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

Colombia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 6.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.4%
Change on year
down 24.8%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2020
All-time low
2.9%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

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

2468102010201620222010: 3.1 poorest2011: 2.9 poorest2012: 3.2 poorest2014: 6.4 poorest2015: 6.9 poorest2016: 7.4 poorest2017: 7.6 poorest2018: 7.6 poorest2019: 7.7 poorest2020: 10.6 poorest2021: 8.4 poorest2022: 6.4 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 6.4% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Colombia peaked at 10.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, 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 quintile in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2010 3.1%
2011 2.9% -6.8%
2012 3.2% +11.4%
2014 6.4% +99.7%
2015 6.9% +8.4%
2016 7.4% +6.7%
2017 7.6% +3.8%
2018 7.6% -0.6%
2019 7.7% +0.9%
2020 10.6% +38.6%
2021 8.4% -20.5%
2022 6.4% -24.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.9% 2.9% 7.7% 9
2020s 8.5% 6.4% 10.6% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 23 Viet Nam 10.2% compare
  2. 24 Pakistan 9.8% compare
  3. 25 Ecuador 7.9% compare
  4. 27 Dominican Republic 5.9% compare
  5. 28 South Africa 5.8% compare
  6. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Colombia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Colombia was 6.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Colombia ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
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