Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Bolivia

Vulnerable employment in Bolivia in 2025 — 62.69%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.48 pp.

2025 62.69% −0.24 pp vs 2024
World rank 145of 182
Period maximum 74.17%1991
Period minimum 62.69%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Bolivia, 1991–20256065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 74.17%1992: 73.86%1993: 73.66%1994: 73.41%1995: 73.08%1996: 72.74%1997: 72.46%1998: 72.29%1999: 72.04%2000: 71.91%2001: 71.72%2002: 71.34%2003: 68.68%2004: 68.4%2005: 68.13%2006: 69.09%2007: 65.42%2008: 65.41%2009: 63.81%2010: 64.6%2011: 65.38%2012: 63.11%2013: 65.37%2014: 65.44%2015: 67.36%2016: 67.13%2017: 65.67%2018: 65.74%2019: 64.18%2020: 66.6%2021: 66.09%2022: 64.37%2023: 63.06%2024: 62.93%2025: 62.69%
Change over the period: −11.48 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bolivia

Bolivia 62.69%
World 42.38%
South America computed 32.24%
Vulnerable employment — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.69 −0.24 pp
2024 62.93 −0.13 pp
2023 63.06 −1.31 pp
2022 64.37 −1.72 pp
2021 66.09 −0.51 pp
2020 66.6 +2.43 pp
2019 64.18 −1.56 pp
2018 65.74 +0.07 pp
2017 65.67 −1.47 pp
2016 67.13 −0.23 pp
2015 67.36 +1.92 pp
2014 65.44 +0.06 pp
2013 65.37 +2.26 pp
2012 63.11 −2.27 pp
2011 65.38 +0.77 pp
2010 64.6 +0.79 pp
2009 63.81 −1.6 pp
2008 65.41 −0.01 pp
2007 65.42 −3.67 pp
2006 69.09 +0.96 pp
2005 68.13 −0.27 pp
2004 68.4 −0.29 pp
2003 68.68 −2.66 pp
2002 71.34 −0.37 pp
2001 71.72 −0.19 pp
2000 71.91 −0.13 pp
1999 72.04 −0.24 pp
1998 72.29 −0.17 pp
1997 72.46 −0.28 pp
1996 72.74 −0.34 pp
1995 73.08 −0.33 pp
1994 73.41 −0.25 pp
1993 73.66 −0.2 pp
1992 73.86 −0.3 pp
1991 74.17

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.