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

Latest (2021)
9.2%
Change on year
down 25.7%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2012
All-time low
6.7%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2006–2021

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

02.557.51012.52006201320212006: 9.22007: 11.92008: 8.32009: 9.42011: 12.22012: 12.52014: 9.12015: 6.72016: 7.72017: 7.72018: 8.72019: 9.72020: 12.42021: 9.2

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 South Africa 13.5% compare
  2. 27 Colombia 11.8% compare
  3. 28 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare
  4. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 8.5% compare
  5. 31 Peru 8.0% compare
  6. 32 Paraguay 5.6% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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 (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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