Bolivia — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Bolivia, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Bolivia was 19.52% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11749.64% in 1985. The lowest was -0.71% in 1963 (about -27.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.81% per year.
Bolivia ranks 11 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 6%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Bolivia sits above it. It peaked in 1985 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 381%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 2 of 33 economies; Suriname (9.21%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1541% in 1964. That is 375% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1973; grown tenfold by 1982. Doubling roughly every 86 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 3rd of 63 in 1960 → 49th of 92 in 1970 → 7th of 106 in 1980 → 36th of 131 in 1990 → 61st of 163 in 2000 → 114th of 186 in 2010 → 114th of 178 in 2020 → 8th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.52% | +14.4 pp |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +2.5 pp |
| 2023 | 2.58% | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 1.75% | +1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.94% | -0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 1.84% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 2.27% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 2.82% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 3.62% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 4.06% | -1.7 pp |
| 2014 | 5.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 5.74% | +1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.52% | -5.4 pp |
| 2011 | 9.88% | +7.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 3.35% | -10.7 pp |
| 2008 | 14.01% | +5.3 pp |
| 2007 | 8.71% | +4.4 pp |
| 2006 | 4.28% | -1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 5.39% | +1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 4.44% | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.34% | +2.4 pp |
| 2002 | 0.93% | -0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 1.59% | -3.0 pp |
| 2000 | 4.61% | +2.4 pp |
| 1999 | 2.16% | -5.5 pp |
| 1998 | 7.67% | +3.0 pp |
| 1997 | 4.71% | -7.7 pp |
| 1996 | 12.43% | +2.2 pp |
| 1995 | 10.19% | +2.3 pp |
| 1994 | 7.87% | -0.7 pp |
| 1993 | 8.53% | -3.5 pp |
| 1992 | 12.06% | -9.4 pp |
| 1991 | 21.45% | +4.3 pp |
| 1990 | 17.12% | +1.9 pp |
| 1989 | 15.17% | -0.8 pp |
| 1988 | 16% | +1.4 pp |
| 1987 | 14.58% | -261.8 pp |
| 1986 | 276.34% | -11473.3 pp |
| 1985 | 11,749.64% | +10468.3 pp |
| 1984 | 1,281.35% | +1005.8 pp |
| 1983 | 275.59% | +152.1 pp |
| 1982 | 123.54% | +91.4 pp |
| 1981 | 32.13% | -15.1 pp |
| 1980 | 47.24% | +27.5 pp |
| 1979 | 19.72% | +9.4 pp |
| 1978 | 10.36% | +2.2 pp |
| 1977 | 8.11% | +3.6 pp |
| 1976 | 4.49% | -3.5 pp |
| 1975 | 7.98% | -54.9 pp |
| 1974 | 62.84% | +31.4 pp |
| 1973 | 31.49% | +25.0 pp |
| 1972 | 6.51% | +2.8 pp |
| 1971 | 3.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 1970 | 3.96% | +1.7 pp |
| 1969 | 2.21% | -3.3 pp |
| 1968 | 5.47% | -5.7 pp |
| 1967 | 11.2% | +4.2 pp |
| 1966 | 6.95% | +4.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.86% | -7.3 pp |
| 1964 | 10.18% | +10.9 pp |
| 1963 | -0.71% | -6.6 pp |
| 1962 | 5.88% | -1.7 pp |
| 1961 | 7.56% | -4.0 pp |
| 1960 | 11.53% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bolivia’s Inflation in 1961?
7.56% (1961). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +69.2% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 19.52%; 2024: 5.1%; 2023: 2.58%; 2022: 1.75%; 2021: 0.74%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.