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Government debt in Bolivia

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Bolivia's government debt is 83.30 % — #95 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

83.30%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.8 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Bolivia over time

85.50 %58.00 %30.50 %85.50 % · 200330.50 % · 20112000: 66.50 %2001: 74.40 %2002: 77.20 %2003: 85.50 %2004: 80.60 %2005: 73.20 %2006: 48.60 %2007: 35.50 %2008: 32.40 %2009: 34.10 %2010: 32.80 %2011: 30.50 %2012: 30.70 %2013: 31.00 %2014: 31.80 %2015: 34.00 %2016: 38.20 %2017: 41.90 %2018: 44.20 %2019: 48.90 %2020: 67.50 %2021: 68.70 %2022: 69.20 %2023: 78.30 %2024: 83.20 %2025: 83.30 %20002012202583.30 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#95 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
24 %
30 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.10 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
2.20 pp
peak 85.50 % in 2003
Full series
▲ 16.80 pp
since 2000

In Americas: #19 of 26vs median 54.70 %: +28.60 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Bolivia: ahead of 24 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtBolivia 83.30 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Bolivia is ahead of 24 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Bolivia
93 Austria81.40 %−1.90 pp
94 Tunisia81.70 %−1.60 pp
95 Bolivia83.30 %—
96 Jordan83.60 %+0.30 pp
97 Trinidad and Tobago84.00 %+0.70 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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