Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor in Colombia

Colombia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor was 0.0056 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0056 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 59.3%
World rank
37th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.0228 <$2.15 a day
in 2020
All-time low
0.0056 <$2.15 a day
in 2022
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor in Colombia, 2010–2022

0.0050.010.0150.020.0252010201620222010: 0.019 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.016 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.013 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.016 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.018 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.017 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.008 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.009 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.008 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.023 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.014 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.006 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Colombia stood at 0.0056 <$2.15 a day. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.3% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Colombia peaked at 0.0228 <$2.15 a day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 <$2.15 a day, in 2022.

That places Colombia 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2010 0.0187 <$2.15 a day
2011 0.0163 <$2.15 a day -12.6%
2012 0.0128 <$2.15 a day -21.4%
2014 0.0165 <$2.15 a day +28.1%
2015 0.018 <$2.15 a day +9.6%
2016 0.0174 <$2.15 a day -3.6%
2017 0.0085 <$2.15 a day -51.3%
2018 0.0087 <$2.15 a day +3.2%
2019 0.0083 <$2.15 a day -4.4%
2020 0.0228 <$2.15 a day +172.8%
2021 0.0137 <$2.15 a day -39.8%
2022 0.0056 <$2.15 a day -59.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0139 <$2.15 a day 0.0083 <$2.15 a day 0.0187 <$2.15 a day 9
2020s 0.014 <$2.15 a day 0.0056 <$2.15 a day 0.0228 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 34 Dominican Republic 0.0085 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 35 Uruguay 0.0079 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 36 Paraguay 0.0073 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Colombia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor in Colombia was 0.0056 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0228 <$2.15 a day in 2020.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 <$2.15 a day in 2022.
How does Colombia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor?
Colombia ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -extreme poor rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. 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 Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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