Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior

What Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior does

Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior (IBCE) is a Bolivian foreign trade promotion institution founded in 1986 and headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, with a regional liaison office in La Paz. The organization operates as a multi-product information and services provider for Bolivia's export and import community, offering market studies, consulting, technical assistance, training, forums, and a portfolio of specialized publications. Its customer base spans Bolivian exporters and importers, government and public institutions, and the broader business community interested in foreign trade intelligence.

The technological core is COMEXBO (Sistema Digital de Inteligencia Comercial de Bolivia para el Mundo), a digital commercial intelligence platform organized in three modules: a statistics module covering value and volume of Bolivia's exports and imports for 8,000+ products with custom-report generation, a directory module listing 5,000+ Bolivian exporters, importers, customs agencies, transport operators, and financial entities, and an international market module cataloging 90,000+ foreign companies that buy from or sell to Bolivia. The publication stack includes IBCE Cifras (bi-weekly economic bulletin), IBCEm@il (market studies newsletter), IBCE Data Tr@de (daily executive briefing reaching 32,000 subscribers with 20% international audience), Transporte & Logística, and AgroAvances. Supporting platforms include Exclusivamente Boliviano (producer showcase), Carbometrics (carbon footprint tool for exporters), Vía Verde (sustainable exports project), and the Capacitaciones IBCE training platform.

IBCE generates revenue from a mix of advertising and sponsorships across its newsletters and digital properties (notably a core sponsorship of IBCE Cifras by Banco Ganadero), professional consulting and technical assistance engagements on a quote-based, multi-year contract model, and recurring training and event fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization is privately held, independently operated without a disclosed parent company or external investors, and supported by a management team led by Gerente General Gary Antonio Rodríguez Álvarez. Distribution is overwhelmingly domestic (Bolivia), with limited European market reach via its CBI partnership.

Name

Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior

Legal name

Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior

Website

https://ibce.org.bo

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foreign Trade Promotion Services

NAICS

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (4251), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-border Import/Export Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAE)

Keywords

• Foreign trade promotion
• Trade intelligence services
• Export market research
• Trade consulting services
• International business directory

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Cruz De La Sierra

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Technical Assistance Services: IBCE provides consulting services, market access assistance, customized studies, and technical assistance to businesses and institutions. Services include RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility) support.
2. Publication and Advertising Services: Revenue generated from advertising opportunities across IBCE's digital platforms and publications including IBCEm@il, IBCE Cifras, Transporte & Logística, AgroAvances, and the website. Publications cover trade statistics, market analysis, and economic data.
3. IBCE Data Tr@de Newsletter: Daily enterprise and management information newsletter reaching 32,000 subscribers with 20% international audience. Revenue from advertising within the newsletter.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior is a Bolivian foreign trade promotion institution that provides market studies, consulting services, and recurring trade intelligence publications to exporters, importers, and policymakers. It operates the COMEXBO digital platform, which hosts a directory of Bolivian and international companies and serves as a business-matching and trade-data hub. Its offerings also include training programs, industry forums, and advertising/sponsorship opportunities for trade-related events.

Product overview

IBCE (Instituto Boliviano de Comercio Exterior) is Bolivia's foreign trade reference organization with over 40 years of experience. It operates as a multi-product service provider offering both publications/platforms and consulting services. The core portfolio includes: IBCE Cifras (twice-weekly economic bulletin), IBCEm@il (market studies newsletter), IBCE Data Tr@de (daily executive news briefing), and Transporte & Logística (logistics newsletter). The COMEXBO digital platform provides commercial intelligence with statistics, directory, and international market modules. Supporting services include market studies, training programs (capacitaciones.ibce.org.bo), the Exclusivamente Boliviano showcase platform, Carbometrics carbon footprint tool, and the Vía Verde sustainable exports project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COMEXBO: Sistema Digital de Inteligencia Comercial de Bolivia para el Mundo - a commercial intelligence platform for Bolivia's foreign trade

Products and services

• COMEXBO Digital Platform

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COMEXBO EcosystemcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital commercial intelligence platform developed by IBCE that connects exporters and importers, providing access to trade data for 8,000+ products and directories of 5,000+ Bolivian companies and 90,000+ international companies.
• CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU market studies program partner providing IBCE with European market intelligence and export opportunity research for Bolivian products.
• International Network PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong international network with private and public institutions both within Bolivia and abroad. Prepared to develop and execute projects in international trade, economic development, and corporate social responsibility.
• Vía VerdeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable export project partnership supporting Bolivian agricultural and agroindustrial sectors in achieving sustainable export practices.
• CRDA (Cámara de Robustez y Desarrollo Agrícola)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgricultural sector chamber supporting market studies and promoting agricultural exports from Bolivia.
• CRE (Cámara de Ganadería y Energía)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional energy and livestock chamber supporting trade promotion activities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ProColombia: Colombia's export promotion agency offering market studies, business matchmaking, trade missions, and investor services — analogous to IBCE in providing intelligence and consulting services to Latin American exporters and importers.
• ProChile: Chile's national trade promotion agency, providing export consulting, market intelligence, training, and international business events for Chilean exporters — the most direct functional peer to IBCE in Latin America, with a comparable trade promotion mandate and publication/platform portfolio.
• PromPeru (Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism): Peru's trade and tourism promotion agency operating market intelligence platforms, export training, and trade fairs — closely comparable in mission, Andean-region context, and product mix (data + consulting + events) to IBCE.

Broad incumbents

• JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization): Japan's national trade and investment promotion organization offering market research, business consulting, and trade events at much larger scale — comparable in service architecture (intelligence + matchmaking + events) though operating globally.
• Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC): Hong Kong's trade promotion body operating a large B2B marketplace (hktdc.com Sourcing), trade fairs, market intelligence, and consulting — a scaled analog of IBCE's combined platform, publication, and events offering.
• International Trade Centre (ITC): Joint UN/WTO agency supporting SME export competitiveness in developing economies through market intelligence, training, and trade intelligence tools — comparable mission to IBCE for Bolivian exporters, though globally mandated and publicly funded.

Emerging players

• Trademo / ImportGenius (Trade Data Analytics): Global trade data analytics platforms providing shipment-level import/export intelligence — partial overlap with COMEXBO's statistical module, though focused on customs records rather than country-specific directory services.

Others

• Banco de Comercio Exterior (Bancoldex / Bancomext type agencies): Latin American foreign trade development banks providing trade financing, market intelligence, and exporter support programs — adjacent ecosystem players enabling trade flows that IBCE's intelligence and consulting services support.

Regional players

• Latin American Trade Promotion Network: Regional trade facilitation bodies in Latin America (e.g., ALADI, CAN) that aggregate trade data, statistics, and market studies across member states — overlapping with COMEXBO's statistical and directory modules at a multi-country scale.
• Cámaras de Comercio binacionales (Latin America): Binational chambers of commerce across Latin America (e.g., Camacoes, AmCham Bolivia) provide trade intelligence, matchmaking, and events for member companies — overlapping with IBCE's trade promotion and consulting functions within specific country corridors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IBCE_Bolivia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/IBCEbolivia
• Facebookfacebook.com/IBCE.Bolivia
• Instagraminstagram.com/ibcebolivia
• TikToktiktok.com/@ibcebolivia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibce

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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