Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Colombia

Colombia: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 3.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.2%
Change on year
down 19.4%
World rank
35th
of 36 countries
All-time high
12.4%
in 2020
All-time low
3.2%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Colombia, 2010–2022

46810122010201620222010: 7.92011: 7.92012: 6.22014: 10.12015: 10.82016: 102017: 4.62018: 4.12019: 4.62020: 12.42021: 42022: 3.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 3.2% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Colombia peaked at 12.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2022.

That places Colombia 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 7.9%
2011 7.9% +0.4%
2012 6.2% -21.7%
2014 10.1% +63.5%
2015 10.8% +7.3%
2016 10.0% -7.7%
2017 4.6% -54.1%
2018 4.1% -11.5%
2019 4.6% +12.2%
2020 12.4% +172.4%
2021 4.0% -68.1%
2022 3.2% -19.4%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 3.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 3.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 21% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.3% 4.1% 10.8% 9
2020s 6.5% 3.2% 12.4% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 32 Dominican Republic 7.6% compare
  2. 33 Malawi 5.6% compare
  3. 34 El Salvador 4.5% compare
  4. 36 Honduras 2.9% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Colombia?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Colombia was 3.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2022.
How does Colombia rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Colombia ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 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