Benefits incidence: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social preT in Bolivia
Bolivia: Benefits incidence: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social preT was 6.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social in Bolivia, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 6.9% for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Bolivia peaked at 21.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2019.
That places Bolivia 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Benefits incidence: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social preT in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.2% | — |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -44.6% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +54.8% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -52.1% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -11.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 6.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 87% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.2% | 21.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 6.6% | 20.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- 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 benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Bolivia?
- Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Bolivia was 6.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2019.
- How does Bolivia rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social?
- Bolivia ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
- Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population