Poverty & Inequality in Bolivia

21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Bolivia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 17.4% 2024 down 23.0% 66th
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.9% 2024 down 46.7% 56th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.1% 2024 down 62.5% 54th
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2024 down 76.0% 52nd
Prosperity gap 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 27.3% 64th
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 5.8% 2024 down 39.6% 62nd
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 22.5% 2024 down 14.8% 53rd
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% 2024 down 64.1% 54th
Population living in slums 46.6% 2022 unchanged 42nd
Income share held by second 20% 10.4% 2024 up 18.2% 97th
Gini index 40.9 2024 down 14.4% 23rd
Income share held by lowest 20% 5.4% 2024 up 42.1% 102nd
Income share held by lowest 10% 1.9% 2024 up 72.7% 103rd
Income share held by highest 10% 30.6% 2024 down 15.0% 32nd
Income share held by highest 20% 46.7% 2024 down 10.7% 28th
Income share held by fourth 20% 22.2% 2024 up 4.2% 59th
Income share held by third 20% 15.2% 2024 up 10.1% 88th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 17.8% 2024 down 17.6% 19th
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 2.1% 2024 down 63.4% 56th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 37.7% 2024 down 12.3% 8th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 4.3% 2024 down 63.6% 8th