Bolivia

Region: LatAm and Caribbean
 

Classification of economies by geographic region is based on that of the United Nations Statistics Division.

Low Income
 

Based on the income levels set out by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its Global Competitiveness Report. However, the groupings are slightly different due to the numbers of economies covered. For GEM, the low income group contains both those classified as low income and lower middle by WEF, and the middle income group has those that WEF groups as upper middle. High income is the same for both GEM and WEF.

Population: 11 million (2018)
 

Population data is from the World Bank, except Palestinian Territories World Population Review and Taiwan Worldometers

GDP Growth: 4.2% (2017)
 

GDP growth data is from the World Economic Outlook Database, except Palestinian Territories Worldometers

GDP Per Capita: $2,605 (2012)
 

GDP per capita data is from the World Economic Outlook Database, except Palestinian Territories Worldometers

Bolivia Reports

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  • Year of publication: 2015
  • Category: National Reports
  • Language: Spanish
  • Upload date: 2015-09-03

  • The GEM - Bolivian National Report 2014 describes the main findings of the GEM survey and includes a brief analysis of the Bolivian economy. The report also emphasizes three special topics: a) Education and capacity building, b) Entrepreneurs’ income and entrepreneurship financing and c) Entrepreneurs’ associativity and networking.
  • URL: https://www2.gemconsortium.org/report/49223
GEM Bolivia 2014 Report
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  • Year of publication: 2015
  • Category: National Reports
  • Language: English
  • Upload date: 2015-10-22

  • The tradeoff between growth and entrepreneurial activity rates in Bolivia. Key features a) Bolivia is the sixth country with highest TEA among 70 economies participating in the GEM 2014. b) Entrepreneurs claim to be driven more by opportunity rather than necessity and also consider themselves as local innovators. c) Entrepreneurial activity rate in rural areas is higher than in urban areas, although there is less job expectations in rural areas. d) People with higher education and elementary education have more activity rates than the ones with high school education. e) National experts perceive that current government’s policies and programs are the main factors that hinder entrepreneurial activity. f) Entrepreneurial activity in Bolivia has fallen and future economic shocks can affect it even more.
  • URL: https://www2.gemconsortium.org/report/49229
Bolivia’s entrepreneurship profile
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GEM Bolivia 2010 Report
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GEM Bolivia 2008 Report
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