Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia

Colombia: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 23.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.5%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
2nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
30.1%
in 2018
All-time low
9.7%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2010–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia, 2010–2022

10152025302010201620222010: 21.32011: 14.42012: 21.42014: 9.72016: 16.22017: 19.32018: 30.12019: 12.12020: 21.52021: 252022: 23.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 23.5% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2022.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia peaked at 30.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2014.

That places Colombia 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 21.3%
2011 14.4% -32.5%
2012 21.4% +48.7%
2014 9.7% -54.7%
2016 16.2% +66.6%
2017 19.3% +19.4%
2018 30.1% +56.1%
2019 12.1% -59.7%
2020 21.5% +76.8%
2021 25.0% +16.7%
2022 23.5% -6.1%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 23.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 23.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.1% 9.7% 30.1% 8
2020s 23.3% 21.5% 25.0% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Vietnam 24.3% compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 23.1% compare
  3. 4 Peru 22.2% compare
  4. 5 Uruguay 20.0% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Colombia was 23.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2014.
How does Colombia rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Colombia ranks 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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