Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 12.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Colombia, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 12.6% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Colombia peaked at 22.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 34th of 36 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 Protection and Labor - 1st in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.0% | — |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +35.0% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +48.7% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -27.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 12.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 12.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.8%, 42% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.7% | 21.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 12.6% | 22.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 31 Paraguay 16.9% compare
- 32 El Salvador 15.6% compare
- 33 South Africa 13.5% compare
- 35 Côte d'Ivoire 8.6% compare
- 36 Honduras 5.1% 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 protection and labor - 1st in Colombia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Colombia was 12.6% 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 22.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
- Colombia ranks 34th 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 1.0%. 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 Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap