Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Bolivia: key statistics
Bolivia has 12.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $5,148. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- La Paz
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- boliviano BOB
- Languages
- Spanish, Aymara, Quechua, Guarani
- ISO codes
- BOBOL
Population12.6m2025 · rank 78 of 217GDP$64.8bn2025 · rank 89 of 211GDP per capita$5,1482025 · rank 138 of 211Life expectancy68.7 yrs2024 · rank 163 of 217Internet users79.7%2024 · rank 103 of 188Fertility2.522024 · rank 76 of 217CO₂ per person2.29 t2024 · rank 110 of 203Inflation19.5%2025 · rank 12 of 180
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Bolivia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Bolivia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12.6m | 2025 | 78/217 | 10/42 | +14% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.35% | 2025 | 76/217 | 5/42 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 71.6% | 2025 | 83/217 | 22/42 | +3.2 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.52 | 2024 | 76/217 | 3/42 | −14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 5.7% | 2025 | 139/217 | 37/42 | +0.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 29.4% | 2025 | 74/217 | 4/42 | −3.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 11.4 | 2024 | 201/216 | 40/42 | +14% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 21.0 | 2024 | 65/217 | 3/42 | −13% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,098,580 km² | 2024 | 27/216 | 6/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $64.8bn | 2025 | 89/211 | 16/41 | +96% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $5,148 | 2025 | 138/211 | 37/41 | +72% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $12,873 | 2025 | 129/199 | 35/38 | +47% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $4,420 | 2025 | 134/201 | 34/38 | +51% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | -1.6% | 2025 | 202/210 | 40/41 | −6.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -2.9% | 2025 | 202/210 | 40/41 | −6.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 8.8% | 2024 | 77/198 | 9/37 | −0.9 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 31.3% | 2024 | 49/201 | 8/38 | +3.6 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 53.4% | 2024 | 130/201 | 32/38 | +11.9 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 17.9% | 2024 | 138/175 | 16/25 | −3.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 13.8% | 2024 | 127/163 | 17/22 | −7.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 19.5% | 2025 | 12/180 | 3/31 | +15.5 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -8.1% | 2025 | 132/136 | 29/31 | −21.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 10.2% | 2025 | 57/136 | 13/31 | +2.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 6.91 | 2025 | 114/210 | 16/39 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 68.3% | 2001 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 17.0% | 2007 | — | — | +4.3 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 21.8% | 2007 | — | — | +2.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 32.5% | 2024 | 86/119 | 18/22 | +4.2 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.21% | 2025 | 104/156 | 8/22 | −0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 21.4% | 2024 | 142/184 | 21/27 | −21.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 25.5% | 2024 | 151/184 | 20/27 | −16.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 47.0% | 2024 | 149/184 | 21/27 | −38.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -0.7% | 2025 | 87/185 | 16/35 | +5.2 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.8% | 2025 | 151/197 | 32/38 | −0.9 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.9% | 2025 | 101/178 | 23/35 | −1.7 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 323,300 | 2020 | 143/196 | 34/41 | −52% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.0% | 2025 | 150/187 | 28/31 | −0.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 5.0% | 2025 | 162/187 | 29/31 | −1.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 78.6% | 2025 | 11/187 | 1/31 | +11.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 72.9% | 2025 | 11/187 | 1/31 | +15.8 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $764m | 2023 | 51/145 | 3/32 | +8.8% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.5% | 2023 | 84/139 | 10/30 | −0.9 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $62.4 | 2023 | 74/145 | 14/32 | −5.0% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 2.1% | 2024 | 74/151 | 10/22 | −3.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 4.9% | 2024 | 77/151 | 10/22 | −4.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 44.7% | 2025 | 26/145 | 4/23 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 40.9 | 2024 | 32/151 | 14/22 | −14% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 19.5% | 2024 | 26/167 | 2/28 | +2.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 50.8% | 2025 | 4/190 | 3/32 | −2.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 96.7% | 2024 | 49/141 | 8/26 | +2.3 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 94.8% | 2024 | 60/147 | 12/28 | +2.9 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 93.7% | 2024 | 149/191 | 30/39 | −1.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.5% | 2024 | 101/176 | 22/37 | +1.1 pp | 77.3% | |
| Primary completion | 91.0% | 2024 | 110/168 | 22/33 | −0.8 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.8 | 2018 | 89/173 | 13/30 | −28% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 7.5% | 2024 | 12/184 | 2/38 | +0.1 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 68.7 yrs | 2024 | 163/217 | 41/42 | +2.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 14.2 | 2024 | 90/196 | 13/35 | −43% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 15.7 | 2024 | 94/196 | 14/35 | −45% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 146 | 2023 | 51/194 | 3/34 | −17% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.9% | 2023 | 86/193 | 15/33 | +1.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $255 | 2023 | 120/193 | 29/33 | +59% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.28 | 2021 | 102/180 | 22/29 | +179% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 67% | 2024 | 173/193 | 33/33 | −22.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.4% | 2024 | 71/153 | 23/29 | +0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 16.1% | 2016 | 71/154 | 6/28 | −16.3 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 93.4% | 2024 | 133/206 | 29/35 | +4.5 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 71.6% | 2024 | 150/203 | 32/34 | +16.6 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 79.7% | 2024 | 103/188 | 18/34 | +45.1 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 98.0 | 2024 | 142/210 | 28/40 | +1.8% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 12.1 | 2024 | 110/208 | 29/39 | +658% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 96.6% | 2024 | 146/215 | 34/42 | +6.6 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 91.0% | 2024 | 102/192 | 25/33 | +10.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.29 t | 2024 | 110/203 | 23/39 | +28% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 12.8% | 2021 | 128/212 | 21/41 | −5.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 38.2% | 2021 | 77/206 | 16/41 | +3.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 50.2% | 2024 | 58/214 | 20/42 | −2.3 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 5.6% | 2024 | 131/206 | 24/39 | +1.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.1% | 2022 | 170/177 | 33/33 | −0.6 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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