Bolivia vs Lower middle income: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Bolivia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 29.8% against 21.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 0.2% | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 10.7% | 4.4% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 15.9% | 11.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | -3.3% | 16.9% | 20.2% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 14.8% | 2.7% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 18.3% | 16.6% | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 20.8% | 2.2% | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Bolivia or Lower middle income?
- Bolivia, at 29.8% against 21.0% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Bolivia and Lower middle income?
- 8.8%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Lower middle income rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.