Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Colombia
Colombia: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 25.12 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Colombia, 2007–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 25.12 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Colombia peaked at 28.8 Percentage of full-time employment in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.9 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 12th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.12 Percentage of full-time employment | 27.36 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.8 Percentage of full-time employment | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.33 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.9 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.11 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.83 Percentage of full-time employment | 25.11 Percentage of full-time employment | 26.99 Percentage of full-time employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 9 Romania 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 10 Cyprus 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 11 Brazil 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 13 Portugal 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 15 Canada 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Colombia?
- Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Colombia was 25.12 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8 Percentage of full-time employment in 2007.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9 Percentage of full-time employment in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.