The World Bank In Bolivia

Thanks to high commodity prices and a prudent macroeconomic policy, economic growth in Bolivia averaged 4.9 percent between 2004 and 2014. The favorable economic context led to a reduction in moderate poverty, from 59 percent in 2005 to 39 percent in 2014, while the Gini Index fell from 0.60 to 0.47 in the same period. Due to a less favorable international context, GDP growth decreased from a h...