Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 9.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 9.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 25.7% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 12.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2015.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.2% | — |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -25.7% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 9.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 9.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 54% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 11.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 12.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.2% | 12.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 26 South Africa 13.5% compare
- 27 Colombia 11.8% compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 8.5% compare
- 31 Peru 8.0% compare
- 32 Paraguay 5.6% compare
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 insurance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 9.2% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2015.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap