GDP per capita growth in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: GDP per capita growth was -2.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded -2.9% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 188.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 8.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -13.8%, in 2020.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 204th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 3.4% | +13595.8% |
| 1963 | 4.6% | +34.1% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -61.1% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | +51.2% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | +80.9% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | -17.8% |
| 1968 | 6.1% | +53.2% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | -64.8% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | +34.0% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +104.1% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | -39.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -81.2% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | +668.7% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -54.2% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +14.7% |
| 1978 | -0.3% | -110.2% |
| 1979 | -2.1% | +702.7% |
| 1980 | -3.6% | +68.1% |
| 1981 | -1.9% | -46.0% |
| 1982 | -6.0% | +212.4% |
| 1983 | -6.1% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | -2.3% | -62.0% |
| 1985 | -3.7% | +61.6% |
| 1986 | -4.6% | +23.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -107.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +131.3% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +115.0% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +52.1% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +25.9% |
| 1992 | -0.4% | -113.1% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -647.0% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | -1.3% | -141.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -158.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -102.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -4695.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +142.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +56.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -62.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +47.2% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +44.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +48.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -47.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -93.7% |
| 2020 | -13.8% | -15604.0% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -164.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -71.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -56.1% |
| 2024 | -2.5% | -321.0% |
| 2025 | -2.9% | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | -2.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.6% | -6.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | -1.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | -0.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.1% | -13.8% | 8.9% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5336 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,359 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 16,302 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8919 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3383 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Gdp per capita growth in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was -2.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.8% in 2020.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 188.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.