In 2023, approximately 5.11 percent of the Bolivian population were living on less than 4.20 U.S. dollars per day. Since 2016, this share has been continuously decreasing until the previous year, despite the increase in 2020. Still, the unemployment rate in the South American country has reached its peak since 1999 in 2020.

Bolivia Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 23.000 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.800 % for 2020. Bolivia Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 28.700 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2021, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.200 % in 2000 and a record low of 22.700 % in 2019. Bolivia Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2017 U.S. dollars and defined as max($2.15, $1.15 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $2.15. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Historical dataset showing Bolivia poverty rate by year from 1990 to 2023.

This statistic shows the poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Bolivia from 2012 to 2022. In 2022, the poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Bolivia amounted to 37.7 percent of the population.

Poverty rate at $1.9 a day of Bolivia plummeted by 15.15% from 3.30 % in 2022 to 2.80 % in 2023. Since the 35.48% surge in 2020, poverty rate at $1.9 a day sank by 33.33% in 2023. Population below $1.9 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.9 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

The share of indigenous population in Bolivia that had an average per capita income below the poverty line totaled 35.4 percent in 2021. In comparison to the beginning of the mentioned period, this represents a decrease of 34.1 percentage points. Overall, in Latin America, the share of indigenous population living in extreme poverty reached 18.5 percent in 2021.

Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % data was reported at 30.500 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 32.900 % for 2013. Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % data is updated yearly, averaging 41.300 % from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.300 % in 2005 and a record low of 30.500 % in 2014. Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Rural poverty gap at national poverty lines is the rural population's mean shortfall from the poverty lines (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall) as a percentage of the poverty lines. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

Poverty rate of Bolivia plummeted by 16.99% from 6.9 % in 2013 to 5.7 % in 2014. Since the 13.23% surge in 2012, poverty rate sank by 29.98% in 2014. Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.

Bolivia BO: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % of Rural Population data was reported at 57.600 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 59.900 % for 2013. Bolivia BO: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % of Rural Population data is updated yearly, averaging 70.000 % from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.700 % in 2004 and a record low of 57.600 % in 2014. Bolivia BO: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Rural: % of Rural Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Rural poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the rural population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

Actual value and historical data chart for Bolivia Poverty Headcount Ratio At National Poverty Line Percent Of Population

Poverty ratio at $1.9 a day of Bolivia plummeted by 34.69% from 4.9 % in 2018 to 3.2 % in 2019. Since the 19.05% surge in 2016, poverty ratio at $1.9 a day sank by 57.33% in 2019. Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Bolivia BO: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data was reported at 30.600 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 29.000 % for 2013. Bolivia BO: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 46.100 % from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.400 % in 2004 and a record low of 29.000 % in 2013. Bolivia BO: Poverty Headcount Ratio at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Urban poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the urban population living below the national poverty lines.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

37.7 (%) in 2022. National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.

Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 1.500 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.000 % for 2019. Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 5.000 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.500 % in 2000 and a record low of 1.000 % in 2019. Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

5.10 (%) in 2023. Population below $3.1 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.1 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: % data was reported at 16.800 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.900 % for 2014. Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: % data is updated yearly, averaging 24.600 % from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.300 % in 2005 and a record low of 16.800 % in 2015. Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at national poverty lines is the mean shortfall from the poverty lines (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall) as a percentage of the poverty lines. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

3.2 (%) in 2019. Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % data was reported at 10.500 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.400 % for 2013. Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % data is updated yearly, averaging 18.300 % from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.800 % in 2005 and a record low of 10.400 % in 2013. Bolivia BO: Poverty Gap at National Poverty Lines: Urban: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Urban poverty gap at national poverty lines is the urban population's mean shortfall from the poverty lines (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall) as a percentage of the poverty lines. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.; ; World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.; ; This series only includes estimates that to the best of our knowledge are reasonably comparable over time for a country. Due to differences in estimation methodologies and poverty lines, estimates should not be compared across countries.

Number of poor at $3.2 a day of Bolivia sank by 25.00% from 1.2 million persons in 2018 to 0.9 million persons in 2019. Since the 7.69% jump in 2016, number of poor at $3.2 a day plummeted by 35.71% in 2019. Number of people living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).

Abstract

The World Bank Group is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Bolivia or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The following survey will give the World Bank Group's team that works in Bolivia, greater insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank Group uses to assess the views of its stakeholders, and to develop more effective strategies that support development in Bolivia. A local independent firm was hired to oversee the logistics of this survey.

This survey was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Assist the World Bank Group in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Bolivia perceive the Bank Group; - Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Bolivia regarding: · Their views regarding the general environment in Bolivia; · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank Group in Bolivia; · Overall impressions of the World Bank Group's effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Bolivia; · Perceptions of the World Bank Group's future role in Bolivia. - Use data to help inform Bolivia country team's strategy.

Geographic coverage

La Paz El Alto Santa Cruz Other city in urban area Rural area

Analysis unit

Stakeholder

Universe

Stakeholders of the World Bank in Bolivia

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In March-May 2014, 440 stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Bolivia were invited to provide their opinions on the WBG's work in the country by participating in a country opinion survey. Participants were drawn from the office of the President; office of a minister; office of a parliamentarian; ministries/ministerial departments; consultants/contractors working on WBG-supported projects/programs; implementation agencies overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; community based organizations; the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; judiciary branch; and other organizations.

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of 8 sections:

A. General Issues Facing Bolivia: Respondents were asked to indicate whether Bolivia is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the top three most important development priorities, which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in Bolivia, and how "shared prosperity" would be best achieved.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group (WBG): Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the WBG and other regional development banks, their effectiveness in Bolivia, WBG staff preparedness to help Bolivia solve its development challenges, WBG's local presence, WBG's capacity building in Bolivia, their agreement with various statements regarding the WBG's work, and the extent to which the WBG is an effective development partner. Respondents were asked to indicate the WBG's greatest values and weaknesses, the most effective instruments in helping reduce poverty in Bolivia, and in which sectoral areas the WBG should focus most of its resources (financial and knowledge services).

C. World Bank Group's Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the WBG's work helps achieve development results in Bolivia, the extent to which the WBG meets Bolivia's needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, the importance for the WBG to be involved in thirty six development areas, and the WBG's level of effectiveness across these areas, such as poverty reduction and equity, education, economic growth, and natural resource management.

D. The World Bank Group's Knowledge Work and Activities: Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult WBG's knowledge work and activities and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the WBG's knowledge work and activities, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality. Respondents were also asked about the most recent LAC Flagship Report, including whether it raised substantive new information, and whether it provided them with useful information in terms of work they do.

E. Working with the World Bank Group: Respondents were asked to rate WBG's technical assistance/advisory work's contribution to solving development challenges and their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the WBG, such as the WBG's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable, and disbursing funds promptly.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Bolivia: Respondents were asked to indicate what the WBG should do to make itself of greater value in Bolivia, and which services the Bank should offer more of in the country. They were asked whether WBG has moved to the right direction, and the future role international development cooperation should play in Bolivia.

G. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the WBG, and their usage and evaluation of the WBG's websites. Respondents were also asked about their awareness of the WBG's Access to Information policy, were asked to rate WBG's responsiveness to information requests, value of its social media channels, and levels of easiness to find information they needed.

H. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the WBG, their exposure to the WBG in Bolivia, which WBG agencies they work with, and their geographic location.

Questionnaires were in English and Spanish

Response rate

A total of 210 stakeholders participated in the survey (48% response rate).