Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 61.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 61.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 61.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2006.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 23rd of 35 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 -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.8% | — |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +34.9% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +385.5% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +54.9% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +41.8% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 7.8% | 52.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 24.4% | 43.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 56.6% | 61.8% | 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 61.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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