Inflation in Bolivia
In the year to June 2026, consumer prices in Bolivia rose 9.2%, down from 12.5% a month earlier. Since January 2005 prices have risen 207.0%, which means Bs100 then buys what Bs307.04 buys now, so the same basket of goods costs 3.1 times what it did.
Cumulative & Yearly Inflation
Inflation in Bolivia by year
Inflation is the change in that year's average prices against the year before, which is the figure usually quoted. The last two columns take Bs100 in January of that year and show what it is worth in June 2026, the most recent month on record. Only years measured in full are listed, so the year now running appears once it ends.
| Year | Inflation | Bs100 is now | Cumulative inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.5% | 225.24 | 125.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | 148.51 | 48.5% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | 138.68 | 38.7% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | 123.78 | 23.8% |
Every year from 2006 to 2025
| Year | Inflation | Bs100 is now | Cumulative inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.3% | 295.50 | 195.5% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | 278.73 | 178.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | 250.32 | 150.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | 225.41 | 125.4% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | 225.24 | 125.2% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | 207.82 | 107.8% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | 196.34 | 96.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | 187.12 | 87.1% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | 176.44 | 76.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | 166.57 | 66.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | 162.68 | 62.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 156.91 | 56.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | 152.44 | 52.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | 150.30 | 50.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | 148.51 | 48.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | 146.78 | 46.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | 145.70 | 45.7% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | 141.26 | 41.3% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | 138.68 | 38.7% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | 123.78 | 23.8% |
A short history of inflation in Bolivia
The 1985 Hyperinflation
Bolivia had one of the twentieth century's classic hyperinflations, reaching an annual rate in the tens of thousands of per cent by 1985, the product of a collapse in tin prices, a debt crisis and a government financing itself entirely through the central bank. The stabilisation of August 1985 stopped it within weeks by balancing the budget abruptly and freeing the exchange rate, and became one of the most studied programmes in economics.
The Dollar Shortage (2023 onwards)
The recent episode is quite different. The boliviano had been pegged at about 6.96 to the dollar since 2011, an arrangement paid for out of natural gas export earnings. As gas production declined those earnings fell away and the central bank spent its reserves defending the rate; dollars became scarce, a parallel market opened at a large premium, and for a country importing most of its fuel that premium set prices whatever the official rate said.
Common questions about inflation in Bolivia
What is the current inflation rate in Bolivia?
Prices in Bolivia rose 9.2% in the year to June 2026. That is down from 12.5% a month earlier.
What would Bs100 in January 2005 be worth today?
Bs100.00 in January 2005 has the same buying power as Bs307.04 in June 2026, a rise of 207.0%.
What would Bs100 in January 2010 be worth today?
Bs100.00 in January 2010 has the same buying power as Bs225.24 in June 2026, a rise of 125.2%.
What would Bs100 in January 2020 be worth today?
Bs100.00 in January 2020 has the same buying power as Bs148.51 in June 2026, a rise of 48.5%.
How inflation in Bolivia is measured
The figures on this page come from the IMF's CPI dataset, with the original data from Bolivia's INE. The series is indexed so that a chosen base year equals 100, and the calculator works out the ratio between any two dates you pick.
The currency shown is the Bolivian boliviano (Bs). Coverage runs from January 2005 to June 2026, and updates automatically as each new release is published. Figures for the most recent periods can be revised by the statistics office after first publication.
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Download the full series (CSV) — 258 months, January 2005 to June 2026, with the annual rate for each.