Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance 1st … Assistance urban in Bolivia
Bolivia: Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance 1st … Assistance urban was 13.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Bolivia, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Bolivia stood at 13.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Bolivia peaked at 19.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2006.
Bolivia ranks 13th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance 1st … Assistance urban in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.8% | — |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +125.7% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +316.9% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -21.9% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -61.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +207.8% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -1.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 13.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance 1st … Assistance urban 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 | +316.9% | 4.2% | 17.4% |
| 2020 | +207.8% | 4.5% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 1.8% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 16.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.7% | 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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Bolivia?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Bolivia was 13.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
- Bolivia ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount