Starting a business - Score in Bolivia
Bolivia: Starting a business - Score was 69.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Bolivia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Bolivia is 69.36, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Bolivia peaked at 69.36 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.5, in 2003.
Bolivia ranks 176th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44.5 | — |
| 2004 | 44.67 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.55 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 50.71 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 52.63 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 55.43 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 56.98 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 56.8 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.02 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 59.95 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 60.25 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.09 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 62.31 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 63.49 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 67.82 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 69.12 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 69.36 | +0.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 69.36 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 69.36 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 81% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.64 | 44.5 | 56.98 | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.82 | 56.8 | 69.36 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 173 South Sudan 71.01 compare
- 174 Palestine 70.19 compare
- 175 Micronesia (country) 69.61 compare
- 177 Mozambique 69.26 compare
- 178 Ecuador 69.11 compare
- 179 Iran 67.8 compare
More private sector data for Bolivia
- 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 starting a business - score in Bolivia?
- Starting a business - score in Bolivia was 69.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.36 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5 in 2003.
- How does Bolivia rank for starting a business - score?
- Bolivia ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.