Bolivia
Government debt in Bolivia
Government debt in Bolivia: 66.5% of GDP in 2000 and 83.3% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 83.3% of GDP
- Since 2000
- +16.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 30 of 149
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 82.3% of GDP
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 82.3% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 85.5% of GDP in 2003, the lowest 30.5% of GDP in 2011.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.3 |
| 2024 | 83.2 |
| 2023 | 78.3 |
| 2022 | 69.2 |
| 2021 | 68.7 |
| 2020 | 67.5 |
| 2019 | 48.9 |
| 2018 | 44.2 |
| 2017 | 41.9 |
| 2016 | 38.2 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2014 | 31.8 |
| 2013 | 31 |
| 2012 | 30.7 |
| 2011 | 30.5 |
| 2010 | 32.8 |
| 2009 | 34.1 |
| 2008 | 32.4 |
| 2007 | 35.5 |
| 2006 | 48.6 |
| 2005 | 73.2 |
| 2004 | 80.6 |
| 2003 | 85.5 |
| 2002 | 77.2 |
| 2001 | 74.4 |
| 2000 | 66.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Bolivia |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 100.2 |
| 2027 | 95.1 |
| 2028 | 93 |
| 2029 | 88.9 |
| 2030 | 85.3 |
| 2031 | 82.3 |
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.
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- Military spending1.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$570M in 2025
- Military spending per person$55 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel71,000 people in 2020
- National power0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.21% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports0 TIV in 2024