Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 92.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 92.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 92.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2009.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 82.1% | — |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 92.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 92.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.4%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 84.0% | 92.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- 123 Angola 92.3% compare
- 124 Ghana 92.2% compare
- 125 Marshall Islands 92.1% compare
- 127 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 92.0% compare
- 128 Sri Lanka 91.8% compare
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 91.6% compare
More private sector data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 771.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 92.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2009.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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