Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Bolivia: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 19.5% (2025), 12th of 180 in the world and 3rd of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 19.9% (2025), 14th of 209 in the world and 5th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 10.2% (2025), 57th of 136 in the world and 13th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Bolivia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 19.5%2025 | 12/180 | 3/31 | 4.6% | 2.5% | 0.9% | +15.5 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 19.9%2025 | 14/209 | 5/40 | 5.2% | 8.8% | -1.2% | +24.5 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 10.2%2025 | 57/136 | 13/31 | 34.6% | 9.9% | 7.6% | +2.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | -8.1%2025 | 132/136 | 29/31 | 27.9% | 1.0% | 8.9% | −21.4 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 6.912025 | 114/210 | 16/39 | 6.18 | 7.02 | 6.91 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 17.0%2007 | — | — | 12.3% | · | · | +4.3 ppsince 1997 | 14.7% | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 23.3%2007 | — | — | 17.8% | · | · | +6.3 ppsince 1997 | 22.8% | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 21.8%2007 | — | — | 20.6% | · | · | +2.1 ppsince 1997 | 27.6% | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 32.5%2024 | 86/119 | 18/22 | 72.1% | 30.8% | 42.6% | +4.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 51.8%2025 | 67/169 | 12/31 | 58.7% | 36.0% | 67.9% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 57.6%2025 | 80/146 | 21/31 | 52.2% | 69.7% | 58.9% | −38.0 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 0.52025 | 160/165 | 31/32 | 5.8 | 16.4 | 7.3 | −96%since 2015 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.21%2025 | 104/156 | 8/22 | 2.06% | 2.79% | 1.39% | −0.5 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+15.5 pp19.5% in 2025
- External debt+4.2 pp32.5% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−96%0.5 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bolivia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bolivia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bolivia | Brazil | Argentina | Peru | Chile | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 19.5%2025 | 5.0%2025 | 219.9%2024 | 1.5%2025 | 4.2%2025 | 4.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 19.9%2025 | 5.7%2025 | 39.1%2025 | 5.4%2025 | 6.8%2025 | 3.1%2025 |
| Lending rate | 10.2%2025 | 45.3%2025 | 46.0%2025 | 12.6%2022 | 4.2%2018 | 12.5%2021 |
| Real interest rate | -8.1%2025 | 37.5%2025 | 5.0%2025 | 7.7%2022 | 2.5%2018 | 3.8%2021 |
| Exchange rate | 6.912025 | 5.592025 | 1,240.852025 | 3.572025 | 951.332025 | 7,545.452025 |
| Tax revenue | 17.0%2007 | 15.4%2024 | 10.4%2024 | 15.9%2021 | 18.3%2024 | 11.3%2024 |
| Government revenue | 23.3%2007 | 26.4%2024 | 16.9%2024 | 20.7%2021 | 21.9%2024 | 18.7%2024 |
| Government expense | 21.8%2007 | 32.4%2023 | 21.0%2023 | 22.8%2021 | 24.6%2023 | 18.9%2023 |
| External debt | 32.5%2024 | 28.7%2024 | 39.1%2024 | 34.2%2024 | — | 69.7%2024 |