Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) was 48.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia peaked at 48.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2002.
That places Bolivia 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.2% | — |
| 1992 | 35.8% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 36.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 48.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 48.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.8%, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3% | 34.7% | 38.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 32.5% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 41.4% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 45.4% | 48.8% | 6 |
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 employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Bolivia was 48.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2002.
- How does Bolivia rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Bolivia ranks 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).