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

Colombia: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2227 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.2227
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2373
in 2021
All-time low
0.1143
in 2020
Years of data
12
2010–2022

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

00.050.10.150.20.252010201620222010: 0.2172011: 0.1782012: 0.2162014: 0.2192015: 0.1962016: 0.1932017: 0.2212018: 0.2282019: 0.2262020: 0.1142021: 0.2372022: 0.223

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.2227 for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in 2022.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) in Colombia peaked at 0.2373 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1143, in 2020.

That places Colombia 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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) -urban in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 0.2167
2011 0.178 -17.9%
2012 0.216 +21.4%
2014 0.2193 +1.5%
2015 0.196 -10.6%
2016 0.1932 -1.4%
2017 0.2214 +14.6%
2018 0.2283 +3.1%
2019 0.226 -1.0%
2020 0.1143 -49.4%
2021 0.2373 +107.6%
2022 0.2227 -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2105 0.178 0.2283 9
2020s 0.1914 0.1143 0.2373 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 17 Sri Lanka 0.2268 compare
  2. 18 Costa Rica 0.2255 compare
  3. 19 Uruguay 0.2239 compare
  4. 21 Ecuador 0.2226 compare
  5. 22 Paraguay 0.219 compare
  6. 23 Argentina 0.218 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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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 0.2227 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 0.2373 in 2021.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Colombia ranks 20th out of 36 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 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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