Bolivia Unemployment Rate

2015 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | National Statistics Institute

Key information about Bolivia Unemployment Rate

  • Bolivia Unemployment Rate dropped to 2.22% in Sep 2025, from the previously reported figure of 2.43% in Jun 2025.
  • Bolivia Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2015 to Sep 2025, with an average rate of 6.25%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 6.25% in Mar 2021 and a record low of 2.22% in Sep 2025.
  • The data is reported by reported by National Statistics Institute.
  • In the latest reports, Bolivia Population reached 12.41 million people in Dec 2024.


View Bolivia's Unemployment Rate from Dec 2015 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Bolivia Unemployment Rate

What was Bolivia's Unemployment Rate in Sep 2025?

Bolivia Unemployment Rate dropped to 2.22% in Sep 2025, from the previously reported figure of 2.43% in Jun 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.22 Sep 2025 2.43 Jun 2025 2.22 Sep 2025 6.25 Mar 2021 % quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.14 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 11.80 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 4.08 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2026
Austria (%) 5.60 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.16 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2026
Belgium (%) 6.40 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.40 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.50 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 8.05 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 10.86 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.20 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Czech Republic (%) 3.26 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 6.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.88 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Germany (%) 4.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Ghana (%) 2.98 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.90 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 4.61 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.70 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2026
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 3.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.40 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Luxembourg (%) 6.30 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (%) 11.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 2.90 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.62 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.60 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 6.63 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.60 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Oman (%) 2.40 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2018 - Jan 2026
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 27.50 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 10.40 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Paraguay (%) 3.56 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 6.34 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2026
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 6.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.10 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.44 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.74 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Slovenia (%) 4.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 31.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 9.93 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.02 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025

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Bolivia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -11.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -5,230.120 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,287.621 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 17.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 8,960.7 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BOB bn) 149.554 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BOB bn) 366.957 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (BOB bn) 98.187 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
General Government: Revenue: Current (BOB mn) 79,105.425 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.393 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 374.4 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1994 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 964.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 55.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 18.486 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,225.006 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 715.503 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 590.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) -24.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 174,990.697 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 95,868.475 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 29.291 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 34.204 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 259.887 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 210.763 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Non Traditional: Soy (USD mn) 46.485 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Traditional: Minerals: Zinc (USD mn) 111.587 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Traditional: Hydrocarbons: Natural Gas (USD mn) 52.748 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Traditional: Minerals: Tin (USD mn) 48.520 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Non Traditional: Chestnuts (USD mn) 6.675 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Colombia (USD mn) 22.144 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Argentina (USD mn) 8.947 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Brazil (USD mn) 66.095 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: United States (USD mn) 29.291 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Peru (USD mn) 52.222 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Imports: cif: Argentina (USD mn) 31.972 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Imports: cif: Brazil (USD mn) 89.234 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Imports: cif: China (USD mn) 210.763 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Imports: cif: Peru (USD mn) 32.409 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Imports: cif: United States (USD mn) 34.204 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Import Value Index (2015=100) 97.877 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 126.405 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 50.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -259.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 278.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2.925 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -29.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 15,828.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.0 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.914 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -10,395.611 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 3,453.643 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account (USD mn) -259.530 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 141.335 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -262.567 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Primary Income (USD mn) -448.281 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 3,194.113 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 0.199 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income (USD mn) 309.983 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Financial Account: Net Borrowing (USD mn) -802.713 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Errors & Omissions (USD mn) -544.219 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Capital Account (USD mn) 1.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 1.236 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services: Exports (USD mn) 306.194 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods: FOB Imports (USD mn) 2,349.268 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods: FOB Exports (USD mn) 2,490.602 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
BOP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services: Imports (USD mn) 568.761 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 25,996.277 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -10,395.611 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 15,600.666 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Crude Oil & Natural Gas Extraction & Exploration (USD th) 335,118.971 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining & Quarrying (USD th) -2,491.837 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Manufacturing (USD th) 70,133.971 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Construction (USD th) 98,433.238 2017 yearly 1996 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment: Transport, Storage & Communication (USD th) 68,350.620 2017 yearly 1996 - 2017
BO: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -1,298.803 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
BO: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 245.822 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
BO: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 1,284.905 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.9 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2014 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 18,758.214 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 29,931.439 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 17.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 504.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,132.987 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 27,787.446 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2015 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 58,983.8 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,436.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,436.690 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.25 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2015 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 68.67 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2024
Central Bank: Reserves (USD mn) 3,713.245 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Central Bank: Reserves: Gold (USD mn) 3,132.987 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3 (BOB th) 314,684,010.973 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M4 (BOB th) 200,451,997.351 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2019
Commercial Banks: Consumer Loans (BOB th) 13,229,517.677 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks: Mortgage (BOB th) 20,159,024.115 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2025

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