Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme was 14.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Colombia, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 14.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.8% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Colombia peaked at 37.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 33rd of 37 countries on this measure, 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 -extreme in Colombia, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35.1% | — |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +28.7% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -33.8% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | +63.5% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.8% | 21.0% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 14.3% | 34.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 30 Ecuador 47.8% compare
- 31 Paraguay 46.8% compare
- 32 El Salvador 44.4% compare
- 34 South Africa 12.6% compare
- 35 Côte d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
- 36 Honduras 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 protection and labor -extreme in Colombia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Colombia was 14.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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