Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 41.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
41.5%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
14th
of 34 countries
All-time high
56.7%
in 2009
All-time low
6.8%
in 2006
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2021

1020304050602006201320212006: 6.82007: 9.82008: 50.12009: 56.72011: 43.52012: 41.42014: 27.82015: 28.12016: 23.32017: 35.62018: 382019: 272020: 41.92021: 41.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 41.5%.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 56.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2006.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 14th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 6.8%
2007 9.8% +44.6%
2008 50.1% +412.3%
2009 56.7% +13.3%
2011 43.5% -23.3%
2012 41.4% -4.9%
2014 27.8% -32.9%
2015 28.1% +1.0%
2016 23.3% -17.1%
2017 35.6% +53.1%
2018 38.0% +6.6%
2019 27.0% -29.0%
2020 41.9% +55.3%
2021 41.5% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.8% 6.8% 56.7% 4
2010s 33.1% 23.3% 43.5% 8
2020s 41.7% 41.5% 41.9% 2

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  4. 15 Costa Rica 41.1% compare
  5. 16 Peru 40.8% compare
  6. 17 Ecuador 32.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 41.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2006.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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