Poverty Gap reduction (%): International Private … International 1st in Bolivia
Bolivia: Poverty Gap reduction (%): International Private … International 1st was 2.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st in Bolivia, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st in Bolivia stood at 2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st in Bolivia peaked at 9.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
That places Bolivia 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 … International 1st in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5.7% | — |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +59.5% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -54.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +38.1% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -26.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -12.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 2.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 6.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 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 (%) - international private transfers -1st in Bolivia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st in Bolivia was 2.3% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st?
- Bolivia ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap