Bolivia vs Venezuela
Bolivia vs Venezuela: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 19.5% a year in Bolivia and 252% a year in Venezuela, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 232.5 percentage points, or 13 times that in Bolivia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Venezuela has been higher since 1987, when it overtook Bolivia.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 14 and Venezuela ranked 1 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bolivia at 5% a year in 2031.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Venezuela at 174.7% a year in 2027.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Bolivia | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.5 | 252 |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 49.4 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 337.5 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 186.5 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 1,589 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 2,355 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 19,910 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 65,370 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 438.1 |
| 2016 | 3.6 | 254.9 |
| 2015 | 4.1 | 121.7 |
| 2014 | 5.8 | 62.2 |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 40.6 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 21.1 |
| 2011 | 9.9 | 26.1 |
| 2010 | 2.5 | 28.2 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 26 |
| 2008 | 14 | 31.4 |
| 2007 | 8.7 | 18.7 |
| 2006 | 4.3 | 13.7 |
| 2005 | 5.4 | 16 |
| 2004 | 2.5 | 21.8 |
| 2003 | 3.3 | 31.1 |
| 2002 | 0.9 | 22.4 |
| 2001 | 1.6 | 12.5 |
| 2000 | 4.6 | 16.2 |
| 1999 | 2.2 | 23.6 |
| 1998 | 7.7 | 35.8 |
| 1997 | 4.7 | 50 |
| 1996 | 12.4 | 99.9 |
| 1995 | 10.2 | 59.9 |
| 1994 | 7.9 | 60.8 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 38.1 |
| 1992 | 13 | 31.4 |
| 1991 | 21.4 | 34.2 |
| 1990 | 17.1 | 40.7 |
| 1989 | 15.2 | 84.5 |
| 1988 | 16 | 29.5 |
| 1987 | 14.6 | 28.1 |
| 1986 | 273.4 | 11.5 |
| 1985 | 11,750 | 11.4 |
| 1984 | 1,281 | 12.3 |
| 1983 | 275.6 | 6.2 |
| 1982 | 123.6 | 9.6 |
| 1981 | 32.1 | 16.2 |
| 1980 | 47.1 | 21.4 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Bolivia | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12.7 | 467.9 |
| 2027 | 15.8 | 174.7 |
| 2028 | 8.2 | – |
| 2029 | 7.3 | – |
| 2030 | 5.8 | – |
| 2031 | 5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 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 Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Venezuela: 2.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Venezuela: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Venezuela: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023