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 29.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 29.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 41.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2006.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16.2% | — |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +93.3% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -45.8% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +53.2% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -12.9% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 29.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 29.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.8%, 98% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 16.2% | 41.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 16.9% | 35.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 29.2% | 33.5% | 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)
- 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 protection and labor - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 29.2% 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 41.5% 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 16.2% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 26th 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 17.2%. 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 Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap