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Government debt in Bolivia

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Bolivia's government debt is 84.80 % — #99 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

84.80%

Checked 8 Sept 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: 84.80 %20002012202584.80 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#99 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
20 %
25 of 124 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.60 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
0.70 pp
peak 85.50 % in 2003
Full series
▲ 18.30 pp
since 2000

In Americas: #20 of 26vs median 54.55 %: +30.25 pp (worse)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Bolivia: ahead of 20 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtBolivia 84.80 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Bolivia is ahead of 20 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Bolivia
97 India84.10 %−0.70 pp
98 Trinidad and Tobago84.20 %−0.60 pp
99 Bolivia84.80 %—
100 Zambia86.00 %+1.20 pp
101 Mauritius86.50 %+1.70 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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