Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Bolivia

Bolivia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 9.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
9.2%
Change on year
down 25.7%
World rank
28th
of 33 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2012
All-time low
6.7%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Bolivia, 2006–2021

02.557.51012.52006201320212006: 9.22007: 11.92008: 8.32009: 9.42011: 12.22012: 12.52014: 9.12015: 6.72016: 7.72017: 7.72018: 8.72019: 9.72020: 12.42021: 9.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Bolivia stood at 9.2%.

The figure is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Bolivia peaked at 12.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2015.

That places Bolivia 28th 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 9.7% 8.3% 11.9% 4
2010s 9.3% 6.7% 12.5% 8
2020s 10.8% 9.2% 12.4% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 25 South Africa 13.5% compare
  2. 26 Colombia 11.8% compare
  3. 27 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare
  4. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 8.5% compare
  5. 30 Peru 8.0% compare
  6. 31 Paraguay 5.6% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Bolivia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Bolivia was 9.2% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2015.
How does Bolivia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Bolivia ranks 28th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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