Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 2.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 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 2.1% for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bolivia peaked at 28.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
That places Bolivia 56th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 18.6% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 10.0% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.1% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.419 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.177 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1505 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1505 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2691 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bolivia?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Bolivia was 2.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Bolivia ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.