Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Colombia

Colombia: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 23.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
23.3%
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
4th
of 24 countries
All-time high
63.8%
in 2014
All-time low
20.2%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2010–2022

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Colombia, 2010–2022

20304050602010201620222010: 49.72011: 55.52012: 20.22014: 63.82016: 29.72017: 27.62018: 23.52019: 28.72020: 27.52021: 21.32022: 23.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Colombia stood at 23.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Colombia peaked at 63.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2012.

Colombia ranks 4th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 49.7%
2011 55.5% +11.7%
2012 20.2% -63.6%
2014 63.8% +215.6%
2016 29.7% -53.4%
2017 27.6% -7.2%
2018 23.5% -14.8%
2019 28.7% +22.0%
2020 27.5% -4.2%
2021 21.3% -22.4%
2022 23.3% +9.3%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 23.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 2.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 23.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 37.3% 20.2% 63.8% 8
2020s 24.0% 21.3% 27.5% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Uruguay 45.5% compare
  2. 2 Vietnam 27.9% compare
  3. 3 El Salvador 26.3% compare
  4. 5 Peru 21.7% compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 20.8% compare
  6. 7 Moldova 15.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Colombia?
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Colombia was 23.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2012.
How does Colombia rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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 richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population