Cement consumption in Bolivia declined 5.6 per cent YoY to 302,903t in August 2026 from 320,998t in August 2025, according to the Bolivian institute for statistics, INE. 

In Cochabamba, the largest market, cement sales expanded by 40.6 per cent YoY to 77,594t in August, but in Santa Cruz, demand was down 37.9 per cent YoY to 74,628t. Consumption in La Paz also saw considerable contraction, shrinking by 39.5 per cent YoY  to 59,250t. Meanwhile, growth was reported in Chuquisaca, where volumes were up 23 per cent YoY to 40,342t while in Oruro the market grew by 18.2 per cent YoY to 17,749t. However, in Tarija, sales volumes were down 47.4 per cent YoY to 17,254t. Moreover, the Potosí area saw a 19.7 per cent contraction to sales of 11,015t. Both Beni and Pando markets experienced a shrinkage in sales – by 36.8 per cent to 4186t and by 4.9 per cent YoY to 885t, respectively. 

January-August 2026
In the January-August 2026 period, cement consumption fell 19.9 per cent YoY to 2.062Mt from 2.574Mt in the equivalent period of the previous year as market decline continued to decelerate. 

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Consumption in the first eight months of 2026 reached 574,606t in Santa Cruz, down 8.9 per cent YoY, while in Cochabamba, the market contracted by 20.7 per cent YoY to 497,611t and La Paz demand dropped by 39.7 per cent to 436,912t. However, in Chuquisaca, demand expanded 39 per cent YoY to 235,509t and in Oruro growth of 7.6 per cent YoY to 107,994t was reported. In Tarija cement demand fell by 32 per cent YoY to 142,058t while Tarija reported a 36.1 per cent drop in demand to 96,556t. The Beni market contracted by 32.2 per cent to 27,589t while in Pando, the market was down by 53.8 per cent YoY to 7342t.