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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Colombia

Colombia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor was 12.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.4%
Change on year
down 49.2%
World rank
26th
of 32 countries
All-time high
24.4%
in 2021
All-time low
5.7%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor in Colombia, 2010–2022

5101520252010201620222010: 12.8 <$2.15 a day2011: 5.7 <$2.15 a day2012: 11.6 <$2.15 a day2014: 9.7 <$2.15 a day2015: 17.4 <$2.15 a day2016: 17.9 <$2.15 a day2017: 22.3 <$2.15 a day2018: 23 <$2.15 a day2019: 19.8 <$2.15 a day2020: 24.4 <$2.15 a day2021: 24.4 <$2.15 a day2022: 12.4 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 12.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia peaked at 24.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2011.

That places Colombia 26th out of 32 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 15.6% 5.7% 23.0% 9
2020s 20.4% 12.4% 24.4% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 23 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
  2. 24 Ecuador 15.8% compare
  3. 25 South Africa 12.6% compare
  4. 27 Cote d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
  5. 28 Peru 8.2% compare
  6. 29 Bolivia 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor in Colombia was 12.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor?
Colombia ranks 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -extreme poor rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 341 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap