Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.6%
Change on year
down 43.4%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
4.2%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2021

12342006201320212006: 2.5 <$2.15 a day2007: 3.3 <$2.15 a day2008: 2 <$2.15 a day2009: 0.809 <$2.15 a day2011: 3.9 <$2.15 a day2012: 3.2 <$2.15 a day2014: 2.6 <$2.15 a day2015: 4.2 <$2.15 a day2016: 1.3 <$2.15 a day2017: 2 <$2.15 a day2018: 1.8 <$2.15 a day2019: 2.7 <$2.15 a day2020: 2.8 <$2.15 a day2021: 1.6 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 1.6%.

The figure is down 43.4% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 4.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006 to 2021.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2006 2.5%
2007 3.3% +32.0%
2008 2.0% -37.5%
2009 0.8% -60.5%
2011 3.9% +386.3%
2012 3.2% -19.3%
2014 2.6% -18.3%
2015 4.2% +63.7%
2016 1.3% -68.9%
2017 2.0% +47.8%
2018 1.8% -9.6%
2019 2.7% +55.5%
2020 2.8% +2.5%
2021 1.6% -43.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.2% 0.8% 3.3% 4
2010s 2.7% 1.3% 4.2% 8
2020s 2.2% 1.6% 2.8% 2

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  1. 28 Colombia 12.4% compare
  2. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
  3. 30 Peru 8.2% compare
  4. 32 Honduras 0.8% compare
  5. 33 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  6. 34 Paraguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 1.6% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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