Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population was 14.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bolivia, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 14.6% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bolivia peaked at 29.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1955.
Bolivia ranks 139th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.0% | — |
| 1951 | 7.0% | -22.8% |
| 1952 | 6.1% | -12.6% |
| 1953 | 4.0% | -34.0% |
| 1954 | 3.2% | -20.5% |
| 1955 | 2.4% | -25.7% |
| 1956 | 4.0% | +69.4% |
| 1957 | 9.7% | +141.6% |
| 1958 | 10.9% | +12.0% |
| 1959 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 11.6% | +8.4% |
| 1961 | 12.8% | +10.6% |
| 1962 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 13.6% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 13.4% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 15.0% | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 14.6% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 14.4% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 15.5% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 15.8% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 18.2% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 19.8% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 20.5% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 21.0% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 22.6% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 21.9% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 22.2% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 27.8% | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 29.0% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 22.9% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 24.9% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 26.8% | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 27.8% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 14.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.5%, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 14.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.7%, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +141.6% | 4.0% | 9.7% |
| 1956 | +69.4% | 2.4% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 2.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.0% | 11.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 17.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 22.9% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 24.1% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 12.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.4% | 14.6% | 4 |
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bolivia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Bolivia was 14.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1955.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Bolivia ranks 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.