Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Colombia

Colombia: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 14.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 2020
All-time low
10.9%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Colombia, 2010–2022

01020302010201620222010: 14.22011: 10.92012: 14.42014: 17.52015: 19.52016: 20.32017: 17.62018: 19.72019: 20.42020: 27.42021: 14.42022: 14.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 14.7% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Colombia peaked at 27.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2011.

That places Colombia 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 14.2%
2011 10.9% -23.4%
2012 14.4% +31.9%
2014 17.5% +22.0%
2015 19.5% +11.3%
2016 20.3% +4.3%
2017 17.6% -13.2%
2018 19.7% +11.8%
2019 20.4% +3.3%
2020 27.4% +34.5%
2021 14.4% -47.3%
2022 14.7% +2.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 14.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.8%, 48% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 14.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 89% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.2% 10.9% 20.4% 9
2020s 18.9% 14.4% 27.4% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 25 Mexico 21.0% compare
  2. 26 Côte d'Ivoire 16.7% compare
  3. 27 Panama 16.6% compare
  4. 29 Viet Nam 13.7% compare
  5. 30 Dominican Republic 10.3% compare
  6. 31 Paraguay 9.0% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Colombia?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Colombia was 14.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Colombia ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group