Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 11.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Colombia, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Colombia stood at 11.8%.
That represents a change of down 28.8% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Colombia peaked at 18.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.3% | — |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +62.6% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +34.6% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -28.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 11.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 11.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 69% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 5.3% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 11.8% | 18.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 24 Pakistan 21.0% compare
- 25 Ecuador 17.0% compare
- 26 South Africa 13.5% compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.2% compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 8.5% compare
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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Colombia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Colombia was 11.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap