Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle was 19.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 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 19.4% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Bolivia peaked at 62.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2021.
That places Bolivia 53rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of population: 2011 vs. 2017 prices … upper-middle in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 52.4% | — |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -10.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 19.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.8%, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 19.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 52.4% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 34.6% | 62.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 19.9% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Bolivia?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Bolivia was 19.4% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Bolivia ranks 53rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 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 $5.50 per day.