Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 43.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
43.4%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
56.7%
in 2009
All-time low
6.8%
in 2006
Years of data
14
2006–2021

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

1020304050602006201320212006: 6.82007: 10.12008: 50.12009: 56.72011: 43.72012: 41.72014: 28.92015: 31.32016: 24.42017: 36.92018: 40.52019: 30.62020: 45.12021: 43.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 43.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2021.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 56.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2006.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 22nd of 36 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 6.8%
2007 10.1% +50.1%
2008 50.1% +393.5%
2009 56.7% +13.3%
2011 43.7% -23.0%
2012 41.7% -4.5%
2014 28.9% -30.8%
2015 31.3% +8.5%
2016 24.4% -22.2%
2017 36.9% +51.6%
2018 40.5% +9.7%
2019 30.6% -24.5%
2020 45.1% +47.3%
2021 43.4% -3.6%

Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 43.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 43.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.5%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st 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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +393.5% 10.1% 50.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.9% 6.8% 56.7% 4
2010s 34.8% 24.4% 43.7% 8
2020s 44.2% 43.4% 45.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 43.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2006.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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