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

Bolivia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 4.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4.7%
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
29th
of 32 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 2020
All-time low
2.4%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2006–2021

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

02462006201320212006: 2.5 poorest2007: 4.3 poorest2008: 2.4 poorest2009: 2.7 poorest2011: 4.5 poorest2012: 4.6 poorest2014: 3.1 poorest2015: 3.5 poorest2016: 2.6 poorest2017: 3.1 poorest2018: 3.5 poorest2019: 5.3 poorest2020: 5.8 poorest2021: 4.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 4.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Bolivia peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2008.

Bolivia ranks 29th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.0% 2.4% 4.3% 4
2010s 3.8% 2.6% 5.3% 8
2020s 5.2% 4.7% 5.8% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 26 Colombia 8.0% compare
  2. 27 Peru 5.3% compare
  3. 28 Cote d'Ivoire 5.2% compare
  4. 30 Paraguay 2.4% compare
  5. 31 El Salvador 1.9% compare
  6. 32 Honduras 0.9% compare

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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 4.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2008.
How does Bolivia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Bolivia ranks 29th out of 32 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 up 4.7%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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