Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Colombia

Colombia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 11.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.8%
Change on year
down 28.8%
World rank
26th
of 33 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2020
All-time low
5.3%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Colombia, 2010–2022

51015202010201620222010: 7.32011: 5.32012: 6.22014: 102015: 13.52016: 13.82017: 15.12018: 14.92019: 14.42020: 18.32021: 16.52022: 11.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 11.8% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is down 28.8% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Colombia peaked at 18.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2011.

That places Colombia 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 11.2% 5.3% 15.1% 9
2020s 15.5% 11.8% 18.3% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 23 Pakistan 21.0% compare
  2. 24 Ecuador 17.0% compare
  3. 25 South Africa 13.5% compare
  4. 27 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare
  5. 28 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9.2% compare
  6. 29 Côte d'Ivoire 8.5% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Colombia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Colombia was 11.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Colombia ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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