Benefits incidence: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social in Bolivia
Bolivia: Benefits incidence: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social was 1.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social in Bolivia, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Bolivia stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Bolivia peaked at 12.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2019.
Bolivia ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Benefits incidence: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.4% | — |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +311.3% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -85.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +61.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -45.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -45.1% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +182.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -30.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefits incidence: All Social Assistance … Assistance Social in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +311.3% | 2.4% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 2.4% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 0.7% | 12.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 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 1.4% 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 12.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- How does Bolivia rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social?
- Bolivia ranks 16th out of 34 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 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. 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