Adequacy of social safety net programs in Bolivia
Bolivia: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 4.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Bolivia, 2006–2021
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.
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.7% | — |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +44.7% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -55.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 71% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of social safety net programs in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -55.9% | 7.1% | 3.1% |
| 2008 | +44.7% | 7.5% | 10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
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
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.