Poverty Gap reduction (%): International … International extreme in Bolivia
Bolivia: Poverty Gap reduction (%): International … International extreme was 6.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme in Bolivia, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme in Bolivia stood at 6.2%.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme in Bolivia peaked at 9.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2016.
Bolivia ranks 23rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%): International … International extreme in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.3% | — |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -44.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +68.2% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -51.2% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +67.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +55.8% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -40.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +18.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 6.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.1%, 77% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 3.8% | 8.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 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 -extreme in Bolivia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme in Bolivia was 6.2% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme?
- Bolivia ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -extreme rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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