Income share held by highest 10% in Bolivia
Bolivia: Income share held by highest 10% was 30.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Bolivia, 1990–2024
Source: 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 econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 10% in Bolivia is 30.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Bolivia peaked at 47.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 32nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 31.7% | 45.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 36.9% | 47.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 30.6% | 36.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.3% | 32.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 30 Sri Lanka 30.8% compare
- 31 United States 30.7% compare
- 33 Gambia 30.5% compare
- 34 Peru 30.3% compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 30.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bolivia
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 17.4% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.9% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.1% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% (2024)
- Prosperity gap 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2024)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 5.8% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 22.5% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2024)
- Population living in slums 46.6% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 10.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Bolivia?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Bolivia was 30.6% in 2024, according to 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 econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Bolivia ranks 32nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.