Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Colombia
Colombia: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 7.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Colombia, 2011–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.1% for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in 2022.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Colombia peaked at 19.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 19th out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.2% | — |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +126.5% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +59.2% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +69.9% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -32.1% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -12.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 7.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.1%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 7.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.2%, 70% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.3% | 3.2% | 19.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
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 7.1% 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 19.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 25 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 down 0.9%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population