Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Colombia

Colombia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 4.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
4.6%
Change on year
down 33.8%
World rank
35th
of 36 countries
All-time high
28.6%
in 2020
All-time low
4.6%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Colombia, 2010–2022

510152025302010201620222010: 20.72011: 19.22012: 17.32014: 23.82015: 252016: 24.32017: 5.52018: 6.12019: 6.72020: 28.62021: 72022: 4.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Colombia stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Colombia peaked at 28.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2022.

Colombia ranks 35th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 20.7%
2011 19.2% -7.4%
2012 17.3% -10.1%
2014 23.8% +37.6%
2015 25.0% +5.2%
2016 24.3% -2.8%
2017 5.5% -77.3%
2018 6.1% +10.7%
2019 6.7% +10.1%
2020 28.6% +325.2%
2021 7.0% -75.6%
2022 4.6% -33.8%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 4.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.5%, 11% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.5% 5.5% 25.0% 9
2020s 13.4% 4.6% 28.6% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 32 Honduras 10.4% compare
  2. 33 Malawi 7.4% compare
  3. 34 South Africa 7.0% compare
  4. 36 Côte d'Ivoire 2.4% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Colombia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Colombia was 4.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2022.
How does Colombia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Colombia ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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