Bolivia vs Peru
Bolivia vs Peru: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $2,957 in Bolivia and $6,891 in Peru, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Peru, by $3,934, or 2.33 times that in Bolivia.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 130 and Peru ranked 87 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Bolivia | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,957 | $6,891 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $3,046 | $6,732 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $3,123 | $6,575 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $3,088 | $6,671 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $3,012 | $6,551 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $2,765 | $5,832 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $3,207 | $6,626 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $3,205 | $6,593 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $3,160 | $6,457 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $3,078 | $6,392 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $2,996 | $6,232 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $2,901 | $6,104 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $2,794 | $6,021 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $2,657 | $5,740 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $2,569 | $5,453 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $2,481 | $5,167 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $2,423 | $4,801 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $2,383 | $4,779 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $2,283 | $4,408 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $2,221 | $4,091 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $2,156 | $3,835 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $2,100 | $3,641 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $2,050 | $3,503 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $2,030 | $3,399 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $2,014 | $3,262 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $2,014 | $3,286 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $1,999 | $3,250 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $2,026 | $3,258 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $1,963 | $3,331 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $1,904 | $3,187 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $1,859 | $3,159 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $1,810 | $2,999 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $1,763 | $2,723 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $1,724 | $2,640 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $1,731 | $2,709 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $1,679 | $2,707 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $1,639 | $2,913 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $1,613 | $3,397 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $1,601 | $3,837 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $1,596 | $3,578 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $1,673 | $3,348 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $1,738 | $3,361 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $1,779 | $3,325 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $1,894 | $3,805 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $2,015 | $3,910 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $2,055 | $3,797 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $2,131 | $3,675 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $2,177 | $3,620 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $2,183 | $3,812 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $2,128 | $3,893 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $2,081 | $3,934 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $1,984 | $3,867 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $1,971 | $3,625 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $1,907 | $3,501 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $1,806 | $3,474 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $1,758 | $3,404 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $1,709 | $3,377 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $1,672 | $3,355 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $1,575 | $3,446 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $1,515 | $3,413 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $1,444 | $3,244 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $1,406 | $3,161 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $1,382 | $3,054 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $1,321 | $3,014 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $1,277 | $2,820 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $1,277 | $2,704 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025