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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Bolivia

Bolivia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 1.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.6%
Change on year
down 43.4%
World rank
29th
of 32 countries
All-time high
4.2%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2006–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Bolivia, 2006–2021

12342006201320212006: 2.5 <$2.15 a day2007: 3.3 <$2.15 a day2008: 2 <$2.15 a day2009: 0.809 <$2.15 a day2011: 3.9 <$2.15 a day2012: 3.2 <$2.15 a day2014: 2.6 <$2.15 a day2015: 4.2 <$2.15 a day2016: 1.3 <$2.15 a day2017: 2 <$2.15 a day2018: 1.8 <$2.15 a day2019: 2.7 <$2.15 a day2020: 2.8 <$2.15 a day2021: 1.6 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Bolivia stood at 1.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.4% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Bolivia peaked at 4.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.

Bolivia ranks 29th of 32 countries on this measure, 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 2.2% 0.8% 3.3% 4
2010s 2.7% 1.3% 4.2% 8
2020s 2.2% 1.6% 2.8% 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 26 Colombia 12.4% compare
  2. 27 Cote d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
  3. 28 Peru 8.2% compare
  4. 30 Honduras 0.8% compare
  5. 31 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  6. 32 Paraguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Bolivia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Bolivia was 1.6% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
How does Bolivia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Bolivia ranks 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 341 data points, 2002–2023
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