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

Colombia: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 9.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.3%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
21.1%
in 2020
All-time low
9.3%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2010–2022

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

051015202010201620222010: 10.72011: 10.72012: 9.42014: 13.12015: 15.72016: 15.82017: 12.12018: 13.32019: 13.82020: 21.12021: 10.12022: 9.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 9.3% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Colombia peaked at 21.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2022.

Colombia ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, 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 in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 10.7%
2011 10.7% -0.2%
2012 9.4% -12.2%
2014 13.1% +39.2%
2015 15.7% +19.9%
2016 15.8% +1.1%
2017 12.1% -23.8%
2018 13.3% +10.1%
2019 13.8% +3.8%
2020 21.1% +52.9%
2021 10.1% -52.3%
2022 9.3% -7.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 9.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.1%, 32% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 9.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.5%, 53% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12.7% 9.4% 15.8% 9
2020s 13.5% 9.3% 21.1% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 28 Sri Lanka 14.9% compare
  2. 29 Dominican Republic 10.2% compare
  3. 30 Indonesia 9.5% compare
  4. 32 Paraguay 8.1% compare
  5. 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.0% compare
  6. 34 Peru 6.6% compare

See the full ranking of 37 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 9.3% 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 21.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2022.
How does Colombia rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Colombia ranks 31st out of 37 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 down 0.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group