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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Colombia

Colombia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor was 33.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
33.5%
Change on year
down 22.9%
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
91.6%
in 2017
All-time low
18.1%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Colombia, 2010–2022

204060801002010201620222010: 22.7 <$2.15 a day2011: 18.1 <$2.15 a day2012: 26.1 <$2.15 a day2014: 36.7 <$2.15 a day2015: 41.3 <$2.15 a day2016: 39.8 <$2.15 a day2017: 91.6 <$2.15 a day2018: 48.3 <$2.15 a day2019: 47.5 <$2.15 a day2020: 77.2 <$2.15 a day2021: 43.5 <$2.15 a day2022: 33.5 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Colombia is 33.5%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Colombia peaked at 91.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2011.

Colombia ranks 30th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 41.3% 18.1% 91.6% 9
2020s 51.4% 33.5% 77.2% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 27 South Africa 38.1% compare
  2. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 36.0% compare
  3. 29 Panama 35.7% compare
  4. 31 Peru 27.9% compare
  5. 32 El Salvador 17.9% compare
  6. 33 Brazil 17.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Colombia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Colombia was 33.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor?
Colombia ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 345 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap