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 19.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 19.3%.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 35.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2006.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.1% | — |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +492.9% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -64.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +128.1% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -8.1% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 19.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.3%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +492.9% | 5.3% | 31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 4.1% | 35.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 7.8% | 26.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.3% | 21.0% | 2 |
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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 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 19.3% 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 35.4% 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 4.1% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 18th 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 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap