Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Colombia

Colombia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 0.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
up 31.6%
World rank
24th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
10
2011–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Colombia, 2011–2022

00.20.40.60.82011201620222011: 0.0352012: 0.3272014: 0.1262016: 0.3642017: 0.0722018: 0.0332019: 0.0362020: 0.8212021: 0.2792022: 0.366

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Colombia is 0.4%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 31.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Colombia peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.

Colombia ranks 24th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Colombia, 2011 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2011 0.0%
2012 0.3% +840.7%
2014 0.1% -61.6%
2016 0.4% +189.7%
2017 0.1% -80.2%
2018 0.0% -54.4%
2019 0.0% +9.0%
2020 0.8% +2190.1%
2021 0.3% -66.1%
2022 0.4% +31.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.4% 7
2020s 0.5% 0.3% 0.8% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Colombia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Colombia was 0.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
Colombia ranks 24th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount