Bolivia - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Bolivia was 24.89 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.88 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.21 in 1991.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.21 |
| 1993 | 21.27 |
| 1997 | 27.14 |
| 1999 | 33.48 |
| 2000 | 37.88 |
| 2001 | 31.64 |
| 2002 | 32.91 |
| 2005 | 27.96 |
| 2006 | 25.34 |
| 2007 | 24.66 |
| 2008 | 24.89 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Bolivia was 15.61 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.24 in 1991.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.24 |
| 1993 | 8.51 |
| 1997 | 17.17 |
| 1999 | 23.33 |
| 2000 | 26.90 |
| 2001 | 21.44 |
| 2002 | 22.01 |
| 2005 | 18.21 |
| 2006 | 16.21 |
| 2007 | 13.06 |
| 2008 | 15.61 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) in Bolivia was 60.10 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 66.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 59.60 in 2005.
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 63.20 |
| 1999 | 63.50 |
| 2000 | 66.40 |
| 2001 | 63.10 |
| 2002 | 63.30 |
| 2004 | 63.10 |
| 2005 | 59.60 |
| 2006 | 59.90 |
| 2007 | 60.10 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) in Bolivia was 77.30 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 76.50 in 2006.
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 84.00 |
| 2000 | 87.00 |
| 2001 | 77.70 |
| 2002 | 78.80 |
| 2004 | 77.70 |
| 2005 | 80.10 |
| 2006 | 76.50 |
| 2007 | 77.30 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population) in Bolivia was 50.90 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 48.20 in 2005.
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.40 |
| 2000 | 54.50 |
| 2001 | 54.30 |
| 2002 | 53.90 |
| 2004 | 54.40 |
| 2005 | 48.20 |
| 2006 | 50.30 |
| 2007 | 50.90 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
