Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 3.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 3.6% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Bolivia peaked at 7.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2001.
That places Bolivia 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.5% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -27.7% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +77.1% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -44.8% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 3.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 3.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +77.1% | 3.1% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
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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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Bolivia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bolivia was 3.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2001.
- How does Bolivia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bolivia ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).