Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 94.47 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
94.47
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
97.95
in 2024
All-time low
35.33
in 2011
Years of data
30
2001–2030
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Bolivia, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Bolivia is 94.47, measured in 2030.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Bolivia peaked at 97.95 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.33, in 2011.
Bolivia ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82.98 | — |
| 2002 | 86.69 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 95.64 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 89.81 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 82.16 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 54.38 | -33.8% |
| 2007 | 40.03 | -26.4% |
| 2008 | 36.78 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 39.21 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 37.64 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 35.33 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 35.39 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 36.1 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 37.6 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 40.9 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 46.49 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 51.26 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 53.08 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 58.63 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 77.97 | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 81.41 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 80.1 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 90.78 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 97.95 | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 93.71 | -4.3% |
| 2026 | 88.95 | -5.1% |
| 2027 | 88.19 | -0.9% |
| 2028 | 89.32 | +1.3% |
| 2029 | 91.66 | +2.6% |
| 2030 | 94.47 | +3.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 94.47 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.18, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 94.47 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.33, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.52 | 36.78 | 95.64 | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.24 | 35.33 | 58.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88 | 77.97 | 97.95 | 10 |
| 2030s | 94.47 | 94.47 | 94.47 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More external debt data for Bolivia
- Net financial flows, IBRD 65.65 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.5138 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -5.86 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 539.93 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 14.19 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 15.33 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Bolivia?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Bolivia was 94.47 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.95 in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.33 in 2011.
- How does Bolivia rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Bolivia ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October