Poverty Gap reduction (%): Domestic Private Transfers … Domestic 1st in Bolivia

Bolivia: Poverty Gap reduction (%): Domestic Private Transfers … Domestic 1st was 18.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
18.3%
Change on year
up 31.7%
World rank
16th
of 31 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2021
All-time low
11.1%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia, 2006–2021

051015202006201320212006: 18.2 poorest2007: 16.2 poorest2008: 15.8 poorest2009: 13.6 poorest2011: 15.2 poorest2012: 12 poorest2014: 11.8 poorest2015: 11.1 poorest2016: 12.6 poorest2017: 12.2 poorest2018: 17.8 poorest2019: 18 poorest2020: 13.9 poorest2021: 18.3 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 18.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia peaked at 18.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2015.

Bolivia ranks 16th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%): Domestic Private Transfers … Domestic 1st in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Bolivia, 2006 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2006 18.2% —
2007 16.2% -10.9%
2008 15.8% -2.3%
2009 13.6% -14.0%
2011 15.2% +11.2%
2012 12.0% -20.6%
2014 11.8% -2.2%
2015 11.1% -5.9%
2016 12.6% +13.8%
2017 12.2% -3.6%
2018 17.8% +46.2%
2019 18.0% +1.1%
2020 13.9% -22.8%
2021 18.3% +31.7%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 18.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.5%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.0% 13.6% 18.2% 4
2010s 13.8% 11.1% 18.0% 8
2020s 16.1% 13.9% 18.3% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 13 Armenia 20.3% compare
  2. 14 Kyrgyzstan 19.9% compare
  3. 15 Paraguay 19.3% compare
  4. 17 Uruguay 17.9% compare
  5. 18 Mexico 16.5% compare
  6. 19 Colombia 16.4% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia was 18.3% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2015.
How does Bolivia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Bolivia ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap