Bolivia vs Chile
Bolivia vs Chile: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 83.3% of GDP in Bolivia and 41.5% of GDP in Chile, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 41.8 percentage points, or 2.01 times that in Chile.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 30 and Chile ranked 100 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bolivia at 82.3% of GDP and Chile at 49% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Bolivia | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.3 | 41.5 |
| 2024 | 83.2 | 41.8 |
| 2023 | 78.3 | 39.4 |
| 2022 | 69.2 | 37.9 |
| 2021 | 68.7 | 36.4 |
| 2020 | 67.5 | 32.4 |
| 2019 | 48.9 | 28.3 |
| 2018 | 44.2 | 25.8 |
| 2017 | 41.9 | 23.7 |
| 2016 | 38.2 | 21.1 |
| 2015 | 34 | 17.4 |
| 2014 | 31.8 | 15 |
| 2013 | 31 | 12.8 |
| 2012 | 30.7 | 11.9 |
| 2011 | 30.5 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 32.8 | 8.6 |
| 2009 | 34.1 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 32.4 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 35.5 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | 48.6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 73.2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 80.6 | 10.3 |
| 2003 | 85.5 | 12.6 |
| 2002 | 77.2 | 15 |
| 2001 | 74.4 | 14.4 |
| 2000 | 66.5 | 13.2 |
| 1999 | – | 13.3 |
| 1998 | – | 12.1 |
| 1997 | – | 12.8 |
| 1996 | – | 14.6 |
| 1995 | – | 17.3 |
| 1994 | – | 22.6 |
| 1993 | – | 28.1 |
| 1992 | – | 30.5 |
| 1991 | – | 37.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Bolivia | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100.2 | 42.8 |
| 2027 | 95.1 | 44.5 |
| 2028 | 93 | 46 |
| 2029 | 88.9 | 47.2 |
| 2030 | 85.3 | 48.1 |
| 2031 | 82.3 | 49 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Chile
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Chile: 81.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Chile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Chile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Chile: 4.06% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Chile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Chile: 19.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Chile: 0.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Chile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Chile: 89.2% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Chile: 36 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Chile: 13.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Chile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Chile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Chile: $5.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Chile: $269 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Chile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Chile: 114,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Chile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Chile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Chile: 14 million TIV in 2025