Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia

Colombia: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 22.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
22.9%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
2nd
of 25 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2011
All-time low
5.5%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2011–2022

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia, 2011–2022

1020302011201620222011: 33.12012: 5.52014: 152016: 19.82017: 18.22018: 202019: 17.82020: 22.12021: 24.32022: 22.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 22.9% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2022.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 314.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia peaked at 33.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2012.

Colombia ranks 2nd of 25 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Colombia, 2011 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2011 33.1%
2012 5.5% -83.3%
2014 15.0% +172.0%
2016 19.8% +31.5%
2017 18.2% -8.1%
2018 20.0% +10.1%
2019 17.8% -11.0%
2020 22.1% +24.3%
2021 24.3% +9.5%
2022 22.9% -5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.5% 5.5% 33.1% 7
2020s 23.1% 22.1% 24.3% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Indonesia 23.1% compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 21.3% compare
  3. 4 Peru 21.3% compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 21.1% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia was 22.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2012.
How does Colombia rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Colombia ranks 2nd out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 314.1%. 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 Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population