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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia

Bolivia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 20.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
20.0%
Change on year
up 24.1%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2007
All-time low
14.6%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia, 2006–2021

05101520252006201320212006: 22.4 poorest2007: 23.3 poorest2008: 21 poorest2009: 17.5 poorest2011: 19.8 poorest2012: 18.2 poorest2014: 14.6 poorest2015: 14.7 poorest2016: 15.4 poorest2017: 16 poorest2018: 20.3 poorest2019: 20.2 poorest2020: 16.1 poorest2021: 20 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia stood at 20.0%.

The figure is up 24.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia peaked at 23.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2014.

That places Bolivia 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.1% 17.5% 23.3% 4
2010s 17.4% 14.6% 20.3% 8
2020s 18.0% 16.1% 20.0% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 19 Côte d'Ivoire 22.0% compare
  2. 20 El Salvador 21.6% compare
  3. 21 Costa Rica 21.0% compare
  4. 23 Uruguay 18.0% compare
  5. 24 Serbia, Republic of 17.7% compare
  6. 25 Colombia 17.4% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Bolivia was 20.0% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2007.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2014.
How does Bolivia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Bolivia ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap