Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Bolivia

Bolivia: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions was 39.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.5%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
41.7%
in 2020
All-time low
32.8%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Bolivia, 2006–2021

0102030402006201320212006: 33.92007: 35.12008: 33.82009: 36.52011: 36.72012: 36.12014: 32.82015: 34.62016: 36.22017: 38.72018: 38.12019: 392020: 41.72021: 39.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Bolivia stood at 39.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Bolivia peaked at 41.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2014.

That places Bolivia 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Bolivia, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 33.9% —
2007 35.1% +3.8%
2008 33.8% -3.8%
2009 36.5% +8.0%
2011 36.7% +0.6%
2012 36.1% -1.6%
2014 32.8% -9.1%
2015 34.6% +5.3%
2016 36.2% +4.8%
2017 38.7% +6.8%
2018 38.1% -1.4%
2019 39.0% +2.3%
2020 41.7% +7.0%
2021 39.5% -5.5%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 39.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 39.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.3%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.8% 33.8% 36.5% 4
2010s 36.5% 32.8% 39.0% 8
2020s 40.6% 39.5% 41.7% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 15 Costa Rica 40.6% compare
  2. 16 Argentina 39.9% compare
  3. 17 Colombia 39.6% compare
  4. 19 Pakistan 39.0% compare
  5. 20 Armenia 37.5% compare
  6. 21 Mexico 35.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Bolivia?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Bolivia was 39.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2014.
How does Bolivia rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions?
Bolivia ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group