Updates the finding of Aug 23, 2026
Bolivia recorded in 2025 its highest inflation since 1988 at 20.4%
According to ECLAC data (December to December), the last year with an equal or higher figure was 1988 (21.5%). Compared to 10% in 2024, the change was +10.4 percentage points.
Current verified finding
Bolivia recorded in 2025 its highest inflation since 1988: 20.4%.
Evidence
Bolivia: inflation 1971–2025
The finding preserves the reviewed data even when the source publishes an update.
Snapshot technical details
Query fingerprint: sigev_9cb450e7708b1 · The text, result, and records remain fixed to this review.
How we calculated it
We query series inflation_dec_dec_pct of dataset cepal-economia-anual (CEPALSTAT) for Bolivia from 1971 to 2025 in VerDat's normalised layer and check that no year after 1988 matches or exceeds the 2025 value. We require at least 15 years of series and a gap of at least 10 years. The chart reproduces the query; the values are re-verified automatically every day.
55 rows match the query; 55 results remain in the summary.
What it means and what it does not
The series corresponds to ECLAC's harmonised basis and not the country's own methodology, so it may differ from official national figures. This record describes where the indicator stands relative to its history since 1971, but does not explain its causes. Additionally, revisions to earlier data could alter the benchmark year.
Growth, inflation, debt and tax revenue are percentages; FDI is US dollars — filter to one indicator_key before aggregating.
Verification
Records within the query
Records preserved in the editorial snapshot, using the same filters and partition as the chart.
| Period | Value | Year | Country | Indicator | Indicator group | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.4 | 2025 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2024 | 9.97 | 2024 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2023 | 2.12 | 2023 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2022 | 3.12 | 2022 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 2021 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2020 | 0.68 | 2020 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2019 | 1.46 | 2019 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2018 | 1.51 | 2018 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2017 | 2.71 | 2017 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2016 | 4 | 2016 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2015 | 2.95 | 2015 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |
| 2014 | 5.2 | 2014 | bolivia | Inflación diciembre a diciembre | precios | Not applicable (annual) |