Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bolivia
Bolivia: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bolivia, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.6% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bolivia peaked at 17.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
That places Bolivia 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.7% | — |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +53.7% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -55.5% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +67.2% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -25.8% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -33.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -47.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +45.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -35.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -16.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 26% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 9.7% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 4.8% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bolivia?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bolivia was 0.6% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Bolivia ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).