El País

Gas export revenue fell from $6.1 billion in 2013 to about $1.08 billion in 2025, a drop of over 80%.

In 2024, according to an analysis by the newspaper El Pais of Turia, Bolivia spent about $1.47 billion more importing fuel than it earned exporting gas.

The country that once sold energy to its neighbours had become a net buyer of energy.

To be fair to the defenders of the model, part of this was beyond Bolivia's control.