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

Colombia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.2877 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2877 poorest
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.3974 poorest
in 2016
All-time low
0.2187 poorest
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

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

00.10.20.30.42010201620222010: 0.269 poorest2011: 0.219 poorest2012: 0.233 poorest2014: 0.378 poorest2015: 0.369 poorest2016: 0.397 poorest2017: 0.361 poorest2018: 0.357 poorest2019: 0.356 poorest2020: 0.322 poorest2021: 0.261 poorest2022: 0.288 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Colombia stood at 0.2877 poorest.

That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Colombia peaked at 0.3974 poorest in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2187 poorest, in 2011.

Colombia ranks 26th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2010 0.2687 poorest
2011 0.2187 poorest -18.6%
2012 0.233 poorest +6.6%
2014 0.3778 poorest +62.1%
2015 0.369 poorest -2.3%
2016 0.3974 poorest +7.7%
2017 0.3607 poorest -9.2%
2018 0.3574 poorest -0.9%
2019 0.3557 poorest -0.5%
2020 0.3217 poorest -9.6%
2021 0.261 poorest -18.9%
2022 0.2877 poorest +10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3265 poorest 0.2187 poorest 0.3974 poorest 9
2020s 0.2901 poorest 0.261 poorest 0.3217 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 23 Georgia 0.3413 poorest compare
  2. 24 Panama 0.3144 poorest compare
  3. 25 El Salvador 0.3056 poorest compare
  4. 27 Thailand 0.2831 poorest compare
  5. 28 Honduras 0.2664 poorest compare
  6. 29 Viet Nam 0.2584 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Colombia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Colombia was 0.2877 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3974 poorest in 2016.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2187 poorest in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Colombia ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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