Income share held by fourth 20% in Bolivia
Bolivia: Income share held by fourth 20% was 22.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Income share held by fourth 20% in Bolivia, 1990β2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2024, income share held by fourth 20% in Bolivia stood at 22.2%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by fourth 20% in Bolivia peaked at 22.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1997.
That places Bolivia 60th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 18.8% | 22.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 18.8% | 21.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.55 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,209 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.51 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.419 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 14.55 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1505 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1505 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.177 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2691 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by fourth 20% in Bolivia?
- Income share held by fourth 20% in Bolivia was 22.2% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1997.
- How does Bolivia rank for income share held by fourth 20%?
- Bolivia ranks 60th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by fourth 20% rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by fourth 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.