Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector was 86.69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia stood at 86.69.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia peaked at 87.04 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70.32, in 2016.
Bolivia ranks 1st of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.04 | — |
| 2015 | 75.59 | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 70.32 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 73.34 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 76.26 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 78.79 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 86.57 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 84.21 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 84.21 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.69 | +2.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 86.69 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.78, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 86.69 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.75, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.89 | 70.32 | 87.04 | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.42 | 84.21 | 86.69 | 4 |
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 share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia?
- Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Bolivia was 86.69 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.04 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.32 in 2016.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- Bolivia ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.