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Last update: 2025-08-04
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Bolivian Boliviano (BOB)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$627 (2021)
Inflation rate
2.58% (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.08% (2023)
Below the poverty line
36.4% (2021)
Gini coefficient
40.9 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
12.7%
Smoking men
20.5%
Smoking women
4.8%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
1098581
Land area
1083301
Water area
15278
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
90.74%
iOS
8.82%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+591
Internet domain
.bo
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
100 (2021)
Internet user penetration
66% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
8% (2020)
General information
Сontinent
South America
Region
Latin America
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
BO
Capital
La Paz, Sucre
Official language
Spanish
Average consumer spendings
Food products
29%
Alcohol and tobacco
2.1%
Current as of
2022
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
2.98
Beer
2.22
Wine
0.14
Spirits
0.54
Other alcohol
0.08
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
12311974
Male population
6192774
Female population
6119200
Population growth rate
1%
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
17.6
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
6.6
Urbanization
71.2%
Current as of
2024
Credit ratings
Fitch
B
Moody's
B2
Standard & Poors
B+
Current as of
2020
Age structure
0-14 years
28.5%
15-64 years
64.5%
65+ years
7%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
6.1%
Not specified
1.3%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-08-04