Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bolivia
Bolivia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 9.6% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bolivia, 1985–2007
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bolivia is 9.6%, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 46.6% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bolivia peaked at 9.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1986.
Bolivia ranks 134th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.7% | — |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -46.3% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +79.9% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +75.7% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -35.0% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +142.7% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +46.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 9.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 37% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 9.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.4%, 38% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.4% | 5.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 2.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 9.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 131 Latvia 10.3% compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.9%
- 133 Marshall Islands 9.7%
- 135 Argentina 9.1% compare
- 136 Tonga 8.9%
- 137 Palau 8.8%
More public sector data for Bolivia
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 52.78 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 655.13 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bolivia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bolivia was 9.6% in 2007, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1986.
- How does Bolivia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Bolivia ranks 134th out of 153 countries with data for 2007.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.