Key Facts
—The switch. Bolivia moved to a floating exchange rate on June 29, 2026, ending a peg that had held the boliviano at 6.96 to the dollar since 2011.
—The opening rate. The new regime began at 9.73 bolivianos per dollar, roughly forty percent weaker than the old official rate.
—The backdrop. The move follows two months of road blockades that the business chamber estimates cost the economy about 2.5 billion dollars.
—The lender. Economy Minister José Gabriel Espinoza said on June 29 that a financing programme with the International Monetary Fund is advancing, with talk of a package near five billion dollars.
