Bolivia

Inflation in Bolivia

Inflation in Bolivia: 47.1% a year in 1980 and 19.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
19.5% a year
Since 1980
−27.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025
14 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in BoliviaInflation in Bolivia: 47.1% a year in 1980 and 19.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 11,750% a year in 1985, the lowest 0.7% a year in 2021.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBolivia
202519.5
20245.1
20232.6
20221.7
20210.7
20200.9
20191.8
20182.3
20172.8
20163.6
20154.1
20145.8
20135.7
20124.5
20119.9
20102.5
20093.3
200814
20078.7
20064.3
20055.4
20042.5
20033.3
20020.9
20011.6
20004.6
19992.2
19987.7
19974.7
199612.4
199510.2
19947.9
19938.5
199213
199121.4
199017.1
198915.2
198816
198714.6
1986273.4
198511,750
19841,281
1983275.6
1982123.6
198132.1
198047.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBolivia
202612.7
202715.8
20288.2
20297.3
20305.8
20315

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.

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