SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Bolivia
Bolivia: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 23.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Bolivia, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Bolivia is 23.67, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Bolivia peaked at 23.67 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
Bolivia ranks 46th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.36 | +266.6% |
| 2022 | 22.58 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 23.42 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 23.53 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 23.67 | +0.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 23.67 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.82, 32% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 23.67 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 122.32, 19% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.07 | 6 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.11 | 22.36 | 23.67 | 5 |
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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Bolivia?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Bolivia was 23.67 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.67 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Bolivia ranks 46th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.