Bilateral relations

Australia and Bolivia established diplomatic relations in 1975. Australia's Ambassador in Lima holds non-resident accreditation to Bolivia and Australia has an Honorary Consul in La Paz.

Bolivia's Ambassador in Ottawa has non-resident accreditation to Australia.

Australia and Bolivia cooperate multilaterally in numerous forums, including in the United Nations and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The Australian Embassy in Lima Peru manages a Direct Aid Program in Bolivia.

Further economic and trade information can be found in our Bolivia trade/economic fact sheet [PDF196KB].

Fast Facts

Bolivian visitors to Australia ( 2021-22 Department of Home Affairs)#

418

Australian visitors to Bolivia (primary destination (2021-22 Department of Home Affairs)#

272

Resident Australian population born in Bolivia (2021 Census)

1,130

Australian residents of Bolivian descent (2021 Census)

1,262

Bolivian students in Australia (2023 Department of Education)*

125

# This financial year data is owned by Home Affairs. It provides quarterly updates to this data on its website.

*This Jan-Sep 2023 data is owned by the Department of Education. It provides updates to these numbers on its website.

High level engagement

• 2021 June – Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Dan Tehan spoke with Vice-Minister for Foreign Trade and Integration, Benjamin Blanco Ferri virtually
• 2016 September – Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop met Minister for Foreign Affairs, David Choquehuanca in New York

Agreements with Bolivia

There are no bilateral agreements between Australia and Bolivia

Travel

See Australian Government travel advice for Australians overseas on Smartraveller

Austrade

See international Austrade offices

Australian Embassy in Peru

Av. La Paz 1049, Piso 10
Miraflores, Lima 18, Perú

Tel: +51 1 630 0500

General: consular.lima@dfat.gov.au

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