Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 28.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Colombia, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Colombia is 28.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Colombia peaked at 36.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 19th 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 incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.5% | — |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +55.6% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +10.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 28.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 28.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 19.5% | 36.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 25.6% | 28.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Colombia?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Colombia was 28.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.