Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bolivia, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bolivia is 23.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bolivia peaked at 65.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.
Bolivia ranks 67th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 57.0% | — |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 38.8% | 65.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 24.0% | 32.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.5% | 26.1% | 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bolivia?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Bolivia was 23.5% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Bolivia ranks 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy 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 $10 per day.