Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 9.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Colombia, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Colombia stood at 9.2%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 34.9% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Colombia peaked at 23.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2022.
That places Colombia 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Colombia, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.1% | — |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -41.6% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +111.3% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.0% | 20.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 9.2% | 23.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 31 Paraguay 21.7% compare
- 32 El Salvador 16.2% compare
- 33 South Africa 12.0% compare
- 35 Honduras 6.7% compare
- 36 Malawi 6.6% compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 5.2% 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 9.2% 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 23.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 37 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 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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). 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