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

Colombia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.3209 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.3209
Change on year
up 14.9%
World rank
24th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.414
in 2016
All-time low
0.2031
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

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

00.10.20.30.42010201620222010: 0.2652011: 0.2032012: 0.2232014: 0.3912015: 0.3912016: 0.4142017: 0.3792018: 0.3922019: 0.3742020: 0.2942021: 0.2792022: 0.321

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia is 0.3209, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia peaked at 0.414 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2031, in 2011.

That places Colombia 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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) -urban in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 0.2645
2011 0.2031 -23.2%
2012 0.223 +9.8%
2014 0.3915 +75.6%
2015 0.3909 -0.1%
2016 0.414 +5.9%
2017 0.3789 -8.5%
2018 0.3916 +3.3%
2019 0.3738 -4.5%
2020 0.2942 -21.3%
2021 0.2793 -5.0%
2022 0.3209 +14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3368 0.2031 0.414 9
2020s 0.2981 0.2793 0.3209 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 21 Georgia 0.3607 compare
  2. 22 Pakistan 0.3582 compare
  3. 23 El Salvador 0.3377 compare
  4. 25 Panama 0.3193 compare
  5. 26 Peru 0.3143 compare
  6. 27 Thailand 0.2772 compare

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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 0.3209 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 0.414 in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2031 in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Colombia ranks 24th 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 up 43.9%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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