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Bolivia

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In brief

GDP growth per year: -1.6% (2025). World rank 201 of 209 (1 = best); in Americas, 44 of 45. Inflation: +19.5% (2025). World rank 12 of 180; in Americas, 3 of 33. Women in work or seeking work: 72.9% (2025). World rank 11 of 186; in Americas, 1 of 33. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $33B → $64.8B, GDP per person $2,996 → $5,148, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $8,757 → $12,873. Better than all its neighbours (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru): unemployment and youth unemployment. Worse than all its neighbours (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, and GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP
$64.8B 2025
GDP per person
$5,148 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$12,873 2025
GDP growth per year
-1.6% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person
$4,420 2025
Inflation
+19.5% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
40 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
8.8% 2024
Industry, share of GDP
31.3% 2024
Services, share of GDP
53.4% 2024
Unemployment
3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
5% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
72.9% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
21.4% 2024
Imports, share of GDP
25.5% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP
-0.7% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+0.8% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
1.9% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
17% 2007
Currency
Bolivian Boliviano (BOB)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
40.9 2024
Living on under $3 a day
2.1% 2024