Bolivia — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Bolivia, 1992–2024.
Electricity access for Bolivia was 96.60% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1992 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 99.90% in 2022. The lowest was 60.03% in 1992 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.50% per year.
Bolivia ranks 146 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Bolivia sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 7%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 34 of 42 economies; Peru (96.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 13% in 2003.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 47 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 106th of 122 in 1992 → 149th of 211 in 2000 → 142nd of 215 in 2010 → 140th of 215 in 2020 → 146th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.6% | -3.2 pp |
| 2023 | 99.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +1.4 pp |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +2.1 pp |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +2.3 pp |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +1.0 pp |
| 2017 | 91.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 90% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 89.5% | -0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +2.1 pp |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 88% | +1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +4.5 pp |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +4.0 pp |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +7.9 pp |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -7.6 pp |
| 2004 | 75.9% | +3.6 pp |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +8.3 pp |
| 2002 | 64% | -5.3 pp |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 70% | -0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 70.93% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +3.9 pp |
| 1997 | 67.33% | -3.7 pp |
| 1996 | 71% | +6.9 pp |
| 1995 | 64.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 64.1% | +2.7 pp |
| 1993 | 61.38% | +1.4 pp |
| 1992 | 60.03% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bolivia’s Electricity access in 1993?
61.38% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bolivia’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +60.9% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 96.6%; 2023: 99.8%; 2022: 99.9%; 2021: 98.6%; 2020: 97.2%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.