Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Colombia

Colombia: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.1243 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1243
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
23rd
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.2057
in 2017
All-time low
0.0974
in 2010
Years of data
11
2010–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Colombia, 2010–2022

00.050.10.150.22010201620222010: 0.0972011: 0.132012: 0.1932014: 0.0992016: 0.2022017: 0.2062018: 0.1542019: 0.1952020: 0.1782021: 0.132022: 0.124

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Colombia is 0.1243, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Colombia peaked at 0.2057 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0974, in 2010.

Colombia ranks 23rd of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 0.0974
2011 0.1298 +33.2%
2012 0.1926 +48.3%
2014 0.0994 -48.4%
2016 0.2023 +103.5%
2017 0.2057 +1.7%
2018 0.1536 -25.4%
2019 0.1947 +26.8%
2020 0.1777 -8.7%
2021 0.1298 -26.9%
2022 0.1243 -4.3%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.1243 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4545, 27% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.1243 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1664, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.1594 0.0974 0.2057 8
2020s 0.1439 0.1243 0.1777 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 20 Indonesia 0.238 compare
  2. 21 Peru 0.1897 compare
  3. 22 El Salvador 0.1431 compare
  4. 24 Uruguay 0.0655 compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Colombia?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Colombia was 0.1243 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2057 in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0974 in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Colombia ranks 23rd out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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