Series harmonised by ECLAC, UNESCO and the World Bank for the 14 countries; the rank compares with the countries reporting the same indicator. Values that fail semantic review remain visible but do not enter ranks or findings.
In Bolivia, the economy shrank 1.6% in 2025, the region’s slowest; inflation was 20.4% in 2025, the highest of the 14. Poverty reaches 44.7% of the population (2025, 11th of 13) and unemployment is 2.7% (2024). Bolivia is among the three best placed on unemployment rate, education spending and homicide rate and among the three worst placed on GDP growth, GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, inflation, public debt, poverty rate and life expectancy at birth. Its public debt (2023), income inequality (Gini index) (2023), upper-secondary completion rate (2023) and share of households online (2021) figures are older than the rest of the region’s.
Between 2021 and 2025 Bolivia went from the lowest to the highest inflation of the 14 countries in this comparison
Dot plot of December-to-December inflation in the 14 countries in this comparison in 2021 (hollow dot) and 2025 (filled dot), sorted by 2025. Bolivia, highlighted, goes from 0.9% in 2021, the lowest, to 20.4% in 2025, the highest, a line that crosses almost the whole chart. The other 13 countries all fall, from 0.03 points (Ecuador) to 5.2 points (El Salvador, from 6.1% to 0.91%). The median goes from 5.9% to 2.8%.
Bolivia, since 1980 (%)
Period
Value
1980
23.90
1981
25.12
1982
297
1983
328
1984
2,177
1985
8,171
1986
65.96
1987
10.66
1988
21.52
1989
16.55
1990
18.02
1991
14.52
1992
10.46
1993
9.31
1994
8.52
1995
12.57
1996
7.95
1997
6.73
1998
4.39
1999
3.13
2000
3.41
2001
0.9240
2002
2.45
2003
3.94
2004
4.62
2005
4.91
2006
4.95
2007
11.72
2008
11.85
2009
0.2676
2010
7.18
2011
6.90
2012
4.55
2013
6.48
2014
5.20
2015
2.95
2016
4.00
2017
2.71
2018
1.51
2019
1.46
2020
0.6756
2021
0.9010
2022
3.12
2023
2.12
2024
9.97
2025
20.40
CEPALSTAT: economic indicators (%)
Period
Bolivia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
2021
0.9010
5.62
3.30
8.50
1.94
6.11
3.07
5.32
7.36
7.28
2.62
6.83
6.43
7.96
2025
20.40
5.10
−1.23
4.95
1.91
0.9097
1.65
4.98
3.69
2.53
0.2338
3.12
1.51
3.65
Bolivia's CPI (World Bank) (consumer price index)
Period
Value
2023-01
159
2023-02
159
2023-03
159
2023-04
159
2023-05
160
2023-06
160
2023-07
161
2023-08
161
2023-09
161
2023-10
161
2023-11
161
2023-12
162
2024-01
162
2024-02
163
2024-03
163
2024-04
164
2024-05
165
2024-06
166
2024-07
167
2024-08
170
2024-09
171
2024-10
174
2024-11
177
2024-12
178
2025-01
182
2025-02
184
2025-03
187
2025-04
189
2025-05
196
2025-06
206
2025-07
209
2025-08
211
2025-09
211
2025-10
213
2025-11
214
2025-12
215
2026-01
218
2026-02
216
2026-03
216
2026-04
216
2026-05
221
2026-06
225
2026-07
219
Latin America · Prices and inflation
In 2021 prices in Bolivia rose by 0.9%, the least of the 14 countries. In 2025 they rose by 20.4%, the most since 1988 and 4 times Colombia’s rate (5.1%), the next highest. In 2026 inflation has eased: 9.2% over 12 months in June and 4.9% in July, based on the World Bank’s price index.
Accrued spending by institution in the 2025 budget execution data; values published in bolivianos.
Oct 8, 2026
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Tesoro General De La Nación represents 65.2% of the total across the 10 displayed categories (177B BOB). Together with Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos, the top two make up 85.7%; the query contains additional categories.
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