IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Bolivia
Bolivia: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita was 23.3 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Bolivia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 23.3 units per person for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Bolivia peaked at 55.36 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.15 units per person, in 1967.
Bolivia ranks 151st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.12 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 6.47 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1962 | 6.66 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 6.85 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 5.54 units per person | -19.2% |
| 1965 | 5.17 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 5.27 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 5.15 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 7.77 units per person | +50.8% |
| 1969 | 8.26 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 9.39 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 10.08 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 10.15 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 13.52 units per person | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 12.51 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 11.61 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 6.76 units per person | -41.8% |
| 1977 | 6.69 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 12.08 units per person | +80.6% |
| 1979 | 14.04 units per person | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 28.91 units per person | +105.9% |
| 1981 | 25.43 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 26.69 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 29.96 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 24.29 units per person | -18.9% |
| 1985 | 23.53 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 39 units per person | +65.7% |
| 1987 | 40.23 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 39.12 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 36.47 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 32.41 units per person | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 25.61 units per person | -21.0% |
| 1992 | 24.86 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 21.27 units per person | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 22.17 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 22.15 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.03 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 19.38 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 19.87 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 26.39 units per person | +32.8% |
| 2000 | 24.62 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 23.35 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 24.84 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 37.26 units per person | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 44.62 units per person | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 40.02 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 27.22 units per person | -32.0% |
| 2007 | 26.53 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 25.43 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 25.46 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.6 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 24.13 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 23.77 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 23.45 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.72 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 20.46 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 19.56 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 26.87 units per person | +37.4% |
| 2018 | 25.87 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 25.36 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 55.36 units per person | +118.3% |
| 2021 | 25.1 units per person | -54.7% |
| 2022 | 23.59 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 23.46 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 22.49 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 23.3 units per person | +3.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 23.3 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.92 units per person, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 23.3 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 128.65 units per person, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +118.3% | 25.36 units per person | 55.36 units per person |
| 1980 | +105.9% | 14.04 units per person | 28.91 units per person |
| 1978 | +80.6% | 6.69 units per person | 12.08 units per person |
| 1986 | +65.7% | 23.53 units per person | 39 units per person |
| 1968 | +50.8% | 5.15 units per person | 7.77 units per person |
| 2021 | -54.7% | 55.36 units per person | 25.1 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.43 units per person | 5.15 units per person | 8.26 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.68 units per person | 6.69 units per person | 14.04 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.36 units per person | 23.53 units per person | 40.23 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.51 units per person | 19.38 units per person | 32.41 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.94 units per person | 23.35 units per person | 44.62 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.58 units per person | 19.56 units per person | 26.87 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.88 units per person | 22.49 units per person | 55.36 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More economy & growth data for Bolivia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9744 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 517.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 487.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.29 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0045 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Bolivia?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Bolivia was 23.3 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.36 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 units per person in 1967.
- How does Bolivia rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.