Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Colombia

Colombia: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 0.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
24th
of 25 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 2022
Years of data
10
2011–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Colombia, 2011–2022

024682011201620222011: 7.62012: 4.22014: 3.92016: 7.82017: 0.7772018: 0.7722019: 0.7892020: 42021: 0.5482022: 0.515

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Colombia is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 87.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Colombia peaked at 7.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.

That places Colombia 24th out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Colombia, 2011 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2011 7.6%
2012 4.2% -44.1%
2014 3.9% -8.7%
2016 7.8% +102.8%
2017 0.8% -90.1%
2018 0.8% -0.6%
2019 0.8% +2.1%
2020 4.0% +404.7%
2021 0.5% -86.2%
2022 0.5% -6.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 6% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.3%, 23% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.7% 0.8% 7.8% 7
2020s 1.7% 0.5% 4.0% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 21 Chile 2.5% compare
  2. 22 Peru 2.3% compare
  3. 23 Uruguay 1.4% compare
  4. 25 El Salvador 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Colombia?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Colombia was 0.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
How does Colombia rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Colombia ranks 24th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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