Adequacy of social safety net programs in Bolivia

Bolivia: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 4.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.9%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
25th
of 33 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 2008
All-time low
3.1%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Adequacy of social safety net programs in Bolivia, 2006–2021

468102006201320212006: 7.7 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2007: 7.5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2008: 10.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2009: 10.6 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2011: 7.4 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2012: 7.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2014: 3.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2015: 3.1 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2016: 3.3 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2017: 4.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2018: 4.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2019: 4.2 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2020: 5 % of total welfare of beneficiary households2021: 4.9 % of total welfare of beneficiary households

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 4.9% for adequacy of social safety net programs in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Bolivia peaked at 10.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.

That places Bolivia 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.2% 7.5% 10.9% 4
2010s 4.6% 3.1% 7.4% 8
2020s 5.0% 4.9% 5.0% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 22 Sri Lanka 6.5% compare
  2. 23 Paraguay 5.6% compare
  3. 24 Uruguay 5.2% compare
  4. 26 Pakistan 4.9% compare
  5. 27 Thailand 4.9% compare
  6. 28 Malawi 4.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Bolivia?
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Bolivia was 4.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
How does Bolivia rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
Bolivia ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of social safety net programs
Unit
% of total welfare of beneficiary households
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection, World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 338 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Social safety net programs include cash transfers, social pensions, cash transfers, school feeding, and other social assistance programs.