Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia

Colombia: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 0.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
25th
of 26 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2010–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia, 2010–2022

02468102010201620222010: 7.32011: 5.22012: 10.42014: 6.42016: 10.22017: 0.8682018: 0.9072019: 0.9122020: 5.22021: 0.652022: 0.656

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia is 0.7%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 93.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia peaked at 10.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

That places Colombia 25th out of 26 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 7.3%
2011 5.2% -28.5%
2012 10.4% +98.6%
2014 6.4% -38.6%
2016 10.2% +59.8%
2017 0.9% -91.5%
2018 0.9% +4.4%
2019 0.9% +0.5%
2020 5.2% +465.1%
2021 0.7% -87.4%
2022 0.7% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.3% 0.9% 10.4% 8
2020s 2.2% 0.7% 5.2% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 22 Chile 3.2% compare
  2. 23 Peru 2.5% compare
  3. 24 Uruguay 1.0% compare
  4. 26 El Salvador 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia was 0.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Colombia ranks 25th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.7%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 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