Silver Per Capita
BOL · South America

Bolivia silver per capita

Bolivia's estimated above-ground silver holdings equal 0.593 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 232 t and a UN 2025 population estimate of 12.6M. It appears at position #140 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3BOL
UN M49068
Population12,581,8422025, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateDec 31, 2025
Global standingHigher than 28%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median42% below1.02 fine oz median
South America standingHigher than 9.1%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median31% below0.864 fine oz median
Broadly attributed silver18.45 g per resident0.593 fine oz · rank #140 of 195
Total
232 t
Range
0.228 to 1.54 oz
Status
Based on regional and peer-country estimates
Investment holdings estimateNot availableNo country-specific investment anchor is available in this release.
Total
Not available
Range
Not available
Status
Not available
Region

South America context

Regional comparisons use the same unrounded broadly attributed silver values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#11 of 12
Regional median26.86 g per resident0.864 fine oz
MeasureBroadly attributed silver
Regional rankingBrowse South America
2025 USGS estimates

Silver production and underground reserves

Mine production is one year's output. Underground reserves estimate silver that could be economically recovered. Neither measures how much silver residents own.

2025 mine production per resident119.219 g3.83 fine oz · rank #1 of 14
Total source quantity
1,500 t
Status
USGS estimate
Underground reserves per resident1,748.552 g56.2 fine oz · rank #3 of 12
Total source quantity
22,000 t
Status
USGS reserves estimate

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 12,581,842 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

No country-specific investment anchor or comparable official silver reserve observation is published in this release.

Broad components use a population, income-group and regional peer allocation reconciled to the release calibration.

Important context

This is an experimental peer estimate. It is useful for directional comparison, not as an audited country balance.

Per-capita values are comparison ratios and are not investment advice or estimates of what a typical resident personally owns.

Sources

Sources and data status

See the organizations, dates and assumptions used for this country comparison.

Methodology version2.0.0
Evidence statusBased on regional and peer-country estimates
Last updatedDec 31, 2025
Cite this country recordSilver Per Capita. Bolivia country record. silver-beta-2025.12-global-v1. https://silverpercapita.com/countries/bolivia
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