |
| Headline individual capital gains tax rate (%) |
NA |
| Net wealth/worth tax rates | |
|---|---|
| Headline net wealth/worth tax rate (%) |
2.4 |
| Inheritance and gift tax rates | |
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| Headline inheritance tax rate (%) |
1 / 10 / 20 |
| Headline gift tax rate (%) |
1 / 10 / 20 |
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