Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Adequacy of social protection and labor programs was 9.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
In 2021, adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 9.4%.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 27.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2014.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 34th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.6% | — |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -11.3% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 9.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 39% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 9.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.3%, 37% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.2% | 27.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 13.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,928 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.58 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 17,718 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,806 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 77 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9059 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 9.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social protection and labor programs recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social protection and labor programs recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2014.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for adequacy of social protection and labor programs?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adequacy of social protection and labor programs rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (SPL) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.