Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 55.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Bolivia, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 55.0% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bolivia peaked at 55.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2006.
Bolivia ranks 54th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.6% | — |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +4.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 55.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 6.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 55.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 20.3% | 33.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 31.4% | 55.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More private sector data for Bolivia
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 8.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 771.03 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bolivia?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Bolivia was 55.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Bolivia ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.