Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bolivia
Bolivia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 17.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 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
In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bolivia stood at 17.4%.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bolivia peaked at 58.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2023.
That places Bolivia 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.8% | — |
| 1999 | 52.5% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +5.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 17.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 24% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 17.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.1%, 78% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.2% | 49.8% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 31.9% | 58.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 17.8% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.5% | 19.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bolivia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Bolivia was 17.4% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Bolivia ranks 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.