Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Colombia

Colombia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 9.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.3%
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
13.4%
in 2020
All-time low
3.3%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Colombia, 2010–2022

2.557.51012.52010201620222010: 4.62011: 3.32012: 4.32014: 8.72015: 9.82016: 102017: 10.62018: 10.52019: 10.52020: 13.42021: 10.92022: 9.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 9.3% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 116.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Colombia peaked at 13.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2011.

That places Colombia 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 4.6%
2011 3.3% -27.8%
2012 4.3% +28.5%
2014 8.7% +102.7%
2015 9.8% +12.1%
2016 10.0% +2.3%
2017 10.6% +6.0%
2018 10.5% -1.0%
2019 10.5% -0.2%
2020 13.4% +28.3%
2021 10.9% -18.9%
2022 9.3% -14.5%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 9.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 40% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 9.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 92% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.0% 3.3% 10.6% 9
2020s 11.2% 9.3% 13.4% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 23 Sri Lanka 10.9% compare
  2. 24 Ecuador 10.1% compare
  3. 25 Pakistan 9.6% compare
  4. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.4% compare
  5. 28 South Africa 7.0% compare
  6. 29 Dominican Republic 6.9% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Colombia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Colombia was 9.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
Colombia ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.4%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount