Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia

Colombia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1909 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1909
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.2721
in 2017
All-time low
0.1246
in 2020
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia, 2010–2022

00.10.20.32010201620222010: 0.1882011: 0.1532012: 0.1622014: 0.2632015: 0.2292016: 0.212017: 0.2722018: 0.2232019: 0.2122020: 0.1252021: 0.2182022: 0.191

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia is 0.1909, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia peaked at 0.2721 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1246, in 2020.

Colombia ranks 24th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 0.1878
2011 0.1533 -18.4%
2012 0.162 +5.6%
2014 0.263 +62.4%
2015 0.2291 -12.9%
2016 0.2105 -8.1%
2017 0.2721 +29.3%
2018 0.2228 -18.1%
2019 0.2115 -5.0%
2020 0.1246 -41.1%
2021 0.2181 +75.1%
2022 0.1909 -12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2125 0.1533 0.2721 9
2020s 0.1779 0.1246 0.2181 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 21 Viet Nam 0.1989 compare
  2. 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1977 compare
  3. 23 Georgia 0.1913 compare
  4. 25 Kazakhstan 0.1875 compare
  5. 26 Brazil 0.1776 compare
  6. 27 Ecuador 0.16 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia was 0.1909 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2721 in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1246 in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest)?
Colombia ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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