There are 159,189 companies and businesses in Bolivia in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 2,690 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Bolivia
Bolivia has 159,189 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 2,690 of them are corporations. We build the records from the national business register and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 55% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Bolivia, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 159,189 Bolivian companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Bolivian company database.
159,189 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies159,189
Corporations2,690
Departments9
Largest departmentLa Paz 32%
Employees1-4
Revenue$1M-$5M
Email0%
Phone99%
Website0%
Bolivian company list: all 159,189 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Bolivia, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Bolivian company directory.
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales BolivianosYacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos | Bolivia | La Paz | Avenida 16 de Julio N° 40 (el Prado) | La Paz | N/A | 1936 | $7,330,254,554 | 3,700 | Government body | 183 | 1020269020 |
| 2 | Petrobras Bolivia Inversiones Y Servicios S.A. | Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Av. San Martin 1700 | Santa Cruz | N/A | 2000 | $1,193,998,721 | 5 | Corporation | N/A | 1015291028 |
| 3 | Ministerio De La Presidencia | Bolivia | La Paz | Calle Ayacucho Esq. Potosí | La Paz | N/A | 2009 | $983,940,000 | 20,000 | Government body | 183 | N/A |
| 4 | Minera San Cristobal, S.A. | Bolivia | La Paz | Calle 15torre Ketal, Piso 5 | La Paz | N/A | 2011 | $805,845,653 | 1,319 | Corporation | 3 | 1020415021 |
| 5 | Empresa Nacional De Telecomunicaciones S.A. | Bolivia | La Paz | Calle Federico Zuazo No. 1771 | La Paz | 1771 | 1965 | $686,400,368 | 1,200 | Government body | 183 | 1020703023 |
| 6 | Telefonica Celular De Bolivia, S.A. | Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Av Doble Via la Guardia 5to Anillo Calle Santa Teresa #4050 | Santa Cruz | N/A | 1990 | $614,283,402 | 2,716 | Corporation | 43 | 1020255020 |
| 7 | Ypfb Refinacion S.A. | Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Avenida Santos Dumont - Final. | Santa Cruz | N/A | 2006 | $596,899,153 | 700 | Corporation | 183 | 01028255024 |
| 8 | Industrias De Aceite S.A. | Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Carretera al Norte Km. 6.5 | Santa Cruz | N/A | 2019 | $556,879,833 | 600 | Corporation | 22 | 1023233029 |
| 9 | Roadgold S.R.L | Bolivia | La Paz | Calle 15, #8054, Barrio Calacoto, Edificio Plaza | La Paz | N/A | 2022 | $543,613,331 | 21 | Partnership of unknown type | N/A | 393133020 |
| 10 | Banco Solidario S.A. | Bolivia | La Paz | Nicolas Acosta Esq. Cañadastrongest N° 289 | La Paz | N/A | 1991 | $539,447,170 | 3,793 | Corporation | N/A | 1020607027 |
| 11 | Telefonica Celular De Bolivia, S.A. | Bolivia | La Paz | Av. Mariscal Santa Cruz | La Paz | N/A | N/A | $531,655,546 | 56 | 43 | 1020255020 | |
| 12 | Cerveceria Boliviana Nacional S.A. | Bolivia | La Paz | Calle Chuquisaca No. 121 | La Paz | N/A | 1920 | $530,549,824 | 1,921 | Corporation | 1150 | 1020229024 |
| 13 | Direccion Departamental De Educacion Santa Cruz | Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Calle la Paz # 766 Entre Gral. | Santa Cruz | N/A | 2011 | $524,677,060 | 137 | Government body | 183 | N/A |
| 14 | Cooperativa Rural De Electrificacion R.L. Cre R.L. | Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Av. Busch Esquina Calle Honduras # 49 | Santa Cruz | N/A | 1962 | $444,401,473 | 887 | Cooperative | N/A | 1028399028 |
| 15 | Banco Union S.A. | Bolivia | La Paz | Avenida C, Jose Aguirre Acha, #8484, Zona Calacoto | La Paz | N/A | 1981 | $415,677,676 | 6,382 | Corporation | 183 | 1028415020 |
| 16 | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia | Bolivia | La Paz | Av. Camacho No. 1396 Esquina Loayza | La Paz | N/A | 1952 | $394,560,000 | 5,000 | Government body | 183 | N/A |
| 17 | Pil Andina S.A. | Bolivia | Cochabamba | Av. Blanco Galindo Km. 10.5 Carretera A Quillacollo | Cochabamba | N/A | 1999 | $356,396,453 | 728 | Corporation | 25 | 1020757027 |
| 18 | Boligroup Traders S.R.L. | Bolivia | La Paz | Av, Montenegro, #961, Zona San Miguel, Edificio | La Paz | N/A | 2019 | $350,905,060 | 3 | Partnership of unknown type | N/A | 323974029 |
| 19 | Empresa Publica Nacional Estrategica Boliviana De Aviacion - Boa | Bolivia | Cochabamba | Av. Simon Lopez 1582 Esquina German Bush | Cochabamba | N/A | 2007 | $344,246,675 | 1,686 | Government body | 183 | 154422029 |
| 20 | Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz S.A. | Bolivia | La Paz | Calle Ayacucho Esq, Mercado, # 295 Zona Central | La Paz | N/A | 2006 | $339,363,169 | 1,837 | Corporation | 2 | 1020557029 |
| 21 | Banco Nacional De Bolivia S.A. | Bolivia | La Paz | Av. Los Sauces 189 la Florida | La Paz | N/A | 1872 | $332,592,689 | 1,949 | Corporation | 3 | 1016253021 |
| 22 | Industrias Oleaginosas S.A. | Bolivia | Andres Ibañez | Avenida Parque Industrial 5to Anillo, #sin Número, | Santa Cruz | N/A | 1969 | $296,140,914 | 433 | Corporation | 2 | 1028467024 |
| 23 | Granja Avicola Integral Sofia LTDA. | Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Parque Industrial Manzano 7 | Santa Cruz | N/A | 1986 | $285,232,960 | 3,022 | 2 | 1028779020 | |
| 24 | Sociedad Controladora Ganadero, S.A. | Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Calle Bolivar N° 99 Edificio Banco Ganadero | Santa Cruz | N/A | 2018 | $272,214,524 | 65 | Corporation | N/A | 355255027 |
| 25 | Banco Ganadero, S.A. | Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Calle Bolivar No. 99 | Santa Cruz | N/A | 1993 | $265,347,342 | 751 | Corporation | 2 | 1028421024 |
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Companies and businesses in Bolivia
159,189
2 November 2026
There are 159,189 companies and businesses in Bolivia in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 2,690 corporations (S.R.L. and S.A.), 107,685 sole traders and 43,210 partnerships. On top of those come 325 non-profit organisations, 521 branches of foreign companies and 163 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 158,800 100%
- Head offices
- 191
- Branch locations
- 198
Legal form
- Corporations
- 2,690 2%
- Sole traders
- 107,685
- Partnerships
- 43,210
Per working day this year
≈ 0
new companies registered · 20 so far in 2026
Largest companies in Bolivia
Which are the largest companies in Bolivia? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Banco Union S.A., with 6,382 staff, ahead of Hipermaxi S.A. and Banco Solidario S.A.. By yearly revenue the largest company is Minera San Cristobal, S.A., ahead of Telefonica Celular de Bolivia, S.A. and Ypfb Refinacion S.A.. Below are the top companies of Bolivia ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Bolivia. 1 Bolivian companies employ more than 10,000 people and 2 report more than $1 billion a year.
Banco Union S.A. has the largest headcount of any company in Bolivia in our data. 1 Bolivian companies list more than 10,000 people, 137 more than 500.
- 16,382 staff
- 23,900 staff
- 33,793 staff
- 43,450 staff
- 53,000 staff
- 63,000 staff
- 72,800 staff
- 82,716 staff
- 92,676 staff
- 102,305 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
Minera San Cristobal, S.A. is the largest company in Bolivia by revenue; 2 Bolivian companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$805.8M
- 2$614.3M
- 3$596.9M
- 4$556.9M
- 5$539.4M
- 6$530.5M
- 7$356.4M
- 8$339.4M
- 9$272.2M
- 10$253.5M
Gobierno Autonomo Municipal de La Paz is the largest public body in our data for Bolivia, with 7,000 staff.
- 17,000 staff
- 21,500 staff
- 31,000 staff
- 4900 staff
- 5900 staff
- 6750 staff
521 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Bolivia.
- 1226 worldwide
- 220 worldwide
- 318 worldwide
- 418 worldwide
- 518 worldwide
- 618 worldwide
- 718 worldwide
- 818 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Bolivia.
By employee size · 154,830 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 84,796 | 55% | |
| 5-9 | 39,513 | 26% | |
| 10-19 | 26,675 | 17% | |
| 20-49 | 2,838 | 2% | |
| 50-99 | 377 | 0.2% | |
| 100-199 | 282 | 0.2% | |
| 200-499 | 212 | 0.1% | |
| 500+ | 137 | <0.1% |
55% have 1 to 4 employees; 137 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 135 | <0.1% | |
| $100K-$500K | 5,619 | 4% | |
| $500K-$1M | 66,488 | 43% | |
| $1M-$5M | 80,350 | 52% | |
| $5M-$10M | 1,704 | 1% | |
| $10M-$100M | 424 | 0.3% | |
| $100M-$1B | 60 | <0.1% | |
| $1B+ | 2 | <0.1% |
62 companies report more than $100 million; 2 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Bolivia
Most companies in Bolivia are small businesses. Of the 154,830 with a known headcount, 124,309 (80%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 29,513 are small (10 to 49) and 871 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 137 employ 500 people or more, so 99.91% of Bolivian companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 124,309 | 80% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 29,513 | 19% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 871 | 0.6% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 137 | <0.1% |
84,796
companies have 1 to 4 employees (55%). 135 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
107,685
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
55%
of the 20 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (11). Only 0 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Bolivia based?
La Paz has more companies than any other department in Bolivia: 50,831, or 32% of the total, ahead of Santa Cruz (47,379) and Cochabamba (28,670). Below you find all nine departments and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
nine departments
| Department | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 50,831 | 32% | |
| Santa Cruz | 47,379 | 30% | |
| Cochabamba | 28,670 | 18% | |
| Potosi | 6,943 | 4% | |
| Tarija | 6,916 | 4% | |
| Oruro | 6,799 | 4% | |
| Chuquisaca | 6,072 | 4% | |
| El Beni | 2,299 | 1% | |
| Pando | 1,065 | 0.7% |
Ten busiest cities
- Andres Ibañez39,315
- La Paz26,235
- Pedro Domingo Murillo20,711
- El Cercado19,733
- Oruro5,542
- Erquis Oropeza5,343
- Tarija4,817
- Quillacollo4,576
- Tomas Frías3,954
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra2,285
Main industries in Bolivia
Wholesale (durable goods) is the biggest industry in Bolivia by number of companies: 12,659, or 8% of all firms with an industry code. Next come business services and IT (12,008) and haulage and warehousing (11,606). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies.
- Wholesale (durable goods)12,6598%
- Business services and IT12,0088%
- Haulage and warehousing11,6067%
- Wholesale (consumer goods)10,6557%
- Building construction8,4165%
- Engineering, accounting and management7,3915%
- Civil engineering6,6334%
- Other shops5,8054%
- Repair services5,2763%
- Restaurants and bars4,7633%
- Construction trades4,4813%
- Health care3,6922%
- Quarrying3,3982%
- Furniture and electronics shops3,2812%
- DIY and garden centres3,2392%
- Other industries51,67633%
The fifteen largest of 80 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Bolivia
12,659
Wholesale (durable goods)
SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods
- 1600 staff
- 2580 staff
- 3397 staff
12,008
Business services and IT
SIC 73: Business Services
- 1303 staff
- 2300 staff
- 3160 staff
11,606
Haulage and warehousing
SIC 42: Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing
- 1185 staff
- 2120 staff
- 3100 staff
10,655
Wholesale (consumer goods)
SIC 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods
- 1400 staff
- 2360 staff
- 3338 staff
8,416
Building construction
SIC 15: Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders
- 1500 staff
- 2100 staff
- 371 staff
7,391
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 1800 staff
- 2600 staff
- 3420 staff
6,633
Civil engineering
SIC 16: Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors
- 1629 staff
- 2400 staff
- 3300 staff
5,805
Other shops
SIC 59: Miscellaneous Retail
- 13,450 staff
- 2196 staff
- 3107 staff
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Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How many new companies are registered in Bolivia? (2026)
20 new companies and startups registered in Bolivia so far in 2026, about 0 every working day, after 29 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 55% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 1 of them are corporations (S.R.L. and S.A.).
≈ 0
new companies register every working day in 2026
55%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
29
new companies in 2025
Companies founded per year
- 582022
- 402023
- 312024
- 292025
- 202026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 111 staff
Oldest companies in Bolivia
Our data holds 26 Bolivian organisations founded before 1900 and 132 before 1950. The national business register dates a company from the creation of its current legal unit, so older firms show a later founding year.
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1,314
Bolivian companies were founded before 1990
94
were founded in 1990
3,319 Bolivian companies, 72% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 1,314 are older.
Types of companies in Bolivia
One in fifty-nine Bolivian businesses in our data is a corporation (S.R.L. and S.A.), and two in three are sole traders. Partnerships make up 27%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations2,6902%
- No legal form on record4,5693%
- Sole traders107,68568%
- Partnerships43,21027%
- Foreign companies5210.3%
- Non-profit organisations3250.2%
- Cooperatives26<0.1%
- Public bodies1630.1%
Which Bolivian companies are part of a group?
Most Bolivian companies stand alone: 100% are single-site businesses. The other 389 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 191 head offices or 198 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Cerveceria Boliviana Nacional S.A., with 1,150 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 11,150 companies
- 2538 companies
- 3270 companies
- 4183 companies
- 543 companies
- 625 companies
- 722 companies
- 811 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 159,189; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Bolivian companies
0 Bolivian companies have a website on record (0%), 157,611 a phone number (99%) and 0 an email address (0%). Among corporations: 0% have a website and 0% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 0 | 0% | |
| Phone | 157,611 | 99% | |
| 0 | 0% |
Questions about companies in Bolivia
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
159,189. That includes 107,685 sole traders and 43,210 partnerships.
2,690 corporations, 2% of all Bolivian businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 154,830 Bolivian companies with a known headcount, 154,693 have fewer than 500 employees: 124,309 micro, 29,513 small and 871 medium-sized. 137 are large enterprises.
Minera San Cristobal, S.A., with $805.8 million in yearly revenue, ahead of Telefonica Celular de Bolivia, S.A. ($614.3M) and Ypfb Refinacion S.A. ($596.9M).
Banco Union S.A., with 6,382 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
50,831, 32% of all Bolivian companies (2 November 2026).
20 so far in 2026, about 0 per working day, after 29 in 2025.
From the national business register and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
0, 0% of all Bolivian companies. 157,611 have a phone number and 0 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 159,189 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Bolivian company database.
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