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Sucre · pop. 11M · Aymara, Guaraní, Quechua · Bolivian boliviano · landlocked

Trajectories

economic complexity

#123

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #111 in 1995.

2024 · −1.10

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1995−0.85
1996−0.75+0.10 pts
1997−0.90−0.15 pts
1998−0.74+0.16 pts
1999high−0.72+0.03 pts
2000−0.78−0.06 pts
2001−0.82−0.04 pts
2002−1.09−0.27 pts
2003−0.86+0.23 pts
2004−1.13−0.28 pts
2005−1.10+0.03 pts
2006−1.21−0.11 pts
2007−1.27−0.06 pts
2008−1.16+0.10 pts
2009−1.34−0.18 pts
2010−1.28+0.07 pts
2011−1.20+0.07 pts
2012−0.92+0.29 pts
2013−1.28−0.37 pts
2014−1.34−0.06 pts
2015−1.31+0.04 pts
2016−1.32−0.01 pts
2017−1.37−0.05 pts
2018low−1.46−0.10 pts
2019−1.29+0.17 pts
2020−1.20+0.09 pts
2021−1.38−0.18 pts
2022−1.36+0.02 pts
2023−1.29+0.06 pts
2024latest−1.10+0.20 pts

economic momentum

$4,421

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $4,421

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990low$683
1991$734+7.5%
1992$760+3.5%
1993$757−0.4%
1994$774+2.3%
1995$853+10.2%
1996$922+8.1%
1997$970+5.2%
1998$1,022+5.3%
1999$979−4.2%
2000$976−0.4%
2001$930−4.7%
2002$888−4.5%
2003$893+0.5%
2004$953+6.7%
2005$1,020+7.0%
2006$1,203+17.9%
2007$1,355+12.6%
2008$1,693+25.0%
2009$1,731+2.3%
2010$1,930+11.5%
2011$2,316+20.0%
2012$2,576+11.2%
2013$2,870+11.4%
2014$3,041+6.0%
2015$2,996−1.5%
2016$3,036+1.3%
2017$4,048+33.4%
2018$4,207+3.9%
2019$4,203−0.1%
2020$3,581−14.8%
2021$4,011+12.0%
2022$4,219+5.2%
2023$4,275+1.3%
2024latest$4,421+3.4%

prices

5.1%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 5.1%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199017.1%
1991high21.4%+4.33 pts
199212.1%−9.39 pts
19938.5%−3.53 pts
19947.9%−0.65 pts
199510.2%+2.32 pts
199612.4%+2.23 pts
19974.7%−7.72 pts
19987.7%+2.96 pts
19992.2%−5.51 pts
20004.6%+2.45 pts
20011.6%−3.02 pts
20020.9%−0.66 pts
20033.3%+2.41 pts
20044.4%+1.10 pts
20055.4%+0.96 pts
20064.3%−1.11 pts
20078.7%+4.42 pts
200814.0%+5.30 pts
20093.3%−10.7 pts
20102.5%−0.84 pts
20119.9%+7.38 pts
20124.5%−5.37 pts
20135.7%+1.22 pts
20145.8%+0.03 pts
20154.1%−1.71 pts
20163.6%−0.44 pts
20172.8%−0.80 pts
20182.3%−0.55 pts
20191.8%−0.43 pts
20200.9%−0.90 pts
2021low0.7%−0.20 pts
20221.7%+1.01 pts
20232.6%+0.83 pts
2024latest5.1%+2.52 pts

demographic curve

2.5 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 5.5 in 1980.

2024 · 2.5

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high6.3
19616.3−0.3%
19626.2−0.2%
19636.2−0.2%
19646.2−0.4%
19656.2−0.5%
19666.2−0.4%
19676.1−0.4%
19686.1−0.5%
19696.1−0.7%
19706.0−0.9%
19715.9−0.9%
19725.9−1.0%
19735.8−0.6%
19745.8−0.9%
19755.7−0.8%
19765.7−0.2%
19775.7−1.2%
19785.6−1.1%
19795.5−1.2%
19805.5−1.2%
19815.4−1.2%
19825.3−1.1%
19835.3−1.1%
19845.2−0.9%
19855.2−1.7%
19865.1−0.7%
19875.1−1.0%
19885.0−0.8%
19895.0−1.2%
19904.9−1.3%
19914.8−1.1%
19924.7−2.7%
19934.6−2.6%
19944.5−2.1%
19954.4−1.9%
19964.3−1.7%
19974.2−2.7%
19984.1−1.7%
19994.1−1.4%
20004.0−2.4%
20013.9−2.5%
20023.8−2.3%
20033.7−2.1%
20043.6−2.4%
20053.6−2.1%
20063.5−0.7%
20073.4−2.4%
20083.4−2.4%
20093.3−2.3%
20103.2−2.3%
20113.1−2.2%
20123.1−2.1%
20133.0−2.1%
20142.9−2.1%
20152.9−2.1%
20162.8−2.0%
20172.8−1.8%
20182.7−1.7%
20192.7−1.5%
20202.7−1.4%
20212.6−1.2%
20222.6−1.3%
20232.5−1.4%
2024latest2.5−0.9%

Metrics

  1. population
    11M
    85 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $52B
    88 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $4,275
    103 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $589M
    90 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.3%
    89 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    1.1M km²
    27 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    10.0 /km²
    158 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    68.6 yr
    125 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    70%
    104 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    2.3 t
    89 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    71%
    60 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    2.5
    63 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    1.5%
    117 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    2.3%
    78 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    98 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    63
    99 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    188
    123 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    9%
    57 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    40.9
    111 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    5%
    23 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    97%
    24 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.35
    79 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    28
    118 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    35.5
    95 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.733
    89 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    1.1K
    120 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    612
    103 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

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