Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bolivia
Bolivia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2691 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bolivia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in Bolivia is 0.2691, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Bolivia peaked at 0.405 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2691, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 80th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.405 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3471 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3633 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3607 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3458 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3243 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3545 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3381 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3044 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2835 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3095 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2691 | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2691 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2691 | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.2691 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.2691 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3457, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3427 | 0.2835 | 0.405 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2792 | 0.2691 | 0.3095 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,209 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 11.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Bolivia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Bolivia was 0.2691 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.405 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2691 in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Bolivia ranks 80th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.