Poverty Gap reduction (%) … 1st Protection Labor Social in Bolivia
Bolivia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) … 1st Protection Labor Social was 31.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Bolivia, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 31.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2021.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Bolivia peaked at 37.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2006.
Bolivia ranks 26th of 37 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 (%) … 1st Protection Labor Social in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.3% | — |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +41.4% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +154.7% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +45.7% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -7.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 31.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 31.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.4%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Gap reduction (%) … 1st Protection Labor Social in Bolivia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +154.7% | 14.6% | 37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 10.3% | 37.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 17.6% | 33.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 31.2% | 33.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- 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?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Bolivia was 31.2% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Bolivia ranks 26th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). 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