Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.299 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1989–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 0.299, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.501 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.299, in 2025.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 70th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.449 | — |
| 1990 | 0.469 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.459 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.461 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.464 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.49 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.498 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.501 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.464 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.477 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.474 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.44 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.446 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.433 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.398 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.368 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.36 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.372 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.361 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.345 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.31 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.334 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.319 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.313 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.309 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.315 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.308 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.307 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.311 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.317 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.299 | -5.7% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.299 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.424, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.299 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.365, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.449 | 0.449 | 0.449 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4735 | 0.459 | 0.498 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4446 | 0.368 | 0.501 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3359 | 0.309 | 0.372 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3095 | 0.299 | 0.317 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 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 gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.299 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.501 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.299 in 2025.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 70th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.