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

Latest (2025)
25.12 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
12th
of 32 countries
All-time high
28.8 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2007
All-time low
24.9 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2018
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Colombia, 2007–2025

01020302007201620252007: 28.8 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 28.2 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 27.4 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 28.1 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 27.4 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 26.6 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 27.3 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 26.6 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 26.2 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 26 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 25.2 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 24.9 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 25 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 25.3 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 25.1 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 27 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 26.9 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 25.5 Percentage of full-time employment2025: 25.1 Percentage of full-time employment

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Romania 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 10 Cyprus 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 11 Brazil 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 13 Portugal 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 15 Canada 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare

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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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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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.