Bolivia — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Bolivia, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Bolivia was -1.58% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 10.03% in 2021. The lowest was -12.72% in 2020 (about 8.0× the latest value).
Bolivia ranks 204 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Bolivia sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 116% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 133%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 39 of 40 economies; Haiti (-2.71%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1529% in 1982. That is 194% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962.
World ranking. Slipped: 80th of 107 in 1961 → 66th of 119 in 1970 → 120th of 152 in 1980 → 58th of 176 in 1990 → 148th of 199 in 2000 → 104th of 209 in 2010 → 184th of 209 in 2020 → 181st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.58% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | -1.12% | -3.6 pp |
| 2023 | 2.52% | -1.2 pp |
| 2022 | 3.75% | -6.3 pp |
| 2021 | 10.03% | +22.7 pp |
| 2020 | -12.72% | -14.2 pp |
| 2019 | 1.51% | -1.4 pp |
| 2018 | 2.87% | -1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.26% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 4.86% | -0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 5.46% | -1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +1.7 pp |
| 2012 | 5.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.13% | +0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 3.36% | -2.8 pp |
| 2008 | 6.15% | +1.6 pp |
| 2007 | 4.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.17% | +1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 2.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.49% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 1.68% | -0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 2.51% | +2.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.43% | -4.6 pp |
| 1998 | 5.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 4.95% | +0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 4.36% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 4.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 4.67% | +0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 4.27% | +2.6 pp |
| 1992 | 1.65% | -3.6 pp |
| 1991 | 5.27% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 4.64% | +0.8 pp |
| 1989 | 3.79% | +0.9 pp |
| 1988 | 2.91% | +0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 2.46% | +5.0 pp |
| 1986 | -2.57% | -0.9 pp |
| 1985 | -1.68% | -1.5 pp |
| 1984 | -0.2% | +3.8 pp |
| 1983 | -4.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | -3.94% | -4.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.28% | +1.6 pp |
| 1980 | -1.37% | -1.5 pp |
| 1979 | 0.13% | -1.9 pp |
| 1978 | 2.05% | -2.9 pp |
| 1977 | 4.97% | +0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 4.61% | -2.7 pp |
| 1975 | 7.31% | +4.4 pp |
| 1974 | 2.94% | -2.8 pp |
| 1973 | 5.74% | -2.2 pp |
| 1972 | 7.97% | +2.9 pp |
| 1971 | 5.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 5.23% | +0.8 pp |
| 1969 | 4.47% | -4.1 pp |
| 1968 | 8.53% | +2.2 pp |
| 1967 | 6.32% | -0.9 pp |
| 1966 | 7.17% | +2.3 pp |
| 1965 | 4.91% | +1.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.96% | -2.8 pp |
| 1963 | 6.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 1962 | 5.58% | +3.5 pp |
| 1961 | 2.09% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bolivia’s GDP growth in 1962?
5.58% (1962). 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 annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bolivia’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -175.7% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. 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: 2025: -1.58%; 2024: -1.12%; 2023: 2.52%; 2022: 3.75%; 2021: 10.03%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). 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.