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Bolivia statistics: country profile & rankings

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia is a lower-middle-income country with a population of 12.4M people. The capital is La Paz, while the largest city is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, with 3.15M residents. Bolivia shares land borders with Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay.

Bolivia ranks 94/197 by GDP ($49.7B) and 129/197 by GDP per capita ($4,001). The top category for both exports and imports is raw materials & minerals.

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Rank
Population
12716350
79/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
94/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
129/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
129/197
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
77/185
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
30/185
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
92/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
122/197
Land area 418,264 sq mi 27/197
Population density 29.7 ppl/mi² 183/197
Fertility rate 2.55 74/196
Median age 26 years 128/196
Life expectancy 68.9 years 145/197

Bolivia trends dashboard: time-series charts

Bolivia's economy ranked

Year GDP
1960 $373,250,000
1961 $406,000,000
1962 $443,916,667
1963 $478,000,000
1964 $538,583,333
1965 $598,333,333
1966 $662,500,000
1967 $748,250,000
1968 $849,333,333
1969 $920,333,333
1970 $1,006,833,333
1971 $1,084,666,667
1972 $1,286,153,846
1973 $1,263,600,000
1974 $2,101,300,000
1975 $2,405,900,000
1976 $2,733,350,000
1977 $3,229,050,000
1978 $3,760,100,000
1979 $4,510,500,000
1980 $4,450,360,000
1981 $5,778,480,000
1982 $5,600,390,625
1983 $5,414,008,621
1984 $6,169,304,528
1985 $5,377,276,657
1986 $3,959,383,520
1987 $4,347,956,338
1988 $4,597,611,710
1989 $4,715,973,437
1990 $4,867,582,598
1991 $5,343,262,457
1992 $5,643,868,749
1993 $5,734,699,489
1994 $5,981,222,859
1995 $6,715,161,732
1996 $7,396,949,126
1997 $7,925,736,821
1998 $8,497,494,652
1999 $8,285,064,435
2000 $8,397,855,485
2001 $8,141,516,928
2002 $7,905,485,146
2003 $8,082,399,640
2004 $8,773,451,752
2005 $9,549,122,905
2006 $11,451,844,902
2007 $13,120,108,008
2008 $16,674,276,286
2009 $17,339,992,194
2010 $19,649,723,722
2011 $23,963,164,697
2012 $27,084,497,482
2013 $30,659,338,886
2014 $32,996,188,017
2015 $33,000,198,249
2016 $33,941,126,194
2017 $37,508,642,171
2018 $40,287,647,931
2019 $40,895,322,851
2020 $36,629,843,806
2021 $40,406,111,693
2022 $44,008,282,880
2023 $45,135,398,003
2024 $49,668,296,744

Bolivia's economy ranked

Year GDP per capita
1960 $100.8
1961 $107.4
1962 $115.1
1963 $121.4
1964 $133.9
1965 $145.6
1966 $157.8
1967 $174.3
1968 $193.5
1969 $205.1
1970 $219.4
1971 $231.1
1972 $267.9
1973 $257.3
1974 $418
1975 $468
1976 $520
1977 $600
1978 $683
1979 $801
1980 $773
1981 $981
1982 $931
1983 $880
1984 $982
1985 $838
1986 $604
1987 $650
1988 $673
1989 $675
1990 $683
1991 $734
1992 $760
1993 $757
1994 $774
1995 $853
1996 $922
1997 $970
1998 $1,022
1999 $979
2000 $976
2001 $930
2002 $888
2003 $893
2004 $953
2005 $1,020
2006 $1,203
2007 $1,355
2008 $1,693
2009 $1,731
2010 $1,930
2011 $2,316
2012 $2,576
2013 $2,870
2014 $3,041
2015 $2,996
2016 $3,036
2017 $3,306
2018 $3,501
2019 $3,504
2020 $3,100
2021 $3,385
2022 $3,644
2023 $3,686
2024 $4,001

Bolivia's life expectancy calculator

Year Life expectancy, years
1950 40.7
1951 40.9
1952 41
1953 41.4
1954 41.7
1955 41.9
1956 42.2
1957 42.4
1958 42.7
1959 43
1960 43.3
1961 43.6
1962 44
1963 44.3
1964 44.7
1965 45.1
1966 45.5
1967 45.9
1968 46.3
1969 46.7
1970 47.1
1971 47.5
1972 47.8
1973 48.3
1974 48.8
1975 49.3
1976 50
1977 50.4
1978 50.8
1979 51.4
1980 51.8
1981 52.3
1982 52.5
1983 52.9
1984 53.4
1985 53.8
1986 54.2
1987 54.9
1988 55.5
1989 56.1
1990 56.8
1991 57.4
1992 57.9
1993 58.7
1994 59.3
1995 59.8
1996 60.3
1997 60.7
1998 61.2
1999 61.7
2000 62.1
2001 62.5
2002 63.1
2003 63.5
2004 63.8
2005 64.2
2006 64.5
2007 64.9
2008 65.3
2009 65.7
2010 66
2011 66.3
2012 66.6
2013 66.8
2014 67
2015 67.2
2016 67.4
2017 67.5
2018 67.7
2019 67.8
2020 62.9
2021 61.4
2022 67.4
2023 68.6
2024 68.7
2025 68.9

Bolivia's population clock and projection

Year Population
1960 3,702,323
1961 3,778,731
1962 3,857,493
1963 3,938,913
1964 4,022,996
1965 4,109,796
1966 4,199,550
1967 4,292,572
1968 4,388,944
1969 4,488,232
1970 4,590,010
1971 4,694,342
1972 4,800,978
1973 4,910,200
1974 5,022,475
1975 5,137,539
1976 5,256,496
1977 5,379,166
1978 5,504,123
1979 5,630,849
1980 5,758,900
1981 5,888,109
1982 6,018,088
1983 6,149,060
1984 6,281,868
1985 6,416,185
1986 6,552,479
1987 6,692,162
1988 6,835,508
1989 6,981,766
1990 7,130,142
1991 7,280,289
1992 7,430,336
1993 7,579,195
1994 7,727,322
1995 7,874,676
1996 8,021,736
1997 8,167,900
1998 8,313,394
1999 8,459,806
2000 8,606,326
2001 8,752,736
2002 8,900,355
2003 9,050,700
2004 9,204,287
2005 9,360,754
2006 9,521,689
2007 9,685,960
2008 9,850,858
2009 10,016,275
2010 10,182,345
2011 10,348,929
2012 10,515,807
2013 10,682,608
2014 10,848,888
2015 11,014,705
2016 11,180,020
2017 11,344,587
2018 11,508,368
2019 11,671,386
2020 11,816,299
2021 11,937,360
2022 12,077,154
2023 12,244,159
2024 12,413,315

Bolivia's birth and fertility rates

Year Fertility rate
1960 6.27
1961 6.26
1962 6.25
1963 6.23
1964 6.21
1965 6.18
1966 6.16
1967 6.13
1968 6.1
1969 6.06
1970 6
1971 5.95
1972 5.89
1973 5.85
1974 5.8
1975 5.75
1976 5.74
1977 5.67
1978 5.61
1979 5.54
1980 5.47
1981 5.41
1982 5.35
1983 5.29
1984 5.24
1985 5.15
1986 5.12
1987 5.06
1988 5.03
1989 4.97
1990 4.9
1991 4.85
1992 4.71
1993 4.59
1994 4.49
1995 4.41
1996 4.34
1997 4.22
1998 4.15
1999 4.09
2000 3.99
2001 3.89
2002 3.8
2003 3.72
2004 3.63
2005 3.56
2006 3.53
2007 3.45
2008 3.36
2009 3.29
2010 3.21
2011 3.14
2012 3.08
2013 3.01
2014 2.95
2015 2.89
2016 2.83
2017 2.78
2018 2.73
2019 2.69
2020 2.65
2021 2.62
2022 2.58
2023 2.55

Bolivia's demographics

Year Median age, years
1960 19.6
1961 19.6
1962 19.6
1963 19.5
1964 19.5
1965 19.5
1966 19.5
1967 19.5
1968 19.5
1969 19.5
1970 19.4
1971 19.4
1972 19.4
1973 19.3
1974 19.3
1975 19.3
1976 19.3
1977 19.3
1978 19.3
1979 19.3
1980 19.3
1981 19.3
1982 19.4
1983 19.4
1984 19.4
1985 19.4
1986 19.5
1987 19.5
1988 19.6
1989 19.6
1990 19.6
1991 19.7
1992 19.8
1993 19.8
1994 20
1995 20.1
1996 20.3
1997 20.4
1998 20.6
1999 20.8
2000 20.9
2001 21.1
2002 21.3
2003 21.4
2004 21.6
2005 21.7
2006 21.9
2007 22.1
2008 22.2
2009 22.4
2010 22.6
2011 22.9
2012 23.1
2013 23.3
2014 23.5
2015 23.8
2016 24
2017 24.3
2018 24.5
2019 24.8
2020 25
2021 25.2
2022 25.4
2023 25.7
2024 26

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Bolivia: National Statistics

Finance

Bolivia Rank
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
94/194
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
70/195
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
5/193
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
99/163
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
59/174
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
181/188
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
159/196
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
127/191
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
96/194
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
180/197
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
41/169
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
147/169
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
127/177
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
78/190
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
139/188
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
113/184
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
101/158

Energy

Bolivia Rank
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
108/177
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
102/173
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
81/187
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
109/187
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
44/176
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
128/193
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
93/147
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
115/144
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
107/147
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
79/192
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
75/192
Nuclear share
0%
2021
49/192
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
110/195

Society

Bolivia Rank
% of world population
0.15%
2024
79/197
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
115/196
Urban population
71.5%
2024
73/195
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
N/A
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
157/190
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
167/190
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
131/197
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
149/197
Higher education index
40
2025
111/183
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
79/197
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
63/197
Visa free countries
88
2025
112/195
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
103/196
English speaking
4%
2025
152/197
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
121/195

Health

Bolivia Rank
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
108/191
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
115/191
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
145/197
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
77/178
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
106/193
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
96/137
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
51/193
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
70/192
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
56/189
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
186/195
Air quality index
47
2025
106/197
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
116/164
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
110/186

Territory

Bolivia Rank
% of world land
0.73%
2025
27/197
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
15/197
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
31/194
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
14/196

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