Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Colombia

Colombia: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor was 0.0565 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0565 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.1477 <$2.15 a day
in 2012
All-time low
0.0564 <$2.15 a day
in 2018
Years of data
11
2010–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Colombia, 2010–2022

00.050.10.152010201620222010: 0.072 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.132 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.148 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.063 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.086 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.073 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.056 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.084 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.104 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.058 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.056 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.0565 <$2.15 a day for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in 2022.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Colombia peaked at 0.1477 <$2.15 a day in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0564 <$2.15 a day, in 2018.

That places Colombia 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2010 0.0722 <$2.15 a day
2011 0.1323 <$2.15 a day +83.3%
2012 0.1477 <$2.15 a day +11.6%
2014 0.0633 <$2.15 a day -57.1%
2016 0.0863 <$2.15 a day +36.4%
2017 0.073 <$2.15 a day -15.4%
2018 0.0564 <$2.15 a day -22.8%
2019 0.0841 <$2.15 a day +49.2%
2020 0.1036 <$2.15 a day +23.2%
2021 0.0581 <$2.15 a day -43.9%
2022 0.0565 <$2.15 a day -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0894 <$2.15 a day 0.0564 <$2.15 a day 0.1477 <$2.15 a day 8
2020s 0.0727 <$2.15 a day 0.0565 <$2.15 a day 0.1036 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 8 Sri Lanka 0.076 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 9 Kyrgyzstan 0.0602 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 10 Indonesia 0.0589 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 12 Viet Nam 0.0426 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 13 Argentina 0.0383 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 14 Romania 0.0359 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Colombia?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor in Colombia was 0.0565 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1477 <$2.15 a day in 2012.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0564 <$2.15 a day in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor?
Colombia ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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