Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic in Colombia

Colombia: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic was 29.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
29.2%
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
2nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
29.2%
in 2022
All-time low
20.0%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic in Colombia, 2010–2022

01020302010201620222010: 20.72011: 21.52012: 21.62014: 28.92015: 24.12016: 23.72017: 202018: 24.72019: 25.32020: 272021: 26.52022: 29.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic in Colombia is 29.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic in Colombia peaked at 29.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2017.

That places Colombia 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 20.7%
2011 21.5% +4.2%
2012 21.6% +0.2%
2014 28.9% +34.0%
2015 24.1% -16.6%
2016 23.7% -1.5%
2017 20.0% -15.6%
2018 24.7% +23.1%
2019 25.3% +2.5%
2020 27.0% +6.8%
2021 26.5% -1.9%
2022 29.2% +10.3%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 29.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.9%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 29.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.5%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 23.4% 20.0% 28.9% 9
2020s 27.6% 26.5% 29.2% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Uruguay 33.9% compare
  2. 3 Argentina 29.2% compare
  3. 4 Brazil 27.9% compare
  4. 5 Thailand 27.5% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

More work & labour data for Colombia

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic in Colombia?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic in Colombia was 29.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic?
Colombia ranks 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic in Colombia. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-domestic-private-transfers/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-domestic-private-transfers/colombia/">Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic in Colombia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 321 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population