Adequacy of social safety net programs in Colombia
Colombia: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 0.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Colombia, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.7% for adequacy of social safety net programs in 2022.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Colombia peaked at 7.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
Colombia ranks 35th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.0% | — |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +50.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -91.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +1252.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -89.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -15.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 10% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 0.6% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 0.7% | 7.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Colombia?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Colombia was 0.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.