Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st was 3.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3.4%
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
20th
of 27 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2007
All-time low
3.4%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2021

510152006201320212006: 14.72007: 16.32008: 102009: 10.32011: 10.12012: 12.42014: 5.42015: 6.82016: 5.52017: 6.12018: 5.12019: 4.62020: 4.62021: 3.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 3.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.3% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 16.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2021.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 14.7%
2007 16.3% +11.5%
2008 10.0% -38.8%
2009 10.3% +3.1%
2011 10.1% -1.6%
2012 12.4% +21.8%
2014 5.4% -55.9%
2015 6.8% +25.7%
2016 5.5% -19.9%
2017 6.1% +11.4%
2018 5.1% -16.4%
2019 4.6% -10.2%
2020 4.6% -0.2%
2021 3.4% -25.3%

Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 3.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.8% 10.0% 16.3% 4
2010s 7.0% 4.6% 12.4% 8
2020s 4.0% 3.4% 4.6% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of

  1. 17 Paraguay 6.2% compare
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  3. 19 Burkina Faso 4.0% compare
  4. 21 Colombia 1.7% compare
  5. 22 Türkiye 1.5% compare
  6. 23 Ecuador 1.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 3.4% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2007.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2021.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. 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 (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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