Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Bolivia
Bolivia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 92.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Bolivia, 1997–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 92.4% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Bolivia peaked at 96.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2013.
Bolivia ranks 62nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 95.0% | — |
| 1999 | 95.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 92.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 92.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 95.0% | 95.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 93.6% | 96.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 90.5% | 92.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 92.2% | 92.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Bolivia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Bolivia was 92.4% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2013.
- How does Bolivia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Bolivia ranks 62nd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.