Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia

Colombia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1664 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1664
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
33rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.2784
in 2010
All-time low
0.1578
in 2021
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia, 2010–2022

00.10.20.32010201620222010: 0.2782011: 0.2482012: 0.2632014: 0.2572015: 0.2522016: 0.2582017: 0.2152018: 0.212019: 0.2192020: 0.2462021: 0.1582022: 0.166

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.1664 for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia peaked at 0.2784 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1578, in 2021.

Colombia ranks 33rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 0.2784
2011 0.2479 -11.0%
2012 0.2625 +5.9%
2014 0.2565 -2.3%
2015 0.2517 -1.9%
2016 0.2579 +2.5%
2017 0.2149 -16.7%
2018 0.21 -2.3%
2019 0.2189 +4.2%
2020 0.2461 +12.4%
2021 0.1578 -35.9%
2022 0.1664 +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2443 0.21 0.2784 9
2020s 0.1901 0.1578 0.2461 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 30 Dominican Republic 0.2303 compare
  2. 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2176 compare
  3. 32 Malawi 0.2164 compare
  4. 34 Ukraine 0.1321 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia was 0.1664 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2784 in 2010.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1578 in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
Colombia ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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