Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita was 58.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Bolivia, 1950–2010
Source: Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 58.0% for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in 2010. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Bolivia peaked at 58.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1950.
That places Bolivia 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 14.4% | — |
| 1951 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 1953 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 14.7% | -9.3% |
| 1956 | 15.9% | +8.2% |
| 1957 | 17.7% | +11.3% |
| 1958 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 15.8% | -7.6% |
| 1960 | 17.4% | +10.1% |
| 1961 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 18.7% | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 17.9% | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 16.0% | -10.6% |
| 1966 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 18.0% | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 19.2% | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 21.7% | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 22.2% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 24.1% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 25.1% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 26.6% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 28.4% | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 29.9% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 31.0% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 32.4% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 33.6% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 35.8% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 36.7% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 37.9% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 42.4% | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 42.7% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 41.3% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 39.7% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 46.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +4.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 58.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.2%, 1.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 58.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.2%, 90% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.8% | 14.4% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.1% | 16.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.6% | 22.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 34.4% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 37.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 46.2% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 1 |
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 share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Bolivia?
- Share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Bolivia was 58.0% in 2010, according to Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1950.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2010.
- Is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The vertical axis shows historical estimates of the employment share in the service sector. The horizontal axis shows GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.