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

Latest (2022)
12.6%
Change on year
down 27.6%
World rank
34th
of 36 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2020
All-time low
12.6%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2010–2022

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

051015202010201620222010: 152011: 13.12012: 12.72014: 15.72015: 21.22016: 20.22017: 15.62018: 15.42019: 14.92020: 22.12021: 17.42022: 12.6

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.0% 12.7% 21.2% 9
2020s 17.3% 12.6% 22.1% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 31 Paraguay 16.9% compare
  2. 32 El Salvador 15.6% compare
  3. 33 South Africa 13.5% compare
  4. 35 Côte d'Ivoire 8.6% compare
  5. 36 Honduras 5.1% 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 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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